There has been plenty of speculation surrounding Amber Heard and her potential firing from the Aquaman franchise due to her ongoing legal battles with ex-husband Johnny Depp.
As you may have heard, there is a petition circulating around social media calling for Amber's removal from the sequel.
TW: This article contains depictions or discussions of domestic violence and abuse and may be triggering to some readers.
In a candid Instagram post, the actor revealed his decision to leave the franchise was due to "recent events" which involved Depp's legal battles with ex-wife Amber Heard.
He then went on to discuss his plans to appeal the verdict in his libel trial, which involves the actor suing The Sun’s publisher, News Group Newspapers, and the paper’s executive editor, Dan Wootton.
As was reported by The Independent, Wootton referred to Depp as a "wife beater" in an article, following allegations of domestic violence made against Depp by Heard.
"I accept that Mr. Depp put her in fear of her life,” a British judge wrote in a statement dismissing the case, as was reported by The New York Times.
The judge continued, saying The Sun had shown that the claims it published were "substantially true."
The New York Times went on to say that Depp’s legal team argued Heard was the abuser in their relationship.
The 57-year-old concluded, "My life and career will not be defined by this moment in time."
While a petition to remove Amber from the second Aquaman film has been floating around the internet for over a year now, it has been recently gaining a lot of traction after Johnny's firing.
The petition now stands at around 1.5 million signatures.
"He will bear the scar from that for the rest of his life."
"This must be recognized, and action must be taken to prevent a known abuser from being celebrated within the entertainment industry," the petition continues.
Amber caught wind of this petition and was quick to shut down rumors of her firing last month.
"I'm super excited about the amount of fan love and the amount of fan appreciation that Aquaman has acquired and that it has garnered so much excitement for Aquaman and Mera that it means we'll be coming back," she told the publication.
She then told EW that she hopes to start filming in early 2021.
Naturally, Johnny Depp fans were not pleased to hear this news.
It's clear Johnny Depp fans have no intention of stopping their efforts to get Amber removed from the upcoming sequel.
