Amber Heard ‘fires’ PR firm following ‘bad press’ during Johnny Depp trial – as petition to axe her from Aquaman 2 nears 3,000,000 signatures

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the Johnny Depp libel trial, according to reports. Pirates Of The Caribbean actor Depp, 58, is suing ex-wife Heard, 36, over a 2018 article she wrote in The Washington Post, which Depp’s lawyers say falsely implies he physically and sexually abused her.

The article does not mention him by name. Heard is countersuing for $100million (£76m) claiming Depp libeled her by calling her a liar.Following several days of testimony from Depp, and various witnesses testifying on behalf of the plaintiff, Heard is expected to speak on Wednesday when court returns this week.However, it’s been reported by several outlets that Heard has ‘fired’ her PR firm Precision Strategies, after expressing ‘frustration’ with the coverage she’d received in the press, which she allegedly argued ‘favoured Depp’.According to sources, she cut ties with the firm on Thursday and has already hired a replacement.Precision is co-founded by Stephanie Cutter, who is a former deputy campaign manager for President Barack Obama’s successful re-election campaign, and which Heard brought on board as she prepared to defend herself in the case earlier this spring.To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoAccording to New York Post, a source claimed Heard ‘doesn’t like bad headlines,’ while another told the outlet the Aquaman actress is ‘frustrated with her story not being told effectively’.