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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Tom Murray

Amber Heard avoids trial in Australia over alleged smuggling of pet Yorkshire terriers

AAP

Prosecutors in Australia have dropped a potential criminal case against Amber Heard over allegations that she lied to a court about how her pet Yorkshire terriers were imported into Australia in 2015.

The dogs (named Pistol and Boo) were allegedly smuggled into Australia in June of that year when Heard’s then-husband Johnny Depp was filming the fifth instalment of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.

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