Lance Bass Mocked Amber Heard’s Testimony And People Are Outraged

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May 19, 2022, 6:15 am

Lance Bass of N*SYNC is facing backlash from the internet after joining in the growing inappropriate trend of TikTok users taking clips from Amber Heard’s testimony in the ongoing defamation trial with Johnny Depp to mock her.

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In the video, which has since been deleted from his page, he wrote in the text overlay, “Reenacting Amber Heard’s testimony.”

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“I lose my balance, at this point we’re sitting next to each other on the edge of the couch, I was on the edge of the couch,” Heard says in the audio clip. Bass over-acts in his reenactment of her description, flailing while maneuvering around his couch.

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“I was just sitting there on this carpet, looking at this dirty carpet, wondering how I wound up on this carpet and why I never noticed that the carpet was so filthy before,” Heard states. In the video, Bass can be seen staring at (and sniffing) his carpet as if for the first time.

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“I didn’t know what else to do, I didn’t know what to say, I didn’t know how to react.”

The video ends with leaves being thrown on Bass while he lies on the carpet. He captioned the video, “I’ve heard of dirty pop, but dirty carpet… that’s a new one. ”

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The singer added in the comments, “In honor of the trial starting back up…Had to do it!”

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Folks of the internet, however, were not pleased with his TikTok and blasted him for making fun of domestic violence and sexual assault.

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The Johnny Depp v Amber Heard trial is 90s nostalgia at its worst. People like Lance Bass and the SNL cast don’t seem to grasp that mocking testimony about abuse is teaching kids:
1. Don’t report abuse
2. Abuse isn’t credible unless it’s filmed
3. “Real victims” cry more/less

— Sabra Boyd (@SabraMBoyd) May 18, 2022

Lance Bass posted a tiktok making fun of Amber Heard’s testimony. Flocks of white women are making videos using an audio of her talking about being sexually assaulted and doing the “idk how you call that assault, I call that hot” bullshit.

I’m fucking exhausted, man.

— Amy Marie (@DBSK) May 17, 2022

the public bullying of amber heard has reached its apex and needs to stop. I don’t really believe what she’s saying but she is a human who has been through trauma and this dog pile isn’t cute anymore. We don’t need to see lance bass act her out: it’s like we try to break ppl

— tina d (@tinadoy88) May 18, 2022

This trial is about domestic violence, emotional abuse, and sexual assault. And this is what Lance Bass is choosing to do. These folks really are determined to dissuade victims from ever coming forward again. https://t.co/tTlKckOtud

— Lisa Bee (@leebee4life) May 17, 2022

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I’m a reasonable person and an anti-violence educator who is capable of nuance, but I also think everyone sharing Amber Heard memes should simply be removed from society.
Fuck you Lance Bass. https://t.co/DAwORocBaV

— Kira-Lynn (@Cupcakes_n_Rap) May 18, 2022

Mocking Amber Heard privately watching the TikToks enough times to learn the script to lip sync to for himself filming his lip sync until he’s happy with it uploading it for public viewing! There are just so many steps Lance Bass could’ve gracefully chosen to stop at.

— Mollie Katie (@molliekatie) May 18, 2022

Mocking or making light of domestic abuse and sexual assault is never okay – and it’s not just Lance Bass, but a troubling trend taking over social media. https://t.co/70CW6yVjSn

— The Rep Project (@RepresentPledge) May 17, 2022

If you are a survivor of domestic abuse or want more information on domestic violence and resources for victims, contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline online or at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). 

If you are a survivor of sexual assault, harassment, or violence or want more resources on sexual assault, contact the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or the National Sexual Violence Resource Center by going to nsvrc.org.

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*First Published: May 19, 2022, 6:15 am