June 03, 2022

Enter, Judge TikTok

20 minutes

We’re not huge celebrity news watchers, but we just couldn’t avoid the coverage of the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial. This week, a jury sided with Depp and awarded him $15 million in damages. Today, we’ll unpack how the case played out on social media platforms and what it could mean for the future of the #MeToo movement. Plus, the baby formula shortage is still really bad. And Ukraine might be headed to the World Cup. Gooooal!

Here’s everything we talked about today:

“Amber Heard-Johnny Depp Trial: Survivors ‘Sickened’ by Verdict” from Rolling Stone

“Depp-Heard verdict will hold back #MeToo movement, advocates fear” from The Washington Post

“Monica Lewinsky’s Verdict on the Johnny Depp–Amber Heard Trial: We Are All Guilty” from Vanity Fair

“Why the Depp-Heard trial is so much worse than you realize” from Vox

“Baby Formula Shortage Worsens to 74% Out of Stock in US” from Bloomberg

“US Will Airlift Baby Formula From Abroad as Shortages Grow Worse” from The New York Times

“For Ukraine the World Cup looked unthinkable. Now they’re 1 game away after spirited win over Scotland” from ESPN

“Do Swedish People Feed Their Guests?” from The New York Times

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