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ACLU admits in testimony that it wrote Amber Heard’s op-ed against Johnny Depp; timed release with ‘Aquaman’ (Connecting the Dots to Soros)

ACLU admits in testimony that it wrote Amber Heard’s op-ed against Johnny Depp; timed release with ‘Aquaman’

April 29, 2022 | Terresa Monroe-Hamilton

https://www.bizpacreview.com/2022/04/29/aclu-admits-in-testimony-that-it-wrote-amber-heards-op-ed-against-johnny-depp-timed-release-with-aquaman-1231754/

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) revealed in testimony during the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard $100 million defamation trial that it had ghost-written the Washington Post op-ed allegedly accusing Depp of domestic abuse, reportedly timing it for the release of “Aquaman” in which she played a role.

The ACLU also stated that Heard had only donated $1.3 million to their coffers after promising in 2016 to fork over $3.5 million from her divorce settlement with Depp, stating that the actress was having financial difficulties. The organization also contends that Heard’s ex, South African billionaire Elon Musk donated $500,000 of the money that Heard gave to the ACLU, according to the Daily Mail.

The Washington Post op-ed is central to the trial with Heard asserting that she is a survivor of domestic abuse at the hands of Depp.

Jezebel is reporting that email correspondence indicates that Robin Shulman, who is a communications strategist with the ACLU, first drafted the op-ed for consumption in November of 2018 a month before it was published. It is being alleged that Heard’s legal team deliberately edited the piece to make sure it did not outwardly incriminate Depp by name.

In a message to Heard that was dated November 29, 2018, Shulman said that she tried to “gather your fire and rage” for the op-ed piece.

In a follow-up message, Shulman told Heard, “Our lawyers should review this for the way I skirted around your marriage.”

Jessica Weitz, another member of the ACLU communications team, told Heard, ‘I want to make sure nothing was said in here that puts you in jeopardy with your NDA’ with Depp after the divorce.

Terence Dougherty, who is the general counsel and COO of the ACLU, testified that the ACLU was told to pitch the piece to a number of media outlets. The New York Times, Teen Vogue, and USA Today were initially considered but The Washington Post eventually won out and ran the op-ed. He claimed that it was about “gender-based violence issues.”

Stacey Sullivan, who is another member of the ACLU’s communication team, pitched the article to Michael Duffy, an editor at The Washington Post.

The email allegedly said, “Hey Michael, wondering if we might interest you in an op-ed by Amber Heard ‘Who as you may recall was beaten up during her brief marriage to Johnny Depp.'”

Heard emailed her team and the ACLU after The Washington Post picked up the piece, “It’s going to the Washington Post!!!”

Garry Johnson, who is another communications associate, emailed other staff members about the timing of the release of the op-ed in order to promote the premiere of “Aquaman.”

“Since draft turned out pretty strong and Aquaman slated to do large numbers I’m wondering what you think about it?” Johnson wrote.

Another staffer was even blunter concerning the timing of the op-ed and asserted that it should be published as quickly as possible “to capitalize on the tremendous campaign for Aquaman.”

It is unclear whether the ACLU helping Heard had anything to do with the donation that she pledged to them.

Heard never signed a formal pledge prepared for her by the ACLU concerning her vow to donate half of her divorce settlement in 2016 to them. The other half was slated to go to the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles.

“We reached out to Heard starting in 2019 for the next installment of her giving and we learned that she was having financial difficulties,” Dougherty stated

There were three payments to the ACLU that included a $100,000 check from Heard’s ex-husband Johnny Depp, $500,000 from a donor-advised fund at the Vanguard Group, and $350,000 from a donor-advised fund at Fidelity Investments.

Dougherty testified that the ACLU believes the Vanguard payment was from a fund established by Musk. The Tesla CEO had allegedly emailed Anthony Romero, the executive director of the ACLU, informing him that Heard would donate the total $3.5 million sum over a 10-year period as opposed to a one-time donation.

“Amber, I described your plan to donate $3.5 million to the ACLU over the next 10 years as you very much believe what you were doing,” Musk purportedly wrote in 2016. 

Connecting the Dots: 

Washington Post Co. was the owner of the Washington Post.

Warren E. Buffett was a director for the Washington Post Co. and is an adviser for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Gregory B. Craig is a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), was a lawyer for the Washington Post and the White House counsel for the Barack Obama administration.

Alger Hiss was the president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and Murrey Marder a reporter for the Washington Post and covered his trial.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Jessica Tuchman Mathews is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), was he president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and an editorial board member for the Washington Post.

Robert Kagan was a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and is a columnist for the Washington Post.

E.J. Dionne is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a columnist for the Washington Post.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) the Center for American Progress and the Human Rights Watch.

George Soros is the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a director at the Drug Policy Alliance, a supporter for the Center for American Progress and the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Center for American Progress and the Human Rights Watch.

Ira Glasser is a director at the Drug Policy Alliance and was an executive director for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

Melody C. Barnes was the EVP for the Center for American Progress, the domestic policy council, director for the Barack Obama administration, a principal for the Raben Group and is Barack Obama’s golf partner.

Raben Group was the lobby firm for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

Aryeh Neier is the vice chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a director at the Center for American Progress, was an executive director for the Human Rights Watch, the president for the Open Society Foundations and an executive director for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Center for American Progress, the Human Rights Watch and he American Constitution Society.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and a supporter for the Center for American Progress.

Dawn E. Johnsen is a director at the American Constitution Society, was the director nominee, Office of Legal Counsel for the Barack Obama administration, and counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

Caroline Fredrickson is the president for the American Constitution Society and was the Washington legislative director for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

Robert Raben was a director at the American Constitution Society and is the president for the Raben Group.

Raben Group was the lobby firm for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

Melody C. Barnes was a principal for the Raben Group, the domestic policy council, director for the Barack Obama administration, the EVP for the Center for American Progress, and is Barack Obama’s golf partner.

Ezekiel Emanuel is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, Ari Emanuel’s brother and was the health care policy adviser for the Barack Obama administration.

Ari Emanuel is Ezekiel Emanuel’s brother and the co-CEO & director for William Morris Endeavor Entertainment

Amber Heard is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and an ambassador for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

Aryeh Neier was an executive director for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), vice chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a director at the Center for American Progress, an executive director for the Human Rights Watch and the president for the Open Society Foundations.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder the Center for American Progress, the Human Rights Watch, and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros is the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a supporter for the Center for American Progress and the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Center for American Progress, the Human Rights Watch.

Andrew Sherry was the SVP for the Center for American Progress and a deputy managing editor for USAToday.com.

USAToday.com is an online branch for USA Today.

Madeleine K. Albright was a director at the Center for American Progress and a member of the Aspen Strategy Group.

Nicholas Kristof is a member of the Aspen Strategy Group and a columnist for the New York Times.

David E. Sanger is a member of the Aspen Strategy Group and the chief Washington correspondent for the New York Times.

Carla Anne Robbins is a member of the Aspen Strategy Group and was a deputy editorial page editor for the New York Times

Resources: Past Research

Only Made Possible Though Networking (Past Research on the Washington Post)

MONDAY, JUNE 9, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/06/only-made-possible-though-networking.html 

ACLU Vows to Fight Reinstating Cross on L.A. County Seal (Past Research on the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU))

SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/01/aclu-vows-to-fight-reinstating-cross-on.html

GE, Walmart, AT&T, Google Among Center for American Progress Donors (Past Research on the Center for American Progress)

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2013

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/12/ge-walmart-at-google-among-center-for.html

Amber Heard Phone Number, Fan Mail Address, Email ID, Contact Details

https://bollysuperstar.com/amber-heard-phone-number/

Address Information

William Morris Endeavor Entertainment
(Talent and Literary Agency)
9601 Wilshire Blvd.
3rd Floor
Beverly Hills, CA 90210-5213
USA 

Dennis Quaid: Gun Control as American as Football and Taylor Swift (Past Research on William Morris Endeavor Entertainment)

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2016

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/02/dennis-quaid-gun-control-as-american-as.html 

NYT Says Palin Is Responsible For Giffords Shooting. Palin DESTROYS Them. NYT Issues Correction. (Past Research on the New York Times)

FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 2017

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2017/06/nyt-says-palin-is-responsible-for.html 

USA Today Axes Dozens; Marched Out, Email Cut (Past Research on USA Today)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/09/usa-today-axes-dozens-marched-out-email.html

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