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People couldn't look away from the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial – the appeal of a relationship drama held true in the 1700s, too

  • Written by Rachel Gevlin, Assistant Professor of English, Birmingham-Southern College
People couldn't look away from the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial – the appeal of a relationship drama held true in the 1700s, tooAmber Heard and Johnny Depp appear in a Virginia courtroom on May 16, 2022 during their trial. Steve Helver/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

The Johnny Depp and Amber Heard defamation trial attracted record-breaking numbers of viewers who closely followed the heated exchanges between the two celebrities on YouTube and social media.

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