Fifty Shades of GreystarDakota Johnsonis not a fan of"cancel culture"and even particularly hates that term. In a new interview withVanity Fair, the subject of the Johnny Depp, Amber Heard legal battle came up. This is because of a 2015 clip going viral that featured Johnson observing Johnny Depp’s injured finger with the original poster alleging that this was the moment Johnson realized that Depp had been abused.
In her interview, Johnson claimed she could not remember that day and really doesn’t want to get involved in the Depp vs. Heard drama. She describes feeling perplexed about getting drawn into it because of that video and doesn’t want it to go any further than that. She also commented on the televised defamation trial and said it was “crazy” that people watched it and treated it like a television drama series.
“I was like, ‘For the love of God, why? Why am I involved in this?’ I don’t remember that at all, but please, take me out of this. Don’t let this go further. Can you imagine, oh, my God, if I was called to the witness stand? I can’t believe that people are watching [the trial] like it’s a show. It’s like it’s a courtroom drama and my heart breaks. It’s so, so, so crazy. Humans are so f—ing weird. The internet is a wild, wild place.”
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Dakota Johnson Thinks Cancel Culture Will Pass
Johnson went on to share her thoughts on cancel culture in general. She is not a fan of this as the idea of “canceling a human being” does not sit right with her. Johnson explains how it’s only human for people to make mistakes as they attempt to navigate life. This does not mean it’s okay to harm others, and there should be consequences for things like that. The problem, as Johnson says, is a small but vocal percentage of people on Twitter, some of whom “can’t even spell,” dictating the careers of celebrities they don’t like.
“What I struggle with in terms of cancel culture is the termcancel culture—the whole concept behind canceling a human being, like they’re an appointment. No person will not make mistakes in their life. The point of being alive is figuring it out. Hurting other people, harming other people is not okay. There are consequences for those actions. But the concept of the Twitterverse deciding if someone just all of a sudden doesn’t exist anymore is horrifying, heartbreaking, and wrong. I do think that it will pass. I believe that people want to live in a better world, ultimately. Also, Twitter makes up like, what, 12 percent of the world? I mean, some of these people can’t even spell.”
This isn’t the first time Johnson has weighed in on this subject. She previously spoke in an interview withTHRabout how she never had any negative experiences working with Johnny Depp, Shia LeBeouf, and Armie Hammer, despite allegations that had been made against those actors. Johnson believes that people can change for the better by learning from mistakes and that there needs to be a way to meet in the middle rather than the"major overcorrection"that’s been happening.
“I never experienced that firsthand from any of those people. I had an incredible time working with them; I feel sad for the loss of great artists. I feel sad for people needing help and perhaps not getting it in time. I feel sad for anyone who was harmed or hurt. I do believe that people can change. I want to believe in the power of a human being to change and evolve and get help and help other people. I think there’s definitely a major overcorrection happening. But I do believe that there’s a way for the pendulum to find the middle. Sometimes the old school needs to be moved out for the new school to come in. But, yeah, cancel culture is such a f—ing downer. I hate that term.”
