Paul Bettany no longer testifying for Johnny Depp, probably due to unfavourable context

[iznanassi]

Paul Bettany is no longer a witness in $50M defamation trial https://t.co/GFEXfHY4gq
- Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) April 25, 2022
ICYMI Paul Bettany is one of the celebrities entangled in the Wifebeater Johnny Depp Crusade. The most well-known instance of his connection are text messages between him and JD "joking" about violence towards Amber

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[mistycreed]

So bets on whether or not Disney told Paul to distance himself from the wife beater or he was out of Marvel?

[primimproper]

Wouldn't surprise me, and it's plausible he realized the whole thing is a sinking ship and he has too much to lose.

Distance distance distance.

[mistycreed]

Definitely. Even if Disney didn't explicitly tell him to distance himself, he has to realize having his drug use publicized even more and having to explain those texts on the witness stand wouldn't be great for his career...specifically with Disney.

[iznanassi]

Theres a tweet i didnt add bc i felt like it was too much but it was basically explained that they (AH and PB) did not like each other.

JD says its bc AH felt "threatened" by PB. I can agree with that but its clearly bc PB was enabling JD for access to drugs, while AH was trying to get him sober.

[quinzl13]

Which is ironic since depp also stated he felt jealous and threatened when Amber spent time with her friends.

[honeebs]

Drugs

[lolzerz]

this trial is making me consider deleting social media. the never ending manipulation clips on my explore page makes me sick.

[serious_bereous]

i mean there are multiple johnny depp and amber heard posts a day now, can't we consolidate them so it doesn't seem so constant?

[margerydaw_s2]

I'm pretty sure lolzerz means other places?

either way, I, for one, appreciate having these posts where I can openly tell these gross ass misogynists to fuck right off.

[asnindie]

It's shown tiktok for the misinformation and toxic ass app that it is.

[just444]

semi sane r/Deuxmoi thread

I stumbled on an old lipstick alley post documenting Johnny Depp’s arrest history for violent behavior

[sluttyroyals]

I’m glad the DeuxMoi subreddit is more critical than DM is herself lmao.

[julieannie]

Thought this was a nice feature for the account's manipulation: https://www.reddit.com/r/Deuxmoi/comments/uaihew/deuxmoi_regarding_johnny_and_amber/

[joliebelle]

Literally unfollowed DM after seeing her ride so hard for JD and ignore the post that was sent in about how kind AH was

[better2beloved]

Bettany doesn’t want to be dragged down and be put under the microscope like his buddy. Can’t ruin that squeaky clean image for Disney and mess up his bag. He’s disgusting too.

I’ll never buy that those texts were “abstract humor” or “gobbledygook” like that manipulative asshole claims. I have been extremely angry before and never once would thoughts like that cross my mind about someone I hated.

[primimproper]

Same. I've been to the literal darkness, and never would think to string together an idea like "fuck [their] burnt corpse just to be sure."

He's out of touch with how a good person behaves. He is desensitized to how divergent and depraved that kind of language is, like he's lost the ability to laugh at things that aren't psychotic-level shocking.

I can imagine Bettany being excited to start a friendship with the career longevity and star gravitas of someone like Depp, and then a few hangs in, the relationship is really just getting crude, childish whining that his young wife mothered him and drew the line at cocaine so (paraphrase) murder then corpse rape humor. Bettany doesn't come off great, since he's all (paraphrase) "remember she's hot so you can use that to tolerate her buzzkill," but I empathize for that first moment when you get closer to someone you respected and find out they're disappointing.

[laurondo]

I've dealt with abusive people and I never once thought to myself anything like that, or thought to joke like that. They were family members. I loved them. That was his wife who he was supposed to love.

[margerydaw_s2]

Yeah, the most I've thought about my abuser is that I hope he dies, and soon. Maybe fantasies of spitting on his grave.

There's nothing abstract or humorous about that convo about Amber.