Amber Heard has become the focus of a barrage of misleading videos on YouTube, trotting out false claims that she has been fired from Aquaman 2.

Heard, 36, is currently in the midst of a court battle with her ex-husband Johnny Depp, who has filed a $50 million lawsuit against her over a 2018 op-ed for The Washington Post in which the actress said she was a domestic abuse survivor.

While Depp, 58, was not named in the article, his lawyers have argued that it was clear Heard was referring to him. Heard has countersued for $100 million.

In their testimonies, Depp and Heard have accused one another of domestic violence. Both have denied the allegations.

Amid the legal proceedings, a change.org petition to have Heard removed from the sequel to the 2018 DC Comics movie Aquaman has gathered pace, with the signature count last week soaring past the 4 million mark.

Fans have cited Depp's allegations that Heard was violent toward him during their ill-fated relationship as reason for wanting her ousted from the big-budget project.

Such is the passion to block Heard from reprising her role as Mera that a slew of YouTube videos have popped up in recent days, falsely declaring that she has been dropped from the franchise, which stars Jason Momoa as the titular character.

"Jason Momoa Speaks On Firing Amber Heard From Aquaman," declares the title of one video on the platform, which adds that the actor is "SICK OF HER LIES."

Despite there being no statement of the sort in the video, it...

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