Kyle Rittenhouse has responded to Johnny Depp’s defamation lawsuit win over ex-wife Amber Heard by declaring that the victory proves “you can fight back against lies in the media.”
Rittenhouse issues a statement to congratulate the vindicated actor.
In his comments, however, Rittenhouse also issued a warning to LeBron James, Joe Biden, and others who publicly defamed him.
“‘The jury gave me my life back. Truth never perishes,’ Johnny Depp. I felt that!” Rittenhouse said in reference to Depp’s comments on his court win.
“Congratulations to Johnny and his team on his defamation suit,” he continued.
“Johnny Depp trial is just fueling me, you can fight back against the lies in the media, and you should!
“I have a new announcement coming soon about my defamation cases, keep an eye on Fox News for more this week.”
“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
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
“I think everyone wants to know, what are your plans for LeBron James?” host Drew Hernandez asked Rittenhouse earlier this year.
“He’ll be getting a letter, too,” Rittenhouse warned.
“Anybody who defamed me, or lied about me, we’re just gonna send them a letter and then deal with them in a courtroom.”
During an earlier interview with Tucker Carlson, the Fox News host asked Rittenhouse about President Biden and others who called him a “white supremacist.”
“What about the people who called you groundlessly a white supremacist, will you be responding to them?”
“Absolutely,” Rittenhouse said.
“We’re going to hold everybody who lied about me accountable, such as everybody who lied called me a white supremacist.”
Depp said in a statement:
“Six years ago, my life, the life of my children, the lives of those closest to me, and also, the lives of the people who for many, many years have supported and believed in me were forever changed.
“All in the blink of an eye.
“False, very serious and criminal allegations were levied at me via the media, which triggered an endless barrage of hateful content, although no charges were ever brought against me.
“It had already traveled around the world twice within a nanosecond and it had a seismic impact on my life and my career.
“And six years later, the jury gave me my life back. I am truly humbled.
“My decision to pursue this case, knowing very well the height of the legal hurdles that I would be facing and the inevitable, worldwide spectacle into my life, was only made after considerable thought.
“From the very beginning, the goal of bringing this case was to reveal the truth, regardless of the outcome.
“Speaking the truth was something that I owed to my children and to all those who have remained steadfast in their support of me.
“I feel at peace knowing I have finally accomplished that.
“I am, and have been, overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and the colossal support and kindness from around the world.
“I hope that my quest to have the truth be told will have helped others, men or women, who have found themselves in my situation, and that those supporting them never give up.
“I also hope that the position will now return to innocent until proven guilty, both within the courts and in the media.
“I wish to acknowledge the noble work of the Judge, the jurors, the court staff, and the Sheriffs who have sacrificed their own time to get to this point, and to my diligent and unwavering legal team who did an extraordinary job in helping me to share the truth.
“The best is yet to come and a new chapter has finally begun.
“Veritas numquam perit,” he said.
“Truth never perishes.”
