Why Amber Heard was really almost fired from ‘Aquaman 2’: agent

nypost.com:

petitioned Warner Bros. for months to remove Heard from the superhero film seuqel amid her controversial defamation trial with ex-husband Johnny Depp.Heard’s WME agent, Jessica Kovacevic, testified Thursday during the trial that Warner Bros.

claimed it was Heard’s “lack of chemistry” with her “Aquaman” costar Jason Momoa that almost got her canned.Kovacevic also discussed the 36-year-old’s career before and after her relationship with Depp, 58, saying Heard should have become a major star after “Aquaman,” which premiered in late 2018 and grossed over $1 billion.The agent addressed “online rumors” that Warner Bros.

wanted to replace Heard in her pre–recorded deposition, and also said she believed the studio wanted her out as Princess Mera due to the bad publicity stemming from the contentious court case.Kovacevic noted that in her opinion, the studio didn’t “want to hire someone who has bad press,” adding, “no one wants that association.” This comes after “Never Back Down” actress Heard alleged earlier this week during the trial that she “had to fight really hard to keep my career” amid her battle with the “Dark Shadows” actor. “I lost opportunities.

I got dropped from jobs and campaigns. I fought to keep my job and the biggest movie opportunity I had to date [with] ‘Justice League’ with the option to [star in] ‘Aquaman,'” she said.“I had to fight really hard to stay in ‘Justice League’ because that was the time of the divorce,” Heard added.