Reports tell that the Aquaman actress could be charged with perjury in a 2015 case in Australia.
Just weeks after losing her intense legal battle against ex-husband Johnny Depp, the 36-year-old Amber might face another court trial.
Currently, an investigation is ongoing into her criminal activity in Australia. In 2015, Heard went to Queensland and illegally took her two dogs with her.
According to Newsweek, while she was married to Johnny, she visited him in Australia when he was shooting for the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean 5 and took their Yorkshire Terriers, Pistol and Boo, with her without declaring them to the customs.
By doing so, Amber broke Australia’s strict quarantine and biosecurity laws; the country has a strict 10-day quarantine rule for pets coming in. In consequence, the actress was charged with unlawful smuggling of dogs and faced a trial in court.
However, the case was closed when she confessed that it was an honest mistake.
“In a taped apology, Amber Heard said she was “truly sorry” for not declaring terriers, Pistol and Boo, when she entered Australia—which is known for its strict quarantine laws,” Newsweek reported.
Now the Daily Mail reports that Amber’s ‘dog-smuggling saga’ has been rejuvenated, and Australian officials are investigating her for perjury over her claims of falsifying documents.
The Australian Department of Agriculture, Water, and the Environment has also confirmed that an investigation is in progress, and told ET Canada,
“We are investigating allegations of perjury by Ms. Heard during court proceedings for the 2015 illegal importation of [her] two dogs into Australia.”
Moreover, Johnny Depp’s former estate manager Kevin Murphy told the London court that Amber ordered him to lie on oath and testify in her favor about the smuggled dogs.
“I also explained to Ms. Heard several times the fact that trying to take the dogs into Australia without completing the mandatory process was illegal and could result in very harsh penalties including euthanizing the dogs,” said Murphy.
“When I expressed that I was extremely uncomfortable with this, Ms. Heard said to me ‘Well I want your help on this … I wouldn’t want you to have a problem with your job.’”
“It became very apparent that Ms. Heard was threatening my job stability unless I cooperated with providing a declaration that supported her false account for the Australian proceedings. He added.
“Because of this I felt extreme pressure to cooperate, despite knowing this would involve being untruthful.”
As per Daily Mail, “Pistol and Boo should have been declared to customs and placed in 10-day quarantine, but their arrival went undetected for several weeks until a grooming salon posted snaps of the cuddly pair to Facebook.”
After the news reached the authorities, the former couple was asked to send the dogs back to America within a period of 72 hours.
Later the actress pleaded guilty in the Australian court and her lawyer Jeremy Kirk told the judge that she had no intention of deceiving the authorities or breaking any rules. Still, it was negligence on her staff’s part. He said Amber thought that Johnny’s staff had taken care of the paperwork, but the pets’ documents were somehow skipped.
It seems things are not looking good for Amber Heard, and she is still in hot water.
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