Despite what a former horror “star” has said in the past, Horror Society is not a gossip blog and doesn’t find enjoyment in posting stories at other people’s expense. Literally, all we want to do is keep you informed on all the best things in the realm of independent horror, whether it be movies, television, art, music, clothing, etc. We do, however, have 600,000 subscribers and that’s a sizable platform which I would like to use to educate and inform people when I can relate horror film to real life horror or social issues. I think you can tell where I’m going with this.
Power couple Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have called it quits, all among rumors that the former duo were in a domestically violent relationship. Since the couple announced their split on May 25, 2016 – just over a year since they were married – accusations have been hurled left and right stating that Depp physically abused Heard on several occasions and Heard was equally responsible for putting her hands on Depp. I say these are accusations because the media loves to twist stories and, considering we were never there when this happened, we don’t know which parts of the stories are true.
But, THIS is something I do know… It is never acceptable to assault someone you’re in a relationship with, whether it’s a heterosexual relationship or a homosexual relationship, a woman hitting a man or a man hitting a woman. Other forms of abuse are not acceptable, either. If someone puts their hands on you, it is not OK, no matter how hard they try to convince you that it is. It is a sure fire sign that your relationship is toxic and it’s best that you seek help and remove yourself from a situation that has the potential to get worse. Talk to people. Does his/her behavior seem normal to you? YOU may not think it’s abuse, but it could be. Get help.
Here’s a link to The National Domestic Violence Hotline, which provides confidential 24/7 support to victims: https://www.thehotline.org/. Here’s a link to The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence: https://www.ncadv.org/, which gives statistics about violence and helps you to identify if you’re currently a victim.
Again, I would like to say that I don’t know if Johnny Depp or Amber Heard are making up their stories. I, honestly, hope it all turns out to be a fabricated web of lies, that both adults are still the amazing people we know them to be. With this article, my goal isn’t to cast blame at them so much as to start a dialogue about domestic violence. As a community that loves blood and guts, it’s plausible that we can overlook the evil we do to each other or suffer at the hands of others because it’s the norm on screen for us. Please, let’s keep the violence on the movie screens. Let’s be more open to embracing each other and talking about this subject in the future.
Johnny Depp is most known for his roles in A Nightmare on Elm Street, Edward Scissorhands, The Ninth Gate, Sleepy Hollow, From Hell, Pirates of the Caribbean, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Alice in Wonderland, Dark Shadows and Tusk; while Amber Heard is known for her roles in SideFX, All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, Zombieland, The Stepfather, The Ward, And Soon the Darkness, Drive Angry and Machete Kills.
