A Texas recruiter has been fired for using Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s defamation suit to encourage interest in his LinkedIn job posting.
Sean Barnes, who works as a recruiter at GTN Technical Staffing & Consulting, prepared a fake post-trial “transcript” between the two actors, which he posted on the site Tuesday, to advertise the role of a data analyst. was posted.
“Bombshell,” Barnes wrote. “The conversation between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard at the end of the trial has leaked!”
The recruiter imagined Heard repeatedly asking Depp to see her, before she asked: “Do you still love me, Johnny?”
In the mock transcript, Depp replied: “Amber, this may be the last time we ever speak, so please listen to me very carefully. If you’re a data analyst with experience in Python, SQL, A/B testing, and Excel You need to call Sean Barnes with GTN technical staffing. He’s the BEST!”
As of lunch time on Wednesday, the job posting has garnered 223,000 likes.
Several LinkedIn users responded to Barnes’ post, praising him for drawing interest in the data analyst position in a constructive way.
“One of the most engaging employee search posts I’ve ever seen!” A tickled reader replied.
“Talent recruitment strategy,” a second LinkedIn user swooned, while others described Barnes as “brilliant,” “slick” and “hilarious.”
While not everyone found Barnes’ post amusing, some said it was distasteful to use the trial — in which Heard and Depp leveled allegations of misconduct against each other — as fodder for attention.
“Using a test about partner violence for lol. It’s so tasteless,” scolded one person, while another said, “It’s so gross, don’t even know what to say.”
The post was later shared on Twitter, where several others criticized Barnes, including who wrote: “I can’t be the only one who thinks that using that lame ass fake transcript post of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard on LinkedIn is really cringe. Like what are we doing here? Uhh LinkedIn really is a dumpster fire.” “
The post has reached out to Barnes for comment.
However, Barnes isn’t the only person who has used the Depp/Heard court case to attract interest in a vacant job position. According to the Independent, a realtor also uploaded a similar fake transcript to advertise a vacant role with his business.
One person claimed they had seen several other duplicates of the post, stating: “My LinkedIn feed is full of #recruiters sharing a post using the Johnny Depp test as a punch line to promote posts.” being. dv [domestic violence] Not a joke or a marketing tool. Your attempt to be clever by using other people’s trauma for profit is shameful. That’s why your job won’t be able to fill.”
Depp has been riding high since winning the legal case against Heard late last month. The “Pirates of the Caribbean” star was awarded $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages after a jury found that Heard defamed her in an op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post. wrote.
Meanwhile, Heard had a minor victory in his defense against Depp, and the jury awarded him $2 million in damages.
This week, the “Aquaman” actress — who faced calls to remove her from that film’s upcoming sequel — spoke about the trial in a sit-down with NBC’s Savannah Guthrie, saying she’s still in love with her ex. Loves her husband and has no “ill will” towards him.
