More than 130 people, including Gloria Steinem, and women’s rights organizations have signed an open letter to support Amber Heard, who lost a defamation suit this year brought by her ex-husband, Johnny Depp.
, were met with ferocious backlash from Depp’s supporters online.
Kathy Spillar, the executive director of the Feminist Majority Foundation, said her organization signed the letter after it observed what she called a “growing backlash” against women who speak out against perpetrators of sexual assault, domestic violence and intimate partner violence. In addition to two dozen feminist organizations, more than 90 domestic violence experts and survivors’ advocates from around the world signed the letter to “condemn the public shaming of Amber Heard and join in support of her.” They include doctors, lawyers, professors, authors and activists.
Tang said abusers can use defamation suits to “silence their victims” or as retaliation against their victims for speaking out.
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