Who Trolled Amber: Episode 5 - The special relationship

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Tortoise Media

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.6 • 5.4K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Could a nation state have deployed an online army to fight for Johnny Depp? Alexi discovers the curious relationship between the Hollywood star and an authoritarian world leader.

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Reporter and host: Alexi Mostrous

Producer and reporter: Xavier Greenwood

Editor: David Taylor

Narrative editor: Gary Marshall

Additional reporting: Katie Riley

Sound design: Karla Patella

Artwork: Jon Hill & Oscar Ingham

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1:07.0	Just a warning before we start, this series contains strong language and descriptions of violence.
1:20.0	It's just the truth is stranger than fiction side of the way the world works.
1:28.0	You know, you couldn't make this up if you tried.
1:37.0	Attribution has all attribution has always been the hardest part of this story. Working out who trolled Amber, not just what happened to her.
1:44.0	And to be fair, that is what everyone told us.
1:47.1	Are we going to get a smoking gun?
1:48.2	No, you will never find a smoking gun to this.
1:50.2	I guarantee you all.
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