In the year after the defamation trial between Amber Heard and Johnny Depp, more facts were unearthed and the general public grew more willing to call out the unfair treatment of Amber as well as the effect it had on victims at large. A string of recent court victories, from E. Jean Carroll's to Evan Rachel Woods' to Megan Thee Stallion's, have felt like a significant shift away from the backlash against victims that was seen during the Depp-Heard moment. But the new Netflix documentary on the trial makes it clear that society hasn't totally moved on from treating the case as one-sided tabloid fodder. Here's our take on the aftermath of the Depp-Heard trial, the myth of the "perfect" victim, and how more recent cases are paving a way forward for victims.

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Has public opinion on Depp v. Heard shifted?
01:08 New information & the "perfect victim" problem
06:59 Did the "Me Too backlash" prophecy come true?

CREDITS
Executive Producers: Debra Minoff & Susannah McCullough
Chief Creative Director: Susannah McCullough
Associate Producer: Tyler Allen
Writer: Faith Terrill
Narrator: Kayah Franklin
Video Editor: Dan Wolff