• Emma Thompson weighs in on the #MeToo trial verdicts.
• She says the movement “cannot and will not be derailed by one case”.
• His hiring comes just over a year after he was placed on leave from Pixar for inappropriate behaviour towards female employees.

Emma Thompson is weighing in on the impact Amber Heard and Johnny Depp’s trial verdict could have on the #MeToo movement. 

After a seven-person jury held both Depp, 59, and Heard, 36, guilty for defamation but sided primarily with the actor last week, the Cruella star spoke on Radio about her thoughts on the future of the #MeToo period (a movement to help survivors of sexual violence and abuse share their stories).

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“One of the great issues to do with that case is fame and how people who are famous are treated differently and viewed differently,” Thompson, 63, explained. “The #MeToo movement is not going to be derailed by that, but in order for it not to be derailed, we just have to keep on talking. We have to keep on talking and refuse to allow it to be derailed by a case [with] two very, very, very famous people.”

“A case where the two protagonists are that famous is not representative,” she continued. “And it’s just very important to remember that this movement—which is about human kindness and is just so simple, really, and has been made so complicated—cannot and will not be derailed by one case.”

The British actress Emma Thompson has previously shown her support for the cause. Thompson resigned out of Skydance Animation’s upcoming animated picture Luck in 2019, according to Report, after the business hired former Pixar boss John Lasseter, who was accused of sexual misconduct.

After leaving Pixar and Disney Animation owing to the allegations against him, Lasseter, 65, was hired as the head of Skydance Animation.

CEO David Ellison announced Lasseter’s hiring at Skydance Animation in January.

“John is a singular creative and executive talent whose impact on the animation industry cannot be overstated,” Ellison said in a statement, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “He was responsible for leading animation into the digital age, while telling incomparable stories that continue to inspire and entertain audiences around the globe.”

At the time, a company representative did not respond to request for comment.

His hiring comes just over a year after Lasseter informed Pixar employees of his leave of absence in a message apologising for inappropriate behaviour.

“I especially want to apologize to anyone who has ever been on the receiving end of an unwanted hug or any other gesture they felt crossed the line in any way, shape, or form,” he wrote in the memo.