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- Amber Heard recently lost a defamation lawsuit brought on by her ex-husband Johnny Depp.
- The actress recently sat down for a tell-all interview with NBC News’ Savannah Guthrie.
- One viral clip sees Heard suggest Depp convinced people that Edward Scissorhands was real.
During her first post-trial-loss interview with NBC News’ Savannah Guthrie, actress Amber Heard — who was ordered to pay her ex-husband Johnny Depp $15 million as a result of the court ruling in Depp’s favor — implied that Depp is such a good actor that he convinced people that the main character from Edward Scissorhands actually had scissors for hands.
Heard’s comments about Tim Burton’s famed 1990 fantasy film came after Guthrie mentioned how Depp’s lawyer called her testimony the “performance of a lifetime” and said she was acting. In response, a frustrated Heard said “Says the lawyer for the man convinced the world he had scissors for fingers?”
Amber Heard implies that Johnny Depp convinced people that Edward Scissorhands was real
100% convinced we’re living in a simulationpic.twitter.com/XonN6TX6ps
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) June 15, 2022
Needless to say, the internet was quite befuddled by Heard’s logic, as it’s safe to assume that no one ever actually believed that Edward Scissorhands was a real person with real scissors for real hands.
"[Johnny Depp] convinced the world he had scissors for fingers"– Amber Heard
Am I having a stroke?
— Dee (@tasteofsanity) June 14, 2022
at this point i think amber heard believes she was in a relationship with edward scissorhands
— cris ❦ (@crixmullen) June 14, 2022
Ironically, Edward Scissorhands is a movie that encourages tolerance and compassion instead of assuming a shy, traumatized man is dangerous instead of just weird. It's a fantastic film and Tim Burton at his visual best! If you haven't seen it, give it a watch. https://t.co/Wvlhu7Aacr
— Liana Kerzner (@redlianak) June 14, 2022
Dear Amber Heard, I’m not sure you truly understand a few important things.
1) Edward Scissorhands was a character Johnny played. I don’t believe he wore those scissors to court.
2) Giving a “Performance of a lifetime” does not = being a GOOD ACTOR#JohnnyDepp pic.twitter.com/eMIP0cm72S
— AllegedlyNeens (@AllegedlyNeens) June 14, 2022
She is implying the jury saw Johnny Depp and Edward Scissorhands synonymously
— brooke ✨ (@jcdbrooke) June 14, 2022
Interesting that she mentioned Edward Scissorhands because what she did to Johnny is exactly what happened to Edward. He was falsely accused of an assault when in reality he left the room. He was falsely accused of attacking Kevin when he actually saved his life.
— Inspired with Johnny Depp (@Stand_By_Johnny) June 14, 2022
https://twitter.com/M1che11ePearl/status/1536707422085124097
Johnny Depp’s scissorHands 🙃 pic.twitter.com/OSkLq32qF3
— ReemDepp – Johnny Depp is A Legend 🦇 (@ReemDepp) June 14, 2022
Amber Heard actually said this. “The man who convinced the world he had scissors for fingers”. Are there people out there who believed Johnny Depp actually had scissors for fingers? Or does everyone. And I mean. EVERYONE know that Edward Scissorhands was just a movie. 🥴 pic.twitter.com/zctyRKl7l3
— Angela Callisto (@angela_callisto) June 14, 2022
Needless to say, Heard’s comments in the aftermath of the trial certainly haven’t helped her standing in the court of public opinion — in the weeks since the verdict, a petition to have her removed from Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom surpassed 4.5 million signatures.
The calls for Heard’s removal from the film have become so widespread, in fact, that the studio sources have had to leak out statements confirming that she remains a part of the billion-dollar-grossing franchise.