Amber Heard only kept her role in Aquaman because its star Jason Momoa and the film’s director fought for her, the jury in Depp’s defamation trial against the actress heard.
Heard’s witness Kathryn Arnold, a former Hollywood producer who is now an entertainment industry consultant and expert, took the stand Monday afternoon. She evaluated Depp’s claims for damages as a result of Heard’s op-ed as well as Heard’s claim for damages based on comments from Depp’s lawyer that her allegations were a ‘hoax.’
According to Arnold, Aquaman was Heard’s ‘a star is born moment’ but instead of it being a springboard for her career, she was nearly cut from the sequel.
Heard only kept her role because Jason Momoa, Heard’s co-star, and the film’s director James Wan ‘committed to her’ and were ‘adamant she was in the film,’ claimed Arnold, who spoke with Heard as part of her preparation for testifying.
According to Arnold, the first draft of Aquaman 2 her character Mera had a ‘strong romantic arc the…
