#Amber Heard (no relation to the actress). Unfortunately

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I don’t know if I see Brittany Murphy as your grown up Taylor or Harley more but either I was I live for it.

Hi!

I feel like I'm going to crush the hearts of so many when I say this, but I've never pictured Brittany Murphy as my fancast for adult Taylor, and I've never pictured Brittany Murphy as my Harley Quinn, either.

I think Brittany Murphy was a beautiful and talented woman and I can see why so many fans practically frothed at the mouth to pair her with Heath Ledger's Joker -- she was the cornerstone of so many J/HQ videos I used to watch back in the day, and I'm sure all of us J/HQ fans who are old enough to remember can recall the Joker/Harley video Tear You Apart, which I consider to be iconic. It felt like watching the Joker/Harley film we never got to see, and it was riveting.

Brittany Murphy had both an innocence and sweetness to her (I adore her big, round doe-eyes) and she had an infectious smile, a certain messiness to her in certain roles that made her feel relatable, like a best friend -- but she also looked like she could be lethal when she wanted to be, like she could pin you where you stood with just a single look. These are all great Harley Quinn qualities to have, and the chemistry between Heath and Brittany -- constructed purely by the fanbase -- was, and still is, super palpable. Both of them just had this energy, even when fans were pairing clips of the two of them from a handful of completely different films. My hat goes off to the video editors and creators out there who really made the Ledger Joker and Murphy Harley Quinn pairing feel so tantalizingly real.

I also think there's something so tragic about Brittany having passed just a year after Heath did. I'm convinced that if she were still here with us, she very well could have gone on to play Harley Quinn instead of Margot Robbie.

With all of that being said... growing up, I was never really a fan of Brittany Murphy -- and it wasn't because I didn't like her, but purely because I was never exposed to any of her films. To this day, I've never seen Uptown Girls, 8 Mile, or Sin City, and I didn't watch Clueless for the first time until earlier this year, I think it was (which I loved). Actually, apart from Clueless, I don't think I've ever seen any Brittany Murphy films, after perusing through her filmography. I want to say I attempted to watch this one thriller/horror film she'd starred in shortly before her passing (in an attempt to jump onto the Brittany Murphy fan wagon) but I know I never finished the film and, unfortunately, it wasn't very good.

I've gone back and forth between imagining several different actresses to play adult Taylor (originally I had used Amber Heard, as many of you all know), and for a hot moment, after seeing Midsommar and falling in love with Florence Pugh, I had even considered her as adult Taylor, although I feel she's too young and doesn't quite look like I imagined Taylor to look like, even though Florence Pugh has some major acting chops to get the job done. Recently I've been toying with the fancast of Billie Piper for an adult Taylor, as I feel she probably most closely resembles teenage Taylor. That being said... I've never really seen Billie Piper act, and I know she's British, so I have no idea what she sounds like as an American (ironically, Romi Van Renterghem, who I've fancast as teenage Taylor, is also not American, and hails from Belgium) so I don't know what her American accent sounds like either!

I'm really okay with readers imagining whoever they want to fill the role. That's really important to me.

As for my fancast for Harley Quinn... it's still Katheryn Winnick. I tried digging up a post where I had talked about casting her as Harley Quinn and the kind of Harley I would imagine her to be, but sadly I can't find the post.

Thanks for the ask and sorry for the ramblessss!

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Johnny Depp Comments On Hollywood Boycotting Him After Amber Heard Allegations

Johnny Depp opens up about his ongoing legal battle with his ex-wife Amber Heard. Depp married Heard in 2015 after striking up a relationship with her on the set 0f Rum Diary in 2009. The matrimony and relationship had a huge impact on Hollywood and fans, who had been shipping Heard and Depp long before they tied the knot. Unfortunately, the marriage did not turn out to be the fairytale many had hoped it to be, with Heard filing for divorce in 2016 and accusing Depp of domestic violence. Depp, however, denied those allegations, insisting that Heard was “attempting to secure a premature financial resolution by alleging abuse.” A legal battle subsequently ensued, the repercussions of which continue to be felt today.

Before Depp and Heard’s divorce was finalized in 2017, the couple reached a $7 million settlement out of court, where Heard withdrew her request for a domestic violence restraining order. In subsequent months, the couple also released a joint statement about their parting, in addition to signing a non-disparagement clause that prevented them from speaking ill of each other. But in 2018, Heard wrote an op-ed for The Washington Post, saying that Depp had physically abused her. The suit led Depp to sue his ex-wife for $50 million, the investigation into which is still ongoing. Meanwhile, The Sun published an article calling Depp a “wife-beater” in reference to his former marriage. Depp then sued The Sun for libel in July 2020, but in November of the same year, the court ruled against the actor. Subsequently, Depp was asked by Warner Bros. to step down from his role as Grindelwald in the upcoming Fantastic Beasts film, and Hannibal‘s Mads Mikkelsen was quickly introduced as his replacement. Now Depp has opened up about how his legal battle with Heard and the British tabloid is impacting his career.

Related: Why WB Firing Amber Heard Would Be Different To Johnny Depp’s Exit

In a recent conversation with the Sunday Times (via Comicbook), Depp claimed that Hollywood is boycotting him over his messy legal spats. The actor particularly referred to his latest feature film, the historical drama Minamata, which premiered in the UK on Friday but is yet to bow in the US. Depp implied that the reason his movie hasn’t gotten a premiere date in the US is his libel lawsuit against The Sun and his pending case against Heard, which, at this point, are posing as major obstacles in his career. Read what Depp said below:

“We looked these people in the eyeballs and promised we would not be exploitative. That the film would be respectful. I believe that we’ve kept our end of the bargain, but those who came in later should also maintain theirs.

Some films touch people. And this affects those in Minamata and people who experience similar things. And for anything… For Hollywood’s boycott of me? One man, one actor in an unpleasant and messy situation, over the last number of years?

But, you know, I’m moving towards where I need to go to make all that… To bring things to light.”

Although Depp’s legal battles have really put his career down the rails, the actor recently found some success in his lawsuit against Heard in the ACLU donation investigation. Depp won the ruling earlier this month, which proved that Heard hadn’t donated the entire $7 million from her divorce settlement to the charity despite her promise. This new victory is expected to strengthen Depp’s case in the $50 million defamation suit, although the details aren’t sufficiently clear. Meanwhile, Heard’s also being subject to calls and declarations from Depp’s fans, who are demanding to remove her as Mera from the upcoming Aquaman sequel. But WB and DC stand firmly in support of the actress, claiming that fans’ pressure won’t affect their decision to keep Heard in the film.

Before The Sun won the libel case against Depp, a recording of a phone call was obtained that suggested that Heard had hit her ex-husband. Still, it’s Depp who has lost the most, with the turmoil greatly tarnishing his reputation and damaging his chances at employment. This is possibly because the legal battle is very high-profile, so everyone involved is being very cautious as to not let it become a generic gendered case of violence, where the voices of women go unheard and powerful men get acquitted despite guilt. At the moment, it’s hard to make out what actually happened between the couple. But if Johnny Depp is truly innocent, it will be ultimately proven in the court, and the actor will have his prestige restored. If he is not, however, then his losses stand justified, and his situation will become a historical manifestation of the penalties of sexism, domestic abuse, and mistreatment of women.

Next: Aquaman 2 Needs To Be Delayed (But Not Because Of Amber Heard)

Source: Sunday Times (via Comicbook)

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When Amber was heard by a door penetrating Johnny Depp's head, his jaw ticked

When Amber was heard by a door penetrating Johnny Depp’s head, his jaw ticked

When Amber was heard by a door penetrating Johnny Depp’s head, his jaw ticked

Amber Hurd has spent a difficult time in her one and only marriage. The Aquaman actress reunited with Johnny Depp in 2015. Unfortunately, things between them became an ugly public relation. Depp accused his ex-wife of cheating with Elon Musk, and domestic violence allegations made it more complicated.

What we have…

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Fri, Mar 20, 2020

1. A former Google star engineer charged with stealing trade secrets from its self-driving car program has agreed to plead guilty in a deal with prosecutors, according to court documents filed Thursday.

Anthony Levandowski, 39, was a founding member of an autonomous vehicle project in 2009 called 'Chauffeur,' one of Google's more ambitious undertakings. Several years later Levandowski began thinking of leaving Google for another self-driving endeavor that was eventually named 'Otto,' the plea deal said.

He began negotiating with ride-sharing giant Uber to invest in or buy Otto while he was still working at Google, and admits having downloaded a whole series of documents a few months before his resignation in January 2016.

'Prior to my departure, I downloaded thousands of files related to Project Chauffeur,' Levandowski said in court documents.

Levandowski was leader of the light-detecting and ranging (LiDAR) team when he resigned from Google without notice.  

The technology is important for self-driving cars to measure distances and avoid obstacles.

Levandowski will plead guilty to a count of theft and attempted theft of trade secrets in exchange for prosecutors dropping the rest of the charges filed against him, the court filing showed. 

He could face up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine under sentencing guidelines, but a federal judge would be free to determine the punishment.

'All of us have the right to change jobs, none of us has the right to fill our pockets on the way out the door,' US attorney David Anderson said in a release announcing the original counts of theft and attempted theft of trade secrets last year.

The allegations came out in a civil case in which Google's self-driving car division, now renamed Waymo and under its parent Alphabet, accused Uber of stealing trade secrets.

2. The mayor of West Hollywood, John D’Amico, has tested positive for COVID-19. D’Amico did not attend a City Council meeting on Monday due to feeling ill, and informed City Manager Paul Arevalo that he’d tested positive, reports WeHoVille. Arevalo then informed all staff members to leave work and shut city buildings to the public and all non-essential staff. A full sterilization of facilities will happen soon.

“The mayor is taking every precaution as directed by his physician and public health directives,” said the city’s announcement. “[D’Amico] is home resting and practicing an abundance of self-care. His husband is doing fine and is doing his part to quarantine at home with Mayor D’Amico. To facilitate their household’s focus on wellness, the mayor is asking for privacy at this time.”

D’Amico, 57, is openly gay and HIV positive. World health organizations warn that people over the age of 60 may have an increased risk of severe coronavirus infection. While HIV positive people have to be more vigilant about their overall health, there is no evidence that HIV+ folks on antiretroviral therapy have greater risk of COVID-19.

West Hollywood and Long Beach now have the most confirmed COVID-19 infections of any Los Angeles County city or neighborhood by capita, with 12 cases in each area as of Thursday.

3. Florida Dem rep Andrew Gillum was found in a hotel room at Mondrian South Beach last Friday morning with two other men, Travis Dyson, 30, and Aldo Mejias, 56. Gillum, a married dad-of-three who narrowly missed out on becoming Florida's first black governor, was too 'inebriated' to tell cops what went down.

Dyson, a male escort, was found naked and in the throes of a drug overdose. Images obtained by DailyMail.com show baggies of 'crystal meth', empty beer bottles and pills scattered among trash and soiled bedding in the room. There's a small bottle of an injectable medicine containing alprostadil which is typically used to treat erectile dysfunction and shouldn't be mixed with alcohol. Beer bottles and sheets covered in bodily fluids can also been in the photos, obtained from police under Freedom of Information law.

Gillum, who has three young children with his wife R. Jai Howard, whom he while studying at Florida A & M, issued a further statement Sunday evening.

'After conversation with my family and deep reflection, I have made the decision to seek help, guidance and enter a rehabilitation facility at this time,' he said.

'This has been a wake-up call for me. Since my race for governor ended, I fell into a depression that has led to alcohol abuse.'

Gillum, who lost the gubernatorial election to Republican Ron DeSantis in 2018, is stepping down from 'public facing roles' to 'heal fully and show up in the world as a more complete person'.

'I want to apologize to my family, friends and the people of Florida who have supported me and put their faith in me over the years,' he added, requesting privacy for his family.

4. Amber Heard smirks, rolls her eyes and nibbles on cookies as she's forced to listen to herself admitting on tape that she 'clocked' Johnny Depp in the face. The 33-year-old actress was confronted with the bombshell recording as she sat down for a deposition during their bitter 2016 divorce.

As DailyMail.com revealed on Tuesday, it captures the then-husband and wife discussing a violent incident in which Depp claims he was struck by a bathroom door and punched in the jaw. Heard denies slamming the door into him intentionally but apologizes on tape for deliberately hitting the Pirates of the Caribbean actor, pleading: 'I just reacted and I'm sorry. It's below me.'

She shakes her head and rolls her eyes as Depp, 56, says on the tape: 'I'd just been hit in the head with a f**king corner of the door. And then I stood up and then you f**king clock me.'

'I was trying to escape from a room where Johnny was attacking me,' Heard protests as the recording is paused.

'And in order to escape, I was trying to get onto the other side of the door attempting to close the door and he was attempting to get in, despite my attempts to try and escape an assault.'

Attorney Blair Berk, representing Depp, asks Heard repeatedly if she ever hit the father-of-two – and if she didn't, why apologize?

But Heard denies being the aggressor during their toxic 18-month marriage and says the tape 'misrepresents what actually happened'.

'I'm trying to keep him out of, and then he runs the door over my toes trying to get into the room,' she goes on. 'I tried to push him out of it, which is what the hit is that is referred to.

'And Johnny, whenever he was hit or touched at all, referred to it in these ways of punching or clocked or whatever.

Despite her denials, Depp's supporters say the audio is just one of several taped 'confessions' that proves Heard was the domestic abuser throughout the doomed union, contrary to her claims.

'Whatever Amber Heard is eating in her August 13, 2016 deposition, it is certainly not truth serum,' Depp's attorney Adam Waldman said of the newly-emerged video footage. 'And she ignores the fact that bathroom doors open in, not out.'

Waldman told DailyMail.com: 'We have assembled a giant, ever-growing body of evidence to expose her ever-growing abuse allegations as a hoax.

'But our star witness turns out to be the serially violent Amber Heard herself, perjuring remorselessly in a sworn 2016 video deposition that we've just obtained, and then exposing her diabolical lies with her own friends and employees' testimony, subsequently discovered audio recordings, text messages, CCTV footage, TV appearances, multiple frauds, attempts to suborn perjury and documented abuse of others.'

A spokesman for Heard's legal team hit back, however, saying: 'Ms. Heard's testimony is clear that, in the incident described, she was attempting to escape an assault at the hands of Mr. Depp.

'It is unfortunately common for men who have committed domestic abuse to present themselves as the 'victim' when nothing could be further from the truth.'

Depp and Heard met on the set of The Rum Diary, back in 2011 and married in February 2015.

However they split less than two years later when Heard filed for divorce and obtained a temporary restraining order against Depp for allegedly beating her up, an accusation he has repeatedly denied.

Amid a torrent of headlines and blood-curdling allegations, the pair agreed to a $7 million divorce settlement in August 2016 - which Heard says she donated to charity.

However their back-and-forth feud reignited when she wrote in her December 2018 op-ed: 'I became a public figure representing domestic abuse, and I felt the full force of our culture's wrath for women who speak out.'

The article didn't mention Depp by name but he sued regardless, arguing he was the victim of an 'elaborate hoax' instigated by Heard to generate positive publicity and advance her career.

Heard responded with a lurid 300-page filing of her own, cataloging the 'horrific' abuse she claimed to have suffered at Depp's hands, describing him as 'the monster' and recalling many of the allegations she made during their divorce.

The case is due to be heard in August.

5. She announced to her Twitter followers she was having to spend time apart from her new boyfriend as she self-isolates during the coronavirus pandemic. But it seems that Pose star Angelica Ross may now be social distancing herself from her man for a completely different reason.

Following her tweet, the transgender rights activist and actress learned her new beau already has a fiancee and a son.

On Wednesday, Ross, 39, tweeted photos of her looking happy with her boyfriend and wrote: 'Finally found him and have to distance myself from him .. an early test we’re committed to passing, I miss you B ❣️.'

On Thursday, she gave an update on Twitter, sharing:  'The internet is AMAZING. I’ve been talking to the mother of his son and fiancé (sic) all morning. #PlotTwist!'

She then retweeted a summary of her situation tweeted by a fan Andrew Roby, confirming the summary was accurate.

Roby explained: 'For those who don't get it. Queen Angelica found this man and was dating. She posted this on Twitter and we all REJOICED in excitement. Twitter FBI probably saw the tweet and told Angelica this man has a kid and is engaged. Angelica was talking to his fiancé all morning."

'Basically,' Ross said as she retweeted Roby.

She then teased her fans,  tweeting: 'Think I might just spill the full tea on my IG live tonight. With a bottle of...[insert sponsored drink].'