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Amber Heard denies being axed from Aquaman amid backlash of first TV interview since trial

Amber Heard has denied she has been sacked from her role in the sequel to Aquaman.

The 36-year-old has been embroiled in the defamation trial with Johnny Depp which has grabbed the attention of fans from across the globe, resulting in a jury ruling in favour of her ex-husband on June 1.

Depp, 58, was awarded compensatory damages of $10million (£8 million) and a further $5 million (£4 million) in punitive damages.

Heard filed a countersuit after claiming his legal team falsely accused her of fabricating claims against the actor and was awarded compensatory damages of $2million (£1.6 million) after proving one of her counterclaims.

Amber co-starred alongside Jason Mamoa in the 2018 hit film (Warner Bros/DC/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock)

She portrayed the role of Mera in the 2018 hit film which grossed over $1.1 billion (£913.97 million) at the box office worldwide, making it the highest global-grossing Warners-DC title ever surpassing The Dark Knight ($1.08 billion).

Filming has already finished for the sequel, which is due for release on March 17, 2023 in the UK, but rumours circulated on Tuesday evening that Heard had been cut and was set to be recast.

However, a spokesperson for the actress quickly shot down the speculation, saying in a statement to DailyMail.com: "The rumor mill continues as it has from day one - inaccurate, insensitive, and slightly insane."

The rumours came on the day that Heard put herself under the spotlight once again following her first television interview since the verdict.

Speaking to NBC Today journalist Savannah Guthrie, 50, in the exclusive interview, the actress continued to press with allegations of abuse from Depp.

When asked if she stands by her testimony, Heard said: " Of course. To my dying day, I will stand by every word of my testimony."

She also claimed Depp had lied in court about never hitting her during their relationship, before adding: "I never had to instigate it, I responded to it. When you're living in violence and it becomes normal - as I testified to - you have to adapt.

"As I testified on the stand about this, when your life is at risk not only will you take the blame for things you shouldn't take the blame for but when you are in an abusive dynamic; psychologically, emotionally and physically, you don't have the resources that say you or I do with the luxury of saying this is black and white. Because it's anything but when you are living in it."

Amber in court during the six-week defamation case in Virginia (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Heard believed the trial was unfair due to the support Depp gained on social media and believed the jury was "not immune to that".

"I think the vast majority of this trial was played out on social media. I think that this trial is an example of that gone haywire, gone amok and the jury is not immune to that," she said.

"But even somebody who is sure I'm deserving of all this hate and vitriol, even if you think that I'm lying, you still couldn't look me in the eye and tell me that you think on social media there's been a fair representation. You cannot tell me that you think that this has been fair."

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