Drew Barrymore Apologizes For Making Light Of Johnny Depp And Amber Heard’s “Serious” Lawsuit

Drew Barrymore has promised to “change from” making fun of serious topics like Amber Heard and Johnny Depp’s gruelling $50 million defamation lawsuit. The former lovers are battling it out in a public court case as a result of a 2018 op-ed Amber Heard penned for the Washington Post about surviving sexual violence.

According to Johnny Depp, though he was not mentioned by name in the article, it caused untold damages to his acting career and resulted in him being dropped from several big projects.

Drew Barrymore – Apologizes For Making Fun Of Johnny Depp And Amber Heard’s Defamation Lawsuit Following Backlash From Fans

Drew Barrymore is now admitting that laughing off Depp and Heard’s lawsuit as if it was nothing was wrong. While discussing the court proceedings on her talk show with guest Anthony Anderson last week, the 47-year-old called the public lawsuit a “seven-layer dip of insanity.”

The two stars laughed and made fun of some of the peculiar things that have been brought up during testimonies.

“It’s so fascinating. I know that these are two people’s real lives and I know what it’s like to have your life put out in public. I understand all the feelings, but they are actually offering up this information,” she said in the segment.

Twitter users took issue with Drew Barrymore for how she flippantly chatted about the lawsuit, with one fan saying that they had “lost all respect” for the actress. “How would she feel if people laughed at her childhood trauma.” Another person said, “I love you, but what is this? … Abuse is not funny.”

Barrymore — who has met Depp before and has interviewed his actress daughter Lily-Rose Depp on her show — apologized for her former comments, promising to be “more thoughtful” moving forward.

Drew Barrymore – Offending People

“It has come to my attention that I have offended people with making light of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, and for that I just want to deeply apologize and appreciate everyone who spoke out because this can be a teachable moment for me and how I move forward and how I conduct myself,” she said.

“I can be a more thoughtful and better person moving forward because all I want to do is be a good person,” continued Barrymore. “I very much appreciate the depth of this and I will grow and change from it. And I thank everyone for helping me grow along the way and teaching me. Thank you.”

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s lawsuit is now in its third week.

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