Amber Heard’s legal trouble isn’t over. Weeks after losing the defamation case against her ex-husband, Johnny Depp, the 36-year-old actress is still being investigated in an ongoing perjury case in Australia.
A spokesperson at the Australian Department of Agriculture, Water, and the Environment revealed that the department is investigating allegations of perjury by Heard during court proceedings for the 2015 illegal importation of her two dogs into Australia.
The spokesperson confirmed that the case is still ongoing.
The former couple was still married in May 2015 when Heard brought their two dogs, Pistol and Boo, into the country without declaring them, despite the country having a strict quarantine policy. The Yorkshire Terriers didn’t go through customs and adhere to Australia’s required 10-day quarantine.
In July 2015, the actress was officially charged with two counts of illegally importing the animals, but after pleading guilty to falsifying travel documents in court, the case was closed.
Depp addressed the incident during a Jimmy Kimmel Live interview in September 2015.
“We were under the impression we had all the paperwork done for the dogs. We were there with the dogs in front of everybody.”,” Depp explained at the time.
In April 2016, the former couple issued an apology via video where she said she was truly sorry for not following the rules to declaring the dogs.
Despite the case being closed, a spokesperson for the department revealed in October 2021 that the department is seeking to obtain witness statements and once obtained, the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions will consider whether the evidence is sufficient to warrant pursuance of the matter.
