Kyle Rittenhouse says Johnny Depp’s victory over Amber Heard in court is “fueling” his own plans to file defamation suits.
In August 2020, Mr Rittenhouse fatally shot two men and injured a third in Kenosha, Wisconsin, during the unrest following the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
He was acquitted in November 2021 of five charges, including first-degree homicide.
Mr Rittenhouse and his mother, Wendy Rittenhouse, have accused a number of individuals and media outlets of “defaming” him.
Following the verdict in the Johnny Depp v Amber Heard case on Wednesday, Mr Rittenhouse quoted Mr Depp’s statement, tweeting: “The jury gave me my life back,” and “Truth never perishes”.
Mr Rittenhouse added: “I felt that!”, then: “Congratulations to Johnny and his team on his defamation suit.”
In a later tweet, he wrote: “I have a new announcement coming soon about my defamation cases, keep an eye on Fox News and TMAP.org for more this week.
“Johnny Depp trial is just fueling me, you can fight back against the lies in the media, and you should!”
Following his own trial, Mr Rittenhouse launched an initiative called The Media Accountability Project to fundraise money to sue politicians, celebrities, and athletes who called him a “murderer”, despite his acquittal on all charges, and a “white supremacist”.
He also said he may sue media organisations.
