What was completely lost in the noise is that Bredehoft never mentioned the name of Milani Cosmetics. Instead, she explained that Heard learned to use the different colors to cover up bruises depending on her appearance. Milani didn’t invent color grading and before 2017 there were many other color grading products on sale.
“She became very adept at it, and you’ll hear Amber’s testimony about how she had to mix the different colors for the different days of bruising,” Bredehoft said. “What they were like, how they evolved into the different tints and how she would use them to enhance them to be able to cover them up.”
A PR representative from Depp sent the Milani TikTok to journalists. In an email from BuzzFeed News, the public relations expert asked to be identified as a “source close to JD” and claimed that the attorney’s statements had been refuted. Milani Cosmetics said it was not aware of this.
By responding with this TikTok, Milani made himself the main character and got the TikTok influence he was probably looking for a long time. But it did so by participating in the online hate train that focused on a woman who says she was abused.
The campaign for Depp wasn’t just online, either — it was also an event for fans in person. The judge addressed the court to say that overnight camping was not allowed on the courthouse grounds and warned onlookers not to make gestures or facial expressions.
But that didn’t stop fans from showing their support in creative ways. A fan showed up with alpacas and told the Washington Post she brought them to make Depp’s day. Depp fans have also been heard yelling “Hexe!” and booing outside the courtroom.