Teen Kyle Rittenhouse was watching the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard trial along with millions, and the verdict has inspired him to fight back harder against the media.
On June 1, Rittenhouse tweeted two quotes from Depp, indicating his support for the actor and congratulating him and his legal team for their win in his defamation lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard.
“The jury gave me my life back.” “Truth never perishes.” – Johnny Depp
I felt that!
Congratulations to Johnny and his team on his defamation suit.
— Kyle Rittenhouse (@ThisIsKyleR) June 1, 2022
Supporters of Rittenhouse claim that he had also been defamed by the media during his trial for shooting three men in Kenosha, Wisconsin, killing two. Terms such as “murderer” and “white supremacist” were thrown around with little to no pushback. When Rittenhouse was found innocent on all charges, those who were on his side urged him to begin filing defamation lawsuits with his legal team.
It would appear that watching Depp be vindicated in court lit a fire under Rittenhouse, who urged his Twitter followers to keep an eye on Fox News for pending updates.
I have a new announcement coming soon about my defamation cases, keep an eye on Fox News and https://t.co/ZihybAjj7N for more this week.
Johnny Depp trial is just fueling me, you can fight back against the lies in the media, and you should!
— Kyle Rittenhouse (@ThisIsKyleR) June 1, 2022
On Friday, Rittenhouse announced that Todd McMurtry, the lawyer who worked with “Covington kid” Nick Sandmann, would be joining his legal team.
I’m looking forward to working with Todd McMurtry! He’s been helping my friend @N1ckSandmann and I’m excited to now have him my the team. https://t.co/TBvYIHA6jN
— Kyle Rittenhouse (@ThisIsKyleR) June 3, 2022
Social media reacted to the teen’s announcements with glee:
Hell yeah! Go get ‘em, tiger!!
— FBA Dave (@FBA_Dave) June 3, 2022
Well deserved pay day coming to you
— Christian Haugland (@chaugland1) June 3, 2022
Clean house bro! 🤜🤛
— Joe – Gulf Design Studio (@Joe_GDS_31) June 3, 2022
Proud of you my man! Give them hell
— Vault Crab (@VaultCrab) June 3, 2022
Get em Kyle. Hold them accountable!!
— BOLTUP33 (@rigdonbanks10) June 3, 2022
That’s great news!,,, may the Lord with you. God bless you, Kyle
— Lewis Cleveland (@LewisClevelan15) June 3, 2022
— Milton G (@Milton_Guiseppe) June 3, 2022
I hope your case, if not settled, could have the courts expose facebook’s algorithms which were used to slander your name. They need to pay for this. They hurt your image and tried to paint you as a criminal. Evil.
— Fau1in (@fau1in) June 3, 2022
Sooo glad to hear this. These powerhouses need to be held accountable for their reckless actions. ♥️💙🇺🇸
— K…Sure ~mom (@KSurlyMan) June 3, 2022
Get rich, my man! Leave ‘em with just pennies for their eyes! So let it be Ritten; so let it be done! pic.twitter.com/AWvtexgOOT
— Suhtiwdog (@Suhtiwdog) June 3, 2022
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