Dominic Fike, who starred in Euphoria, expressed his thoughts on the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard case, however it was more about Heard than the issue, and he is now facing backlash for what he said. On May 27, each party delivered final arguments in the $50 million slander trial.
After weeks of sitting in court, listening to witness after witness and examining evidence in the form of audio, video, and other forms, the jury has began deliberate. After all is said and done, the jury will have to decide whether Heard’s op-ed essay is legally libellous.
So on the other hand, we all know that the situation of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard has sparked worldwide debate. It’s all over the internet. Not only have netizens responded to it, but celebrities have also taken sides. Now, Dominic Fike, who plays Elliot in HBO’s blockbuster series Euphoria, has made a remark about it and is facing blowback.
Dominic Fike is a musician as well as an actor in Euphoria. He was in the middle of a concert at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, when he paused and introduced the Aquaman actress.
As Fike said, “Yo, I’m just gonna come straight out and say it. I’m gonna say it. I’m gonna be real with y’all, I think Amber Heard is hot, man.”
https://twitter.com/jameydesanra/status/1529546660170326020
Fike continued, “I know it’s not a popular opinion, and it’s not the focus at the moment, dude, but I’ve been having these visions of her just beating me up. I think it’s hot.”
This garnered immediate ire from supporters, who turned to Twitter to express their displeasure with the remark.
https://twitter.com/FragileEllie/status/1529735519084716034
dominic fike didn't just glamourized being beaten by amber heard ,,, him saying amber is gorgeous is acceptable coz she is but why would u have visions of being abused by her?!?! especially its an ongoing trial?! hunter should run—no fly right this second
— pat (@iishachan) May 26, 2022
https://twitter.com/dontknowitslost/status/1529834153830760449
Sometimes celebrities just need to shut the fuck up and not talk about their weird fetishes or secrets, like I did not want to know that Dominic Fike gets off to amber heard getting beaten
— ♛ 𝕍𝕚𝕣𝕘𝕠 ℍ𝕒𝕤 𝔸 ℙ𝕣𝕠𝕓𝕝𝕖𝕞 ♛ (@Queen_ofVirgo) May 26, 2022
I don’t know who Dominic Fike is and I don’t care. He made a mockery out of abuse. Something horrifying a lot of women like me and men have gone/go through. To say you want Amber Heard to beat you up because she’s hot is BEYOND disgusting! https://t.co/ruhCGTuEKo
— KING johnny depp!! (@sunhopepeace) May 25, 2022
https://twitter.com/justfatimata/status/1528215206354161665
While the Euphoria actor is receiving fire for his remarks about Amber Heard, Elon Musk tweeted that he hopes Johnny Depp and Amber move on and that they are both amazing when they are at their best.
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