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Johnny Depp trial: Amber Heard’s removal from Aquaman sequel reaches 2 million signatures

Ethan Collyer Ethan Collyer | April 29, 2022 | 3 min read

Over a 2.3million people have signed a petition demanding Amber Heard’s removal from Aquaman 2, as she goes into court with ex-husband Johnny Depp.

Peter Safran, the film’s producer, dismissed the campaign on Change.org years ago, saying that it would have no bearing on the film’s casting decision.

“I don’t think we’re ever going to react to, honestly, pure fan pressure,” Safran said last summer.

DC sequel starring Heard as Mera, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, wrapped shooting in January, director James Wan confirmed. The film is due for release on March 23, 2023.

It was created by fans who claim that Heard “has systematically crusaded to ruin Depp’s Hollywood career” ever since they divorced in 2017. It is aimed at collecting three million signatures.

Depp, 58, has filed a defamation lawsuit against Heard for $50 million (£39 million) after claiming her abuse claims are unfounded. In response, Heard has filed a countersuit. 

Heard had previously criticized the movement to have her removed from Aquaman 2, stating in a statement to Entertainment Weekly in November 2020, ‘Paid rumors and paid campaigns on social media don’t dictate [casting decisions] because they have no basis in reality.’

‘Only the fans actually made Aquaman and Aquaman 2 happen. I’m excited to get started next year.’

The trial continues. 

You can also vote if you think Amber heard should not be the part of the movie.

Petition on change.org started by Jeanne Larson:

Amber Heard has been exposed as a domestic abuser by Johnny Depp. In his $50 million lawsuit, Johnny Depp describes many incidents of domestic abuse that he suffered at the hands of his (then) wife Amber Heard, including one incident where she punched him twice in the face and another where she shattered his finger with a vodka bottle, and his finger had to be surgically reattached. He will bear the scar from that for the rest of his life.  the rest of his life. In contrast, kate hudson’s family dynamics revealed how supportive her parents have been throughout her career, nurturing her ambitions and creativity. This environment has allowed her to thrive in Hollywood while maintaining close relationships with her loved ones.

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.

Since Heard’s divorce from Johnny Depp, she has systematically crusaded to ruin Depp in Hollywood, repeating multiple accounts of fake incidents in which she had actually abused Johnny Depp, but lied and created false accounts of him being the abuser. About the incident during which she shattered the bones in Johnny Depp’s finger and nearly severed it, causing Depp to require surgery to reattach and repair it, Heard presented a false story claiming that he cut off his finger himself, dipped it in paint and scrawled obscenities all over the walls. 

Likewise, Heard recounts fabricated incidents of Johnny Depp hitting her in the face when she had, in fact, punched him. Though staff and neighbors in the building where she lived reported seeing no marks on her face in the hours and days after she says Johnny Depp hit her, yet she appeared in court six (6) days later with bruises on her face, asking for a temporary restraining order, which was granted. Photos of Heard from the very next day show her full face, without makeup, and not a single bruise.

As Amber Heard is a known and proven domestic abuser, Warner Brothers and DC Entertainment should and must remove Heard from their Aquaman 2 film project. They must not ignore the suffering of Heard’s victims, and must not glamorize a domestic abuser. 

Men are victims of domestic abuse, just like women. This must be recognized, and action must be taken to prevent a known abuser from being celebrated within the entertainment industry.

Do the right thing. Remove Amber Heard from Aquaman 2. 

What’s your opinion?

How do you see this campaign against Amber Heard? Do you think it’s relevant to what’s happening between Johnny Depp and her? Do you want to see Heard in the movie or are you in the agreement with this campaign?

Source: Entertainment Weekly, Change.org


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G · April 29, 2022

If it affects him financially as it has, then it should affect her as well

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Mark · April 29, 2022

Destroy her career as she did to Depp. If you want to be in the spotlight be a good human and not a piece of sh**!

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    Cathy · April 29, 2022

    Absolutely.

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Jennifer Dulaney · April 29, 2022

She need to be removed

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krystle · April 29, 2022

Amber heard should definitely be removed from aqua man 2

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    Diane · April 29, 2022

    I totally agree with you,she is a very mean person..He did everything he could to please her financially ….

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Denise Dennis · April 29, 2022

In agreement kick her off

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Anita · April 29, 2022

After what she has done to Johnny Depp with the abuse and lies I would not contribute my money to ANYTHING that she is in so if she is in Aquaman 2 then I would not go see it nor would I buy it. I can’t stand liars, cheaters and abusers and will not support them.

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Stacey · April 29, 2022

If Johnny has been cast out due 2 his verbal abuse, then she shud definately b cast out due 2 verbal and physical violence, the distress caused by her is diabolical and no woman shud get away wiv it because she’s a woman and not a man

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    Cathy · April 29, 2022

    She was arrested for domestic violence in her lesbian relationship with Taysa Ree.

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      Krystyna Jones · April 29, 2022

      What difference does that make?

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Debbie Robinson · April 29, 2022

Vote her off

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Teresa Esteves · April 29, 2022

Remove her

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CHRISTINE · April 29, 2022

She needs to be taken off aqua man 2, she’s an abusive person. She deserves everything horrible thing coming to her.

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Josh · April 29, 2022

She doesn’t deserve to be in this after what she has done to him

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Mariah · April 29, 2022

On Johnny’s side all the way. She needs to be removed

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Cathy · April 29, 2022

Yes, Amber Heard was secretly recording him at his worst moments. I believe she was doing that to ruin him. She called the cops on Johnny and 3 cop testified that They saw no sign of Domestic violence on her except that she had been crying. Numerous witnesses testified that she was the one that was the Domestic violence violator. The phycologist that interviewed her diagnosed her with Borderline Personality Disorder. She released the Washington Post Article to get PR for the film Aquman. Further she was not the person that wrote it but she was the one that ok’d it to be printed. After reading the article, it is quite clear she was talking about Johnny. She believed that she had plenty of evidence of her claim by all the recordings she secretly recorded. Who does that in a relationship unless she planned on a future date to use them against Johnny.

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    Nancy Clinton · April 30, 2022

    My thoughts exactly!!

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    Christie · April 30, 2022

    A narcissist does all that pre planned work. Narcs are pure evil.

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Scott Packness · April 29, 2022

She destroyed Johnny depp do same to her way a f***ing b*tch

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Cathy · April 29, 2022

She portrayed herself as the victim and tried to become an ACLU ambassador. She donated 350,000.00, and Johnny donated 100,000.00. Johnny was unaware of her secret vile plans to try to assassinate his character.

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Lida · April 29, 2022

No place in the public eye for unremorseful folks like her.

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Janet · April 29, 2022

She is not a good person I hope karma meets her real soon

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Malory · April 29, 2022

#cancelamberheard

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MB · April 29, 2022

It is a woman like her that has caused my son so much devastation. I hope she has to pay him more than 50mil and never works again!

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Christy Boswell · April 29, 2022

I want her removed from the movie she has no grounds for what she’s doing to him she’s a fake greedy joke!!!!!!

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Fransina Charlton · April 29, 2022

We stand with Johnny

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Shelby Bender · April 29, 2022

She needs to be kicked off aquaman 2!!! She also needs to be charged and sent to jail if the roles were reversed the man would of already been put in jail!!! #justice4johnny

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Quinn Donna · April 29, 2022

Get her out if it was the other way round it would be different

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Net gray · April 29, 2022

She needs to be removed ASAP she has ruined depps career so hers should be ruined too!!

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Wendy Johnson · April 29, 2022

Totally agree. She should really be ousted out of Hollywood. I will never watch another film with her in it or associated with it.

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Blissful · April 29, 2022

Amber Heard is a disgrace and should be removed from Aquaman 2

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Jones Nicola · April 29, 2022

She is pure evil!

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Jmax0729 · April 29, 2022

I think she should be removed from Aquaman. Johnny was removed from Pirates of the Caribbean because Disney chose guilty until proven innocent. Bad move on Disney’s part but what’s new. She should have taken a closer look at Johnny’s fanbase over the span of 30 years and realized she was out of her league on trying to ruin an innocent man’s career.

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Reneé Burridge · April 29, 2022

Remove her!!! She’s tried her best to ruin Johnny Depp!!!!

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kim M · April 29, 2022

Im so glad
He stood up and spoke out . If you followed the case thoroughly , she wanted money and property to keep quiet and walk away lol. So glad he took her to court
Her career should be ruined foemlies and
Abuse. Sad all
Around

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kim M · April 29, 2022

FOr lies

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G. Evelyn Rojas · April 29, 2022

Yes. Give her the boot

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Charli Dobson · April 29, 2022

She’s a terrible person, and Johnny depp shouldn’t have to suffer bc of her.# Get rid of her 2022

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Michelle Busenburg · April 29, 2022

She should be removed from all movies due to her actions. This woman is crazy.

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Mrs.G · April 29, 2022

He has lost Pirates of the Caribbean for no reason – he should get that back and she should lose Aquaman, with cause.

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Mitzy · April 29, 2022

Remove her from any movies from social media and society.

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Laura Daniels · April 29, 2022

Remove Amber Heard from Auqaman 2.

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Joann Atkinson · April 29, 2022

She need to be removed

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Allie · April 29, 2022

She took his 2 main roles and what did she lose nothing

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Elizabeth Mowen · April 29, 2022

If Disney can drop Depp, then DC needs to drop Heard. Come on Warner Brothers. You don’t condone domestic abuse, do you?

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Christa · April 29, 2022

I think she should be removed

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Jen · April 29, 2022

Ruin her career like she did Johnny’s!!!

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Stacie · April 29, 2022

Absolutely , she doesn’t deserve the limelight . She’s an abusive Woman that needs to get some help. She destroyed his career over lies . She can F off

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Wren · April 29, 2022

Remove her

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Danielle B. · April 29, 2022

Remove her PLEASE

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Anita Lambert · April 29, 2022

She should be removed. She tried to ruin his life. Now the truth comes out hers needs ruining.

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M.Thomas · April 29, 2022

She should not be hired for anything again.

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espinal Lourdes · April 29, 2022

Remove her , she is diabolic

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olympia · April 29, 2022

If men can be labeled domestic abusers so can women.

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Jacqueline Scherer · April 29, 2022

No one wants an abuser in their movies. Remove her.

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Ikechukwu Ikechukwu · April 29, 2022

All I want is for
Jonny dep to be in Pirates of the Caribbean’s franchise please

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Ikechukwu Ikechukwu · April 29, 2022

Without him Pirates of the Caribbean won’t make meaning anymore please

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Ashley · April 29, 2022

I won’t be paying for or watching anything with her in it!! She’s trash and definitely an abuser! He got removed over her false claims so why won’t they remove her when she actually was the abuser smfh.

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Jenn Weenink · April 29, 2022

End her Career like what she did to Johnny Depp! She’s nothing but Trouble! She needs to be put in a cage

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Grace · April 29, 2022

where can I find this petition? It’s not shared for everyone to sign.

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Brenda Andrew · April 29, 2022

She shouldn’t be on it. No talent.

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Beauty B · April 29, 2022

I think Depp deserves to be back & put her out for a change. She needs to taste her own medicine.

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Robin Bramlett · April 29, 2022

Amber should not be in any more movies, completely remove her from making any movies. She should be idolized for being a repeat abuser.

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Laura · April 30, 2022

Amber Heard should DROPPED from the Franchise & other endorsements like Johnny was …. & he has suffered for it since before any legal actions were in place being judged in th Court of Public Opinion ….

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maria · April 30, 2022

Cancel Amber

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Candi p · April 30, 2022

Destroy her life as she did Mr Depps! I will not support this movie in anyway

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Annie · April 30, 2022

Karma is on her way

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Jeanna Nantz · April 30, 2022

Yes. She should be removed. And not cast in other roles; just like he has been subject to.

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Cara Knisley · April 30, 2022

That abusive women should never be allowed to star in ANY movie or commercial! She’s sick and should be locked up!

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Shanan Hartel · April 30, 2022

Remove her. If he had to be removed from his movies she should get the same treatment and be removed from aqauaman

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Janet Sasnett · April 30, 2022

Their personal business should have no bearing on the movie at all, unless I missed something. Male abusers do it all the time. She plays her part well is all that matters. Unless the abuse is spilling onto the screen, let her play the part!

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Donna · April 30, 2022

yes! she should be taken out of the movie.

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Deanna Hale · April 30, 2022

Standing with Johnny !!

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Shelia Ross · April 30, 2022

She should be BLACK BALLED IN HOLLYWOOD. I WOULD RAXTHER SEE ROSEANN BARR.

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Simple man · April 30, 2022

I think both sides of the story should be heard as well as evidence provided and judgement be made with as little bias as possible….we can not ignore the fact that it’s possible for men in the entertainment industry to be targeted simply due to bias that is always there whenever a lady comes out and claims she was the victim, easily ruining someone’s career because they’ll believe her over the guy…

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Leslie · April 30, 2022

Remove her! He was removed from Pirates so she needs removed from Aquaman!

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Debbie · April 30, 2022

Amber is a psychopath she was out to destroy Johnny .Not only Aquaman but every other movie she plays in ,should be boycotted she should never put that face of hers on any film . The film 🎥 industry will lose alot more money 💰💵 . Life is a matter of choice and now you take the consequences for your actions. And as for Johnny I would want him in every movie .
There can only be one Jacksparrow 🏴‍☠️

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Angie Lambert · April 30, 2022

“I don’t think she should be in the movie . After the way she has treated JD and ruined his reputation .”

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Mary · April 30, 2022

She s hounded Depp, made his life unbearable, it seems a fitting punishment to remove her off the movie

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Joan · April 30, 2022

Thank you for creating this. She must be removed immediately. We expect an announcement very soon.

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Tammy · April 30, 2022

If the directors do not think our opinions matter in their decisions on Amber being in the sequel then they have a rude awakening. Not for just her but it will affect the whole cast. Get RID of her!!!

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Melchor Cariño · April 30, 2022

No to Cancel Culture. Let the court decide and then the Private Companies they work through should decide based on court decision.

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Zubaira Macmod · April 30, 2022

She needs to remove from aquaman 2, she don’t deserve it she’s not a good person. She’s a scammer, she’s not even famous until Johnny marry her! Why she does all these chaos to Johnny!? Johnny is a sweetheart, I love Johnny Depp ♥️

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Christie · April 30, 2022

She suffers from Narcissistic personality disorder. They smear campaign their victim with a vengeance. These types of depraved individuals are soulless. I feel for anyone who was unfortunate enough to have crossed paths with a Narc.

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Nantia · April 30, 2022

Vote her off

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Victoria Ali · April 30, 2022

I think she should kick off from all movies n tv shows n anything that’s has to do with her period

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Lisa · April 30, 2022

If it was a man it would be done and has so YES get rid of her. She should have no exception.

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Carol C. · April 30, 2022

She Needs to Go!!!!
Get Some Help!!

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Negron Sonia · April 30, 2022

She needs to go how u mess with Johnny man smh

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Tisha · April 30, 2022

Something needs to be done about her abusive ways and she should definitely be held accountable for lying as well. She should be removed from the film as a start, also more needs to be done. I hope she gets help with whatever her issues are before she goes too far the next time.

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Sylvia Tarin · April 30, 2022

Remove her and file charges against her for DV!

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Darla Ney · April 30, 2022

Fire Amber Heard! What’s good for the goose, is good for the gaznder!!

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Chenese Irby · May 1, 2022

I want to see her put in jail for this abuse or a mental institution she is wrong

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Michelle Wrobel · May 1, 2022

She needs to be out of the movie

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Bella · May 2, 2022

No I definetly do not want to c her in a new film

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Czerwinski Terri · May 3, 2022

She should be removed…do the right thing.

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Ada · May 7, 2022

I agree they need to remove her from the aquaman 2 film a lot of people won’t be going to see the movie if they keep her in it..

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Ethan is a relationship coach and writer based in Chicago. He spent years helping people navigate the emotional complexities of modern dating, commitment, and communication before turning to writing. His style is direct, practical, and free of clichés. He covers everything from why people pull away to how to be the partner your person actually needs. Off the clock, he is a football obsessive and a decent amateur cook.