The Internet Slams The Fall Guy For Its Johnny Depp-Amber Heard Joke: "Distasteful"
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Against this backdrop, the inclusion of a reference to their relationship in The Fall Guy has struck a nerve with many viewers
As anticipation builds for the upcoming theatrical release of the action-comedy film 'The Fall Guy,' starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt, controversy has erupted surrounding a particular line of dialogue of the film. Directed by David Leitch, the film features a scene where Hannah Waddingham's character, Gail Meyer, makes a reference to the tumultuous relationship between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, as per The Hollywood Reporter. The dialogue in question occurs when Waddingham's character enters a trailer looking dishevelled and remarks to director Jody Moreno, played by Blunt, "It's like Amber and Johnny were just in here." "the fall guy" made a distasteful "joke" about the domestic abuse amber suffered at the hands of johnny. it's 2024, why are we writing these kinds of lines into movies? nasty work https://t.co/n1eCsM2o38 everyone should be aware that the new "comedy" movie The Fall Guy (which is getting a wide theatrical release in a few weeks) allegedly makes a cheap Amber / J*hnny joke. would love to ask the writer what he thinks is so funny about domestic violence...
This single line has ignited a firestorm of criticism on social media platforms.
Reacting to the scene, one user on X expressed disdain, stating, "The Fall Guy made a distasteful 'joke' about the domestic abuse Amber suffered at the hands of Johnny. It's 2024, why are we writing these kinds of lines into movies? Nasty work."
