Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have been making news since they started dating. The couple has been a social media buzz with their whirlwind romance to the short-lived marriage and the divorce. But they became the hot topic of discussion when their defamation case court hearing was telecasted live on social media platforms. Amber Heard had to pay a heavy penalty for her false allegations about the star.
Seems like the legal trouble for the former couple has not yet left their trail. The Aquaman actress has been charged with the illegal import of her two dogs in Australia when she was married to Depp.
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Johnny Depp’s ex-wife Amber Heard accused of illegally importing her dogs
Amber Heard was accused of illegal import of her two Yorkshire terriers in 2015. However, the case has been dropped, and she will not face any further charges related to this incident.
The case is based on the incident where the actress brought her dogs, Pistol and Boo, to the Gold Coast. Her then-husband Johnny Depp was filming the Pirates of the Caribbean 5 movie in Australia at the time. When Heard arrived, she did not declare her two dogs, which went against Australia’s quarantine regulations. In 2016, she was charged with two counts of illegal import of her dogs into the country and one for producing a false document.
The actress pledged guilty for providing the false documents at Australia’s Southport Magistrates Court, and she was sentenced to a one-month good behavior bond. The other charges were dropped.
Amber Heard was cleared of all charges related to the 2015 dog import case
Johnny Depp’s former employee Kevin Murphy, shared in the court in 2020, when Depp sued The Sun for defamation, that Heard knew about Australia’s quarantine rules. He also revealed that Heard had pressurized her staff members to take responsibility for her negligence.
As per Australian law, Heard potentially committed perjury in 2016. However, as per a recent statement by Australia’s biosecurity, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry confirmed they would not be pressing charges against the actress.
The statement reads,
“Prosecution action will not be taken against actress Amber Heard over allegations related to her sentencing for the illegal import of two dogs into Australia in 2015. The department collaborated with agencies, both in Australia and overseas, to investigate these claims against Ms Heard. A brief of evidence was referred to the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions, who has made the decision not to prosecute in this instance having applied the Prosecution Policy of the Commonwealth.”
Heard and Depp were given a 50-hour deadline by the Australian government to return Pistol and Boo to the U.S. In April 2016, Heard and Depp shared an apology video saying they were sorry that Pistol and Boo were not declared.
Johnny Depp also talked about the dog import case in Jimmy Kimmel Live! in September 2015,
“We were under the impression we had all the paperwork done for the dogs. We were there with the dogs in front of everybody.”
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have recently gained the limelight due to the new three-part Netflix docuseries, Depp v. Heard. It follows the court trial that happened after Depp sued Heard for defamation.
Source- Rolling Stone
