Johnny Depp Trial: Over 2 Million People Sign Petition To Remove Amber Heard From 'Aquaman 2'

As Johny Depp and Amber Heard's defamation case is proceeding, there are new twists and turns every day. Amid the bitter battle between Depp and his Ex-wife Amber, it looks like fans have started to side with Depp.

A petition on change.org demanding Amber Heard's removal from Aquaman 2 is gaining traction.

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According to the petition, heard should be dropped from the upcoming Aquaman 2 movie. The petition filed on Change.org has already crossed the two million signature mark.

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For the uninitiated, Depp, who portrayed the role of Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, was fired by Disney in the fifth installment after allegations that he had abused his ex-wife.

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Heard plays the role of Princess Mera in Aquaman. Jason Momoa plays the lead role of the superhero in the film. According to the petition:

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She ¡°has been exposed as a domestic abuser by Johnny Depp,¡± Her appearance in Aquaman 2 should be canceled to prevent the alleged abuse from being ¡°glamorized.¡±

¡°Also, Amber Heard was arrested in 2009 for abusing a former domestic partner, Tasya Van Ree, demonstrating a repeated pattern of abuse by Amber Heard,¡± the petition further says.

According to Variety, Depp has launched a legal battle against Heard after she penned a Washington Post op-ed in 2018 stating that she is a survivor of domestic abuse.

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Although Heard did not mention Depp (58) by name in the column, she accused him of domestic violence after filing for divorce in 2016. Depp is pursuing a USD 50 million defamation lawsuit against Heard.

Her plea to dismiss the suit after Depp lost his libel case in the UK was denied. Depp has since argued that Hollywood is "boycotting" him, pointing to the long-delayed release of his biopic "Minamata."

(With agency inputs)

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