Nobel Prize-Winner Annie Ernaux Signs Open Letter In Support Of Amber Heard
Nobel Prize-Winner Annie Ernaux Signs Open Letter In Support Of Amber Heard Alongside French Feminists & Cinema Figures https://t.co/J6YvxUWp4b
- Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) June 5, 2023
Nobel Prize-winning writer Annie Ernaux has signed an open letter in support of Amber Heard.
She is among a group of 68 French feminists and cultural figures to have signed the online letter in an initiative coinciding with the first anniversary of the actress’s defeat last June in a highly-mediatized defamation trial.
The letter does not question the verdict but rather voices concern over the “vilification” and “ongoing online harassment’ of the actress; the way in which the trial became a media circus and the implications of how she was treated for other women and vulnerable parts of society.
“Much of this harassment was fueled by disinformation, misogyny, biphobia, and a monetized social media environment where a woman’s allegations of domestic violence and sexual assault were mocked for entertainment. The same disinformation and victim-blaming tropes are now being used against others who have alleged abuse. We decided to expand our letter in support of Amber Heard to France and Europe! It was a joy working on this!,”
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