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amber heard on stand (l) johnny depp smiles as lawyer pumps fist (r)

‘By doing this, she’s opened up the door’: Legal expert TikTokers explain why Johnny Depp’s lawyer got excited when Amber Heard brought up Kate Moss on the stand

Depp's lawyer appeared to fist pump when Heard mentioned Moss.

On May 11, 2022 by Braden Bjella

Internet Culture IRL
Women waiting at gate for Johnny Depp as he is pulling up in a black car caption "Here comes Johnny!!!!" (l) Johnny holding hand out of car window smiling (c) fans up at the window of car shoving gifts into the window caption "I can't believe he's allowed to receive all these gifts?!" (r)

‘A lot of y’all are treating this as entertainment like it’s not an actual trial’: Johnny Depp supporters filmed throwing gifts at him outside courthouse

Rather than fanfare, Heard is greeted with silence and one person shouting, 'Lying narcissistic!'

On May 5, 2022 by Braden Bjella

Internet Culture IRL
Johnny Depp showing young girl his finger while in costume

‘I ate it’: Resurfaced clip shows Johnny Depp joking with kid about his finger while visiting hospital as Jack Sparrow

An old video of Dakota Johnson looking at his finger also resurfaced.

On Apr 29, 2022 by Audra Schroeder

Internet Culture
woman holding up smartphone at concert

‘Why did someone pull this out at the Wallows show’: Festival crowd boos for Amber Heard’s photo, cheers for Johnny Depp’s

A person near the front of the crowd swipes between pictures of Heard and Depp on their phone.

On Apr 27, 2022 by Braden Bjella

Internet Culture IRL
Doors caption Finally found her attorneys and didn't realize the woman sitting on the bench talking behind me was his team (including Camile Vasquez)" (l) woman outside building caption "DUDE. How do we get this information to Johnny's team?! Legally... or not" ((c) Room with people sitting in chairs caption "I approached her and told her I had information that could be useful to the case. She said she was in the middle of a meeting and that I could email her. I told her I already emailed it last night and she said "Oh you did? Thank you!" Fingers crossed this is actually useful"(r)

TikToker goes to courthouse to hand-deliver ‘Milani evidence’ to Johnny Depp’s legal team

'Hi guys, I'm here at the courthouse. I'm going to go inside right now and try to find his attorney.'

On Apr 23, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

Internet Culture IRL
gavel with california state on it

ISPs handed another defeat in their case against California’s ‘gold standard’ net neutrality law

A California net neutrality law will stand, a US Court of Appeals ruled on Wednesday. 

On Apr 20, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

Tech
court seating with people sitting man sitting holding paper caption "got a speeding ticket in a town that's 75% white but the court is full of POC?" (l) Woman face caption "got a speeding ticket in a town that's 75% white but the court is full of POC?" (c) court room with judge and people seated caption "got a speeding ticket in a town that's 75% white but the court is full of POC?" (r)

‘We all know why’: TikToker says she got speeding ticket in town that is 75% white—but the courtroom is ‘full of POC’

'Sounds about Texas.'

On Apr 19, 2022 by Laiken Neumann

IRL
Judge Bruce Schroeder reading a magazine

Kyle Rittenhouse judge spotted reading cookie catalog during trial, prompting theories

It was during a break in the trial.

On Nov 10, 2021 by Mikael Thalen

Tech
In a TikTok, a man is seen attending a Zoom court hearing about his driver's license while driving.

‘I’m gonna need you to park the car’: Man with suspended license attends Zoom hearing while driving

'How does everyone keep a straight face? I'd be dying.'

On Oct 25, 2021 by Tricia Crimmins

Internet Culture IRL

‘BESTIES THE PLAN WORKED’: TikToker’s trick to getting out of jury duty seemingly works, goes viral (updated)

‘If you saw this, you would not let my a** into a courtroom.'

On Sep 1, 2021 by Brooke Sjoberg

Internet Culture IRL
Rafaella Spone mugshot over background of young girl vaping and laughing

Case against ‘deepfake mom’ falls apart after prosecutors backtrack on manipulated video claims

'They clearly did not understand what a deepfake was, but used it as a sensationalized weapon...'

On May 17, 2021 by Mikael Thalen

Tech
blood choke donald williams testimony george floyd death derek chauvin murder trial

MMA fighter testifies ‘blood choke’ used on George Floyd by Derek Chauvin

One observer called it 'the kind of visceral, on-the-spot reaction that sticks in a juror's mind.'

On Mar 29, 2021 by Phil West

IRL

‘I’m extremely scared for her safety’: Assault suspect caught in same home of victim during Zoom hearing

The prosecutor acted on a hunch. Now she's being praised.

On Mar 10, 2021 by Jennifer Xia

IRL Tech
q shaman jake angeli tweet detained organic food

Detained Capitol riot suspect ‘Q Shaman’ won’t eat because ‘they won’t feed him organic food’

The reporter's intel came from the suspect's mom.

On Jan 11, 2021 by Phil West

Tech
Amy Coney Barrett

AmyConeyBarrett.com redirects to anti-Amy Coney Barrett site

A progressive group snatched the domain up.

On Sep 27, 2020 by Kahron Spearman

Tech

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