Dominic Fike, an actor on the hit show Euphoria, is in hot water for his comments about Amber Heard and domestic violence.
And no one seems to be on his side.
While performing at a show at Northwestern University on May 21, Fike made a comment about Heard, referencing accusations in her current defamation trial.
Fike said:
“Yo, so I'm just gonna come straight out and say it. Actually, I think Amber Heard is hot, dude.”
He then went on to describe her beating him up—a reference to accusations of abuse about Heard—as “hot.”
\u201cdominic fike making fun of johnny depp and other male victims by saying he thinks amber heard is \u201chot\u201d and he has \u201chot\u201d visions of her abusing him.\ud83e\udd22\n#AmberHeardlsAnAbuser #JohnnyDeppVsAmberHeard\u201d— jaime (@jaime) 1653507316
Fike acknowledged it wasn’t a “popular opinion.”
However it seemed he didn’t think about how unpopular it would be. Fans booed him onstage after he said it.
Since then, many expressed comments of disbelief. On one hand, they cannot believe someone would make such a crude remark out of a high profile case involving domestic violence.
The allegations against Heard involve domestic abuse—not a consensual sado-masochistic relationship.
\u201cDominic Fike really thought he did something when he said he had visions of Amber Heard beating him up. When in a reality, he just made himself look like a twat and downright disrespectful by romanticising abuse, as if it\u2019s something to brag about. Should be ashamed of himself!\u201d— Ellie Leinster (@Ellie Leinster) 1653552343
\u201cdon\u2019t think i\u2019ve ever seen people get weirder about something in the news than they have been about this trial\u201d— green (@green) 1653859056
\u201c@jameydesanra Never heard of him \ud83e\udd37 and apparently I wasn't missing out on anything.\u201d— jaime (@jaime) 1653507316
\u201cdominic fike doing absolutely nothing with all of that euphoria hype just to be on stage at college shows making jokes about a domestic violence case??\n\nthe bar is literally in hell for these artists to just do their job without blowing everything up and they just cannot help it\u201d— \ud835\udc0b\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc1a (@\ud835\udc0b\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc1a) 1653608230
\u201cI think I saw about 50 videos of women doing the exact same thing about j*hnny d*pp\u201d— Amanda Rae\ud83d\udda4\u2728 (@Amanda Rae\ud83d\udda4\u2728) 1653708647
\u201cWonder what Hunter Schafer's thoughts are on Dominic Fike sexualizing being abused by Amber Heard....yikes\u201d— m&m (@m&m) 1653648502
The latest allegations about Heard stem from a defamation lawsuit actor Johnny Depp filed against Heard after her 2018 OpEd about domestic abuse. Though Depp wasn’t named in the piece, he’s suing for $50 million due to the damage to his career.
Heard is countersuing for $100 million.
During the trial, both sides have stated they were the victims of abuse at the hands of the other.
It is into these muddy waters Fike decided to wade—especially bad idea considering he effectively made light of domestic violence.
Social media users accused Fike of trying to be edging to be relevant, but advertising ignorance instead.
\u201cDominic Fike so irrelevant he\u2019s trying to do controversial stuff just to get canceled like man sit down \ud83d\ude2d like you trying to be edgy at your big age is embarrassing\u201d— Cameron (@Cameron) 1653459044
\u201cdominic fike saying amber heard is attractive so he wouldn\u2019t mind being abused by her just pretty much killed it for me hes corny\u201d— \u2727\u0f3a\u2661\u0f3b\u221e (@\u2727\u0f3a\u2661\u0f3b\u221e) 1653510958
\u201cDominic Fike just ended his career before it even started. Boy I hope you learned your lesson and realize how many people truly dislike Amber Heard\u201d— M&M\ud83d\udc99\ud83d\udc9b|| KENOBI SPOILERS (@M&M\ud83d\udc99\ud83d\udc9b|| KENOBI SPOILERS) 1653415704
\u201c@atloverd @jameydesanra Cancelled before even starting.\u201d— jaime (@jaime) 1653507316
\u201cno wonder i never liked this man, he\u2019s so disgusting and v weird\u201d— jade (@jade) 1653628777
Fike has not stated why he made the comment out of nowhere, but fans aren’t having it.
This caused additional backlash when it was announced Fike was dating co-star Hunter Schafer.
While people speculated before it was announced, the news about Fike’s comments have put a damper on fan response.
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