Fox News Channel led the cable news outlet in verdict coverage with 2.22 million total viewers and 436,000 within the key 25-54 demographic.
The Depp-Heard trial was attractive because it was a classic He said-She said involving people we see on TV and in the movies.
“Without a doubt, this will have a massive, chilling effect on the #MeToo movement, on women speaking out,” Polisi said
The lawsuit centered on a 2018 Washington Post op-ed written by Heard about being the victim of an abusive relationship.
With the Depp-Heard verdict now revealed there was plenty of reaction from the news media world
The $50 million defamation trial between the formerly wedded actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard began in mid-April but captured more national attention during the week...
“The reason I think he wanted that on — he wanted that televised is that’s what narcissists do,” Stern said. “They think they can talk their...