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May 2022
29m 23s

Depp vs Heard: Celebrities, their fans, ...

THE TIMES
About this episode

Johnny Depp’s personal life has been splashed across the headlines thanks to high-profile defamation cases against his ex-wife Amber Heard. Now, the latest trial is playing out in real time, live streamed to audiences across the world. What does this case tell us about their fans and how we all consume celebrity gossip? 

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Host: Calum Macdonald.

Guests:

- Keiran Southern, West Coast correspondent, The Times. 

- Jonathan Dean, senior writer, Sunday Times Culture. 

Clips: GB News, CNN, BBC, NBC, Law and Crime Network, Court TV, Guardian, Fox 5, CBS/Inside Edition, YouTube/Capital Paparazzi, TMZ, CBS.


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