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Feb 2024
31m 25s

Gold dust | Who Trolled Amber Ep 2

The Observer
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 The team talk to a Hollywood insider and travel to Florida in search of their first big clue: a treasure trove of data that might show what happened to Amber Heard online – and who was behind it.


All six episodes of Who Trolled Amber are now available to binge-listen.


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