Heard Pal's Plea to 'Leave Amber Alone' Backfires Massively Online

One of Amber Heard's close friends urged Twitter to "leave Amber alone," but the plea backfired and led to the phrase "leave Johnny alone" trending instead.

Eve Barlow, a journalist and outspoken friend and supporter of Heard, has been using her platform to advocate for the Aquaman star throughout the multimillion-dollar defamation trial by her ex-husband Johnny Depp, which is in the middle of jury deliberations.

Barlow was present in the courtroom in Fairfax, Virginia, on the trial's first day back in April but was ejected by the judge for texting.

On Tuesday, Barlow took to Twitter and simply tweeted "Leave Amber alone."

Although she turned off comments, the tweet was inundated with quote tweets, most of which responded with something along the lines of "leave Johnny alone."

This even led to the phrase "leave Johnny alone" trending on the platform late Tuesday.

"Leave Johnny alone, you're literally obsessed," read one response.

Another added: "how about you leave Johnny alone, he's living in your head rent free."

Another person tweeted: "Leave Johnny Alone. Your obsession is spiralling out of control. Stop harassing him and watching his every move."

Earlier this week, Barlow criticized Depp after he surprised fans at a Jeff Beck concert over the weekend when he took to the stage in the English city of Sheffield.

"So Johnny Depp is on tour with Jeff Beck," tweeted Barlow. "He played in Sheffield tonight, and will likely play the Royal Albert Hall in London tomorrow and Tuesday. That's the domestic abuse victim waiting for his defamation case verdict. The one who's been canceled."

Barlow previously condemned the media circus surrounding the trial.

"It is surreal to imagine that in 2022, a woman has to stand in a courtroom in front of two cameras and the world and re-live physical trauma, including sexual trauma, for profit and entertainment, without any protection, exposed to the bigotry, ridicule and jibes of strangers," Barlow tweeted on May 5.

The world has been watching the defamation trial unfold as Depp brought a lawsuit against Heard for $50 million because an op-ed she wrote in 2018 that was published in The Washington Post. Depp's lawyers argue that the op-ed is obviously about him, even though he wasn't named in the article. Heard is countersuing Depp for $100 million for nuisance.

The jury began their deliberations on Tuesday morning. It is not yet known when they will deliver their verdict.