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A joke Ryan Gosling And Emily Bluntis the new action film, The Guy case, faces a backlash. Before the film hits theaters on Friday, May 3, some viewers disagree with a joke it references Johnny Depp And Amber Heard‘s previous relationship. The scene in question includes Hannah Waddinghamis the film’s character, a producer on a film set who runs into a trailer that’s in disarray.
“It’s like Amber and Johnny were just here,” she says. The joke apparently hinted at the allegations of domestic violence and abuse that Amber, 38, and Johnny, 60, made against each other. The ex-spouses were married from 2015 to 2017.
Moviegoers took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to discuss the controversial joke. One social media user tweeted: “The scapegoat made a tasteless ‘joke’ about the domestic violence Amber suffered at the hands of Johnny.” The year is 2024. Why do we put lines like this in movies? bad work [sic].”
Another person intervened Write“Domestic violence is no joke. Anyone involved with @TheFallGuyMovie should be ashamed of themselves. How many people knew about it and did nothing? Sick, y’all.”
Amber and Johnny were subsequently embroiled in a lengthy legal battle Aquaman The actress wrote a comment for The Washington Post about domestic violence. Although she didn’t say the name Pirates of the Caribbean As the star of the article, Johnny sued Amber for defamation. Both actors made shocking allegations against each other during the high-profile court battle in 2022. In the end, Johnny was awarded millions of dollars.
The Guy case is loosely based on the 1980s television series of the same name. The film follows Ryan’s character Colt Seavers: a stunt performer who suffers a career-altering injury. He breaks up with his girlfriend Jody Moreno (played by Emily) and leaves the stunt life behind. A year later, Colt finds himself back on the set after a movie star goes missing. He now has to find the actor and win back his former girlfriend.
Ryan and Emily’s film also celebrates the work of stunt performers. No one from the cast or crew has publicly responded to the backlash to the Amber and Johnny joke.
If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, please call National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 for confidential assistance.