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“Men Can Be Victims Too” – Jiujitsu Phenom Danielle Kelly Gives Her Take on the Notorious Johnny Depp-Amber Heard Situation

Published 04/29/2022, 12:54 PM EDT

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Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are facing each other in a defamation trial. The tale of these Hollywood stars didn’t stay away from the MMA community, as many reacted and picked their side.

Likewise, rising submission grappler & new ONE Championship signee, Danielle Kelly, was not behind either.

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The 26-year-old fighter shared a post about the infamous trial, which has been making a lot of noise in the global media, on her Instagram stories.

Kelly shared a post saying, “Audio recordings played during #JohnnyDepp’s testimony earlier this week show that his ex-wife Amber Heard admitted to hitting him during a fight.”

Even the Silver Fox BJJ fighter wrote, “Men can be victims too.” And depicted the Aquaman actress with an emoji.

Depp challenged Heard following a defeat against a newspaper that made some allegations against him. The televised legal proceeding had famous MMA fighters giving away their takes or starting a dialogue.

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Former ONE Championship World Champion, Ben Askren put Heard under the bus, with his question on his social handle. Also, the former Strikeforce veteran had asked a question to Amber Heard’s Ex, Elon Musk, about a scenario that came out from the trial.

Anyhow, Kelly is focusing on her next move in ONE Championship after an impressive showing against Mei Yamaguchi at the 10-year-anniversary event ONE X.

The audio recording made some revelations during the Amber Heard-Johnny Depp trial

An audio recording played during the testimony suggests Amber Heard admitting to hitting Johnny Depp.

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“I did not punch you. I was hitting you,” a quote from Heard in the audio.

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Even the biggest podcast host in the world, Joe Rogan, suggested the fiasco as a ‘cautionary tale.’ Also, the former Fear Factor host submitted ‘mental issues’ of the Aquaman actress. In addition, Rogan went after Disney for letting go of Johnny Depp as ‘Jack Sparrow’ in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.

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Deepak Kumar

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Deepak Kumar is a UFC author at EssentiallySports. His love for MMA comes from the chaos and violence the fight game brings to the table. A BJJ aspirant, Deepak began following the sport as a casual fan when Ronda Rousey was finishing her opponents in seconds.
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