A 2018 video of Amber Heard during a promotion interview for ‘Aquaman‘ is taking over the internet. Social media users are wondering – “What was she on?”
Amid Heard has been the centre of media attention for a couple of weeks due to her ongoing trial with ex-husband Johnny Depp.
Depp is suing Heard for an op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post in 2018 advocating for a change in how the United States treats abuse survivors and urging support for the Violence Against Women Act.
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Depp sued Heard for defamation on three counts, seeking at least $50 million in compensatory and punitive damages, as well as attorney fees and court costs.
The video was uploaded amid the trial in Circuit Court in Fairfax County, Virginia by a Middle East-based journalist William Mullally, this video now has 12.8 million views with over 600,000 likes and over 5,000 comments.
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Heard is seen stumbling over her words and not looking at the camera in the seven-second clip.
One user wrote – “What is she on?”
Another one said – “I need subtitles for this type of English.”
A suggestion from a user read – “We’re absolutely gonna need to see this whole interview.” Mullally complied with this suggestion.
He posted the entire interview to TikTok, where it received another 1.1 million views.
For the first two minutes of the interview, Heard is shown slouching forward in her chair before an obvious cut, and she then faces the camera for the remainder.
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“How did this not go viral years ago?” reads the most popular TikTok comment.
Brody Wellmaker, video creator wrote – “How on earth am I not in Hollywood yet but this girl is?”
Another user wrote – “ I’ve never heard more and understood less.”
To the internet’s delight, social media has been ablaze with hashtags related to the case, as well as countless memes.
