‘SNL’ and the Ugly Comics Feasting on Amber Heard’s Misery

The Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial sparked a revolting online circus. By joining in, "SNL" proved it's no longer influencing meme culture but instead embracing its worst impulses.

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