Amber Heard Perjury Charges Dropped in Case of Importing Dogs Into Australia
Amber Heard will not face charges in her case regarding the import of her dogs into Australia.
Australian authorities announced on Tuesday (August 22) that the 37-year-old Aquaman actress will not be charged with perjury relating to allegations that she lied about how her two Yorkshire terriers entered Australia in 2015.
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Amber did not declare that she was bringing the dogs, Pistol and Boo, into the country, which violated Australia’s quarantine regulations. At the time, Amber was visiting then-husband Johnny Depp while he was filming Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.
After the dogs were discovered by authorities, Amber and Johnny issued a “government-imposed 50-hour deadline” to return the dogs to the United States or have them euthanized, according to the Associate Press.
In 2016, Amber pled guilty to providing a false immigration document and was sentenced to a one-month good behavior bond. The charges of illegally bringing her dogs into Australia were dropped, according to ABC News.
The outlet reported that Amber‘s lawyer denied claims that she had purposely lied in not declaring the dogs’ arrival in Australia. However, a former employee of Johnny provided a statement in court during the actor’s 2020 defamation trial against The Sun claiming that Amber had knowingly broken Australia’s quarantine rules and had pressured a staffer to take responsibility for the transgression.
Australia’s Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, has confirmed that the potential case has been dropped by prosecutors.
Amber Heard and Johnny Depp released a video apology in 2016 that you can watch right here.