Amber Heard’s Agent Says She Lost Work Amid Johnny Depp Backlash

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Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterAmber Heard’s agent testified Thursday that she lost out on job opportunities amid the online backlash over her abuse allegations against ex-husband Johnny Depp.Jessica Kovacevic, Heard’s agent at WME, was the last of a series of witnesses called by Heard’s attorneys on Thursday.

After spending several days defending her from Depp’s defamation claim, Heard’s team is now on offense, seeking to prove their $100 million counterclaim that Heard’s career was harmed by Depp’s lawyer, who called her allegations a “hoax.”Heard was the female lead in “Aquaman,” which grossed more than $1 billion worldwide upon its release in December 2018.

Kovacevic said that should have led to more roles in TV and film, along with endorsement deals. But aside from “Aquaman 2,” Heard has shot only a single independent film, “In the Fire,” in the last two years.

Kovacevic said she that she was supposed to star in an Amazon film with Gael Garcia Bernal, but that she was dropped from the project.“No one can say out loud, ‘We’re taking this away from her because of this bad press,’ because it’s nothing she did,” Kovacevic said. “It’s all hearsay, and it’s all whatever.