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But maybe they are all right?
Maybe all of them are wrong?
Maybe the public really does care whatCourtney Love,Drew Barrymore, andAmanda Knoxthink about the case?
Or maybe and apologies for the nihilism the big question we should be asking instead of What does thisreallymean?
is What isreallythe point of this trial?
The point of this trial?
Testimony revealed the couples own marriage counselor felt that they had engaged in mutual abuse.
Depp and others close to him described his extensive history ofdrug and alcohol abuse on the stand.
There have been hours of graphic discourse over what, or who, cut offDepps fingertip.
Both have alleged that their respective abuse claims tanked their careers.
The proceedings, albeit messy, might even help their career prospects.
Successes would build on each other.
And if the box office continues to do well, hell get bigger rolls again, he added.
And it wouldnt be just Depp back in good graces, despite the adamant online abuse Heard is receiving.
I think Amber Heard, also, because she did what she did, he said.
She put herself out there.
Shes a hero for women.
She stood her ground.
I think studios will give her roles too.
Hes clearly flawed but owns up to those flaws.
And just as much as people want to see him win, they want to see Amber Heard lose.
The potential legal outcomes also raise the question: What is the point?
Its also unclear why people care so much about this trial, seemingly more so than other high-profile cases.
For me, its all about the timing, Wheeler said.
Roy Peter Clark, a senior scholar at the Poynter journalism institute, also had an explanation.
I got two words for you: Johnny Depp.
Clark continued, Ive got another name for you: O.J.
Schadenfreude might also play a role.
