The petition, "Remove Amber Heard from Aquaman 2," has over 2 million 24 thousand signatures at the time of this writing. The number on the signature counter looks to be ever-increasing.
The Change.org petition to remove Amber Heard from Aquaman 2 after defamation trial against Johnny Depp. (Photo: Change.org)
Someone named Jeanne Larson started the petition to "SVP of Publicity & Communications for DC Warner Bros." It first came to life in December 2019, according to Newsweek, just weeks after Depp sued his now-ex wife Heard for $50 million.
The page comprises a long text explaining exactly the reasons one should sign the petition. The writing starts by writing that Heard has been "exposed as a domestic abuser by Johnny Depp."
It then mentions the incidents where Heard "punched him twice in the face" and "where she shattered his finger with a vodka bottle, and his finger had to be surgically reattached."
The writing further says that since their divorce, she has "systematically crusaded to ruin Depp in Hollywood." She attempted this by fabricating multiple accounts of abuse and an op-ed in The Washington Post, and even said Depp himself cut his finger off.
"As Amber Heard is a known and proven domestic abuser, Warner Brothers and DC Entertainment should and must remove Heard from their Aquaman 2 film project," the petition demands. "They must not ignore the suffering of Heard's victims, and must not glamorize a domestic abuser."
"Do the right thing. Remove Amber Heard from Aquaman 2," the petition concludes.
The current target for the petition seems to be three million signatures, at which point, as the page claims, it will become "one of the top signed on Change.org!"
