Amber Heard’s legal troubles continue after she lost the defamation suit against Johnny Depp while under investigation over MEIDES allegations in Australia following the 2015 dog smuggling case
Amber Heard could face another legal battle in Australia after losing her high-profile libel suit against ex-husband Johnny Depp earlier this month.
She is the subject of an “ongoing” investigation into perjury in Australia related to court cases stemming from her infamous visit to Queensland with Depp in 2015.
The couple, who were in the country while Depp was filming Pirates of the Caribbean 5, broke Australia’s strict quarantine and biosecurity laws by not declaring their Yorkshire terriers, Pistol and Boo, upon arrival from the US
The Aquaman actress, 36, was indicted on two counts of illegally importing the animals in July of that year, but the case was dropped when she pleaded guilty to forging travel documents in a Gold Coast court in April 2016, ET reports Canada.
Amber Heard (left) could face another legal battle in Australia after losing her libel case against ex-husband Johnny Depp (right). Pictured in Toronto, Canada on September 14, 2015
Australia’s Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment said on Tuesday it was investigating “allegations of perjury made by Ms Heard during the 2015 illegal importation court case [her] two dogs to Australia.’
The spokesman confirmed that the case was “pending”.
At the time of her guilty plea in 2016, Heard and Depp also recorded a video apology expressing remorse for her actions.
The footage was widely mocked on social media, with some fans saying the couple looked like they had been kidnapped and held for ransom.
The Aquaman actress, 36, is the subject of an “ongoing” perjury investigation in Australia in connection with court cases stemming from her visit to Queensland with Depp in 2015, when the couple broke Australia’s biosecurity laws by leaving their Yorkshire -Terrier Pistol and Boo undeclared . (Heard and Depp are seen in court on the Gold Coast on April 18, 2016)
Heard was charged with two counts of illegally importing the animals in July of that year, but the case was dropped when she pleaded guilty to forging travel documents in April 2016. She and Depp also recorded a video apology (pictured) in which she expressed regret for her actions
Heard has to pay Depp $10.35 million after a Virginia court found she defamed the 59-year-old actor by describing herself as a victim of domestic violence in an opinion piece she wrote.
Judge Penney Azcarate also ordered Depp to pay Heard $2 million.
The order was a formality after the jury returned its verdict on June 1, largely following a sensational six-week trial in which the couple revealed lurid details of their brief marriage during a televised trial that was closely followed on social media sided with Depp.
Australia’s Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment said on Tuesday it was investigating “allegations of perjury made by Ms Heard during the 2015 illegal importation court case [her] two dogs to Australia.’ The spokesman confirmed that the case was “pending”. (Pictured: hearing in a court in Fairfax, Virginia, on May 27)
Depp sued Heard, to whom he was married from 2015 to 2017, over a December 2018 article she wrote in The Washington Post in which she described herself as “a public figure who depicts domestic violence.”
The jury ruled in Depp’s favor on all three of his allegations regarding certain statements in the 2018 play.
The jury found that Depp should receive $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages, but the judge reduced the punitive damages to $350,000, below a state cap.
Heard faced two charges for knowingly importing a prohibited product into the country. (Pictured: the Yorkshire terriers at the center of the incident, Pistol and Boo)
Heard has announced that he will appeal the verdict.
At Friday’s hearing, the judge said if Heard appeals, she will be required to post $10.35 million in bail while the appeal is pending — a standard practice.
The judge’s decision states that both awards are subject to six percent interest per year.
Heard has to pay Depp (pictured) $10.35 million after a US court found she defamed the 59-year-old actor by describing herself as a victim of domestic violence in an opinion piece she authored