Oscar-winning star Dame Emma Thompson has said that Amber Heard’s high-profile court battle against Johnny Depp was ‘not representative’ of the MeToo movement.
The 63-year-old has suggested that Heard and Depp’s case risked ‘derailing’ MeToo as critics of the movement declared ‘the end of MeToo’ after a jury found that the Aquaman star had defamed the Pirates of the Caribbean actor.
Many fear that the verdict will “silence hundreds of thousands” of women who have been attacked.
“I would say that the MeToo movement is not going to be derailed by that, but in order for it not to be derailed, we just have to keep on talking,” Dame Emma said when asked by BBC Woman’s Hour.
“We have to keep on talking and refuse to allow it to be derailed by a case where two very very very famous people, which has been blown out of all remote human proportion by the press… that’s something that can’t be avoided.
“But a case where the two protagonists are that famous is not representative, and it’s just very important to remember that.”
Dame Emma also said that the movement is about “human kindness” that “cannot and will not be derailed” by just one case.
The British actress has been one of the most vocal advocates of MeToo since it started after claims of Harvey Weinstein’s abuse of women.
In a 2017 interview with BBC Newsnight, she said that there are more people like Weinstein in Hollywood.
“Perhaps this is a moment when we can say to men and women: Open your eyes and open your mouths and say something,” she expressed.
“I do see and hear a lot of voices, and I do want to add mine to theirs and say that Hollywood can and must change,” Dame Emma added.
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