Amber Heard: Barnaby Joyce booted our dogs because he’s a fame seeker

Amber Heard

Here are some photos of Amber Heard yesterday in NYC where she’s promoting Magic Mike XXL. Everyone knows this sequel is all about objectification, but Amber keeps talking about how she’s tired of playing sexy roles in sexy movies. So it’s weird that Amber signed on to play Channing Tatum’s girl, but maybe she’s a serious character.

Amber sat down with co-star Andie MacDowell to speak with Australia’s Sunrise morning program. The subject turned to Terriergate, which never would have happened if Amber and Johnny Depp hadn’t smuggled their dogs down under without following quarantine. Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce publicly called Johnny out and booted Pistol and Boo from the country. We heard rumors that Johnny was upset and wanted to leave the Pirates set, which sounded like a pouty toddler tantrum. Amber’s still angry about the whole mess, and she thinks Barnaby Joyce was only piggybacking on her enormous fame:

“I have a feeling we’re going to avoid the land Down Under from now on, just as much as we can, thanks to certain politicians there. I don’t know, I guess everyone tries to go for their 15 minutes, including some government officials.”

[From Sunrise on Yahoo!]

What’s amazing about this story is that Amber is talking to an Aussie news outlet. She’s acting completely disrespectful, and she believes that celebrities shouldn’t have to obey civilian laws. Quarantine is for the masses, not Johnny Depp and his wife!

There are a few other stories about Amber and Johnny. He just placed his French estate on the block. This is the same place where Johnny set up a vineyard for Vanessa Paradis. The home has 12 bedrooms and 12 bathrooms and sits on 37 acres (it’s own village). The sale will include all furnishings and perhaps a stray scarf or two.

Another story originates from OK!, so it may not be true. Johnny reportedly allows Amber “complete access to his bank account” and allows her to spend at will because “it gives him more power.” Surely, Johnny’s not that blinded, right?

Johnny Depp

Amber Heard

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  1. Sunnyside says:

    Moron.

    • Belle Epoch says:

      She has to be missing a few cards from the deck to be with him.

      She should have to write ENTITLEMENT with that Harry Potter pen

      • susiecue says:

        hahaha nice Umbridge reference.
        What HAPPENED to Johnny Depp man. Never thought he’d become such a joke.

      • mytbean says:

        The fact that she’s actually stating that, by enforcing law, the gov officials are attempting to mooch off of her tremendously enviable level of influence and fame – that should tell us how intelligent (and delusional/egotistical) she is…

      • kai says:

        But she’s a deep thinker thinking deep thoughts! And ART. And stuff.

    • sensible says:

      Barnaby was cringe worthy and a few of us in oz screamed at the tv during his press conference , but in the end he is in the right, and they are in the wrong. They should apologise and make a huge donation to an Australian wildlife fund to make up for the chaos they could have caused. Dickheads, good riddance may they never return to our shores.

    • Myriam says:

      She’s still bland and I’m still bored with her.

    • Kiki says:

      Now you see why I just can’t stand many of these girls. For starters, Johnny Deposit is an idiot. Nuff said. And secondly, who does this girl think she is. The Government of Australia is going to apply to their laws given to everyone and that applies to you entitled, no talent brat. I agree that 2 small dogs is going way too over the top, but laws apples to everyone.

      Now, people may not agree with me, amd I don’t care. I just can’t stand these actresses that date male actors who,are more famous than they are that they get to rub it in our faces about how they are dating the hottest man on the planet and you are not attitude and then got some nerve to spoil over their wealth. Johnny Depp, please divorce her. I will be happy that you do.

    • Arien says:

      Uber-Moron!!
      Some ppl have no idea what new species can do to an established eco-system. Most of Oceania and many other isolated already got a taste of what the unlimited import of animals and plants can do and they have every right to implement such strict import-laws. Even if Joyce was after his 15′ of fame (which I am sure he was not), it was great and utterly important that the topic got so much media coverage. (I’m currently writing my thesis about this very topic. We should gift Amber and her dogs an educational trip to Guam)

  2. Betti says:

    Someone please tell Amber Who that no one is above the law, especially some ‘sexy roles only’ actress.

    • qwerty says:

      It cracked me up that she assumes everyone wants their 15 minutes of fame cause that’s what she obviously so desperately wants and apparently can’t imagine someone might not be into this.

  3. Lucy2 says:

    Or they could just obey the law.

  4. InvaderTak says:

    Holy crap. No words. You should be begging forgiveness you fool. She really thinks shes something doesn’t she? I hope she gets turned away at customs next time she tries to go to Oz. What a brat.

    • Liz says:

      Agree completely. The entitlement is just dripping of her quote, like she and Depp don’t have to follow the laws of other countries.

  5. merski says:

    Takes one to know one?

    • SilkyP says:

      @ merski You are SO right! That’s the vibe I have always gotten from this woman, more than anything. Always, always plotting and scheming to get herself noticed. FAME WH*RE par excellence!

    • doofus says:

      yeah, that was my reaction, too…girl, pot – kettle and all that.

    • poppy says:

      came to say the same.
      somebody sounds butt hurt that her depp card didn’t allow for all access. she should get used to it.

  6. Jules says:

    What happened to Johnny Depp? Was the cool one just a PR scam? Is this the real jerk?

    • Betti says:

      The real Johnny is someone with serious addiction problems that he’s battled with over the years and it changes behaviour and makes people difficult to deal with. He’s always been known to like a party/good time but was always the professional when it came to work – the recent no show on the set of the new pirates was a first for him as it something that he has never done before hence why it was a big issue at the time – regardless of his issues he always turned up to the set. Some think Amber Who is an enabler, hence why his behaviour has spiralled down ward and can’t be covered up. Search YouTube and you can see a video of him plastered when presenting an award – it was sad to see.

    • JFC says:

      Isn’t she the one speaking, not him? The real Johnny Depp is a humble and cool guy who is nice to his fans and everyone who meets/works with him. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yugPhsoqeX0

      • Nick says:

        Yeah, 100% agree w betti here.

      • lisa2 says:

        They are married.. and sadly when you are married or in a relationship the assumption right or wrong is that you are speaking for the both of you.. her “We’re going to avoid the Land down under” makes it seem that she is talking for them both.. She didn’t say I will but We’re..

      • Mrs. Wellen Melon says:

        The humble Johnny Depp was the one who showed up in Wisconsin a few years back to film that gangster movie. A number of locals were extras. People here still talk about how nice and approachable Johnny Depp was. Even after a long day, he’d talk with fans, sign autographs, making sure he saw everyone who had waited. On one occasion, this took a couple of hours. He talked about gratitude for his tremendous good fortune and seemed genuinely down-to-earth. He was like this day after day during the Baraboo, WI shoot.

      • Robin says:

        Mrs. Wellen Melon, he was like that when they filmed parts of Public Enemies in the Fox Valley, too. He did several scenes in Oshkosh, near my hometown, and when he went out to dinner he talked with people who approached him, signed autographs, and bought drinks for an entire restaurant. He was also very kind to fans who came out to watch filming, and to the local people who played extras.

      • Kitten says:

        Same thing in Boston, when Depp was filming the Whitey Bulger movie. Say what you want about who he chose for a wife, but by all accounts, Johnny is a really good dude.

    • poppy says:

      Wasn’t he always a jerk, just hiding it better!

      • jinni says:

        No. From most who have met or worked with him he’s always been said to be shy, awkward, kind of strange, but a decent person. Most of his problems come from his self-destructive side that causes him to destroy/ hurt himself every once in awhile.

    • tracking says:

      I think enabling his addictions makes him easier to manipulate. [sorry, meant to reply to doofus above]

  7. Lilacflowers says:

    Barnaby Joyce booted the dogs because he’s a fame seeker. Let me correct that. Amber Heard married Johnny Depp because she’s a fame seeker. There. Better now.

  8. jen2 says:

    First, obey the law and this would not have happened. She is not above the law or a special snowflake, though she seems to think she is.

    But what I find amusing are the photos of Depp trying his best to be nice to the people of Australia by meeting them, signing autographs, actually smiling for photos. Maybe they should have had a conversation about how to handle this as they seem to have differing opinions and actions. Makes her look a bit silly, which apparently, is not that hard.

  9. Jellybean says:

    That is one of the most idiotic statements I have heard. What they did broke the law, a law put in place to protect the health of Australians and their ecosystem. Yes, it was not necessary for a leading politician to get involved, but high levels of media interest often require a statement to be made and they will nearly always be asked for an opinion. Plus, if it stops even one more animal being smuggled into Australia then I think Mr Joyce’s input was worthwhile.

    • Lucrezia says:

      Agreed on all points.

      Joyce didn’t *have* to say anything, but he was asked, and took advantage of the opportunity to publicise Australia’s bio-security standards. I have absolutely no problem with this. I’m sure that one quote reached more people than “awareness” campaigns/advertising on which we’ve spent millions of dollars.

  10. Kiddo says:

    Ah, way to wipe out goodwill with an entire population, at once. Well done wealth entitlement!
    The laws are for the little people.

  11. blue marie says:

    Oh shut up.. I love when they break the rules someone’s out to get them never mind the fact that those rules are for EVERYONE.. It’s too early for this cause I just want to call her a twat and move on..

  12. lisa2 says:

    The story was dying down. Johnny was trying to rehab his image by being friendly to all the people in Australia. No Amber has dug this up and it will sway more negatively toward Johnny than her in the end.

    It may seem the Australian Government went overboard; but they have a policy that works. They don’t have rabies. The official said at the beginning that they had made allowance so that the movie could bring in its Monkeys and then Johnny/Amber decided to do their own thing. I believe that made matters worst. So it was fine to get special treatment when it was in your favor; but she pulled the unfair to celebrities when it was not to their benefit. Amber should have just shrugged it off and made a general statement. The We’re includes Johnny. Implies that they have discussed perhaps boycotting Australia.

    • jinni says:

      “Lisa2 wrote: “The story was dying down. Johnny was trying to rehab his image by being friendly to all the people in Australia. No Amber has dug this up and it will sway more negatively toward Johnny than her in the end.”

      This is part right here makes me wonder if her comment wasn’t indeed meant to screw him over some more after working to rehab his and the production image. There were stories that they have been having problems and that he has been avoiding her. I wonder if he has once again stop taking her calls now that she isn’t to able to cling to him like a barnacle ( since she has to promote this movie) and as retaliation has decided to passive aggressively get back at him by making this statement. ‘Cause she knows how to avoid answering thing she doesn’t want to answer, so she could have said “no comment” or “that they just want to move on/ put all of that behind them”, but no, instead she instigates new interest into what was essentially a dead story all at JD’s expense.

      • Kiddo says:

        I don’t think it’s that nefarious. She is just thinks she is above it ALL now.

  13. YvesWestwood says:

    I liked her better when she was a lesbian who didn’t give interviews.

    What a stupid comment. “His fifteen minutes” for protecting his country. i wish someone would have ripped her to shreds for that in the interview but of course they wouldn’t.

  14. Britt Mezher says:

    I’m Australian. Barnaby Joyce is a twat. He’s our Agriculture Minister. He went completely over the top stating he was going to have the dogs put down, however we do have laws in place for good reason and Amber has to realise that being a celebrity doesn’t automatically exempt you from playing by the rules.

    We do have a Rabies vaccine because our flying foxes can transmit Rabies and Lyssa virus.

    • chaser says:

      I agree.

      Joyce is a tool. That doesn’t stop me from also thinking that the Depps are d*cks who have absolutely no respect for others.

      But keep talking Amber. Enough rope right?

    • JaneS says:

      Yep, protecting our ecosystem is so over the top.

  15. grabbyhands says:

    Or you know, you could leave your dogs at home in peace and quiet and not try to sneak them into a country you knew had quarantine on animals, like respectful pet owners. They were exposed to a lot of unnecessary stress because of your husband’s bloated ego.

    But hey, I guess you need to get attention somehow since your career hasn’t magically exploded like you were hoping it would once you hitched your wagon to Johnny Depp. Maybe when the Whitey Bulger movie comes out things will look up.

  16. StormsMama says:

    THIS RICH BITCH.
    I CAN NOT with her.
    Are you kidding me?!
    What a tone def, spoiled brat, short-sighted, small minded, idiotic thing to say.
    Smart Amber! You’ve just squandered the good will of an entire continent. NO ONE cares about you. I promise girl, you are NOT a thing. A little humility and grace could’ve take you far but that ship has sailed. We all see through you now. You don’t even seem pretty to me, your ugly insides are showing and can not be unseen. Gross.
    And congrats bc you’ve managed to make an aging Johnny Depp look even worse than he was already looking.
    Ugh you are the worst.

  17. cryforyesterday says:

    Stay thirsty, Mrs. Depp.

  18. tracking says:

    Entitled jerk. And Mr. Depp, who thought it was perfectly fine to circumvent laws he found inconvenient.

  19. halie says:

    Who is she again?

  20. Mich says:

    Gosh. I’ve gone from having almost no opinion of her to despising her just like that.

  21. Cankles says:

    You know, I could MAYBE understand if this was someone who was traveling abroad for the first time in their lives…but even then, a 10-second Google search indicates that all of the quarantine info is readily available online. In this case, there’s no excuse–not obly are these people well traveled, shouldn’t they have a personal assistant type to take care of this? I suppose it’s just stunning arrogance mixed with exceptionalism.

    • Janis says:

      I wonder if they’ve travelled there before and got away with sneaking their dogs into the country. Either way, this woman’s entitlement and stupidity knows no bounds. Who does she think she is? No one is above the law not even this dim dolly bird.

    • qwerty says:

      They most def. have someone with deals with this. If you fly in a private jet you don’t concern yourself with visas and customs.

  22. CharlotteCharlotte says:

    This twit makes me seethe. Seriously, it is sign posted VERY clearly when you enter QLD (I live on the border) that we do not mess around. Not with animals. Not with fruit.

    And Johnny has been playing nice with the locals extra hard since this happened. I’m not a fan of his (for some years now) any more, but he really did seem to be trying to mend relations. Just today he was posing for pics and chatting to everyone who sniffed out the location, after putting in a 14 hour day.

  23. The Eternal Side-Eye says:

    Smh, seeing her sweaty face and disheveled hair during this interview really brought my levels of dislike for her to a nice boiling point.

    Cling to Johnny as hard as you can sweetie, because ‘this’ is as good as it gets for you. This is the best he can do for you with his own waning fame and public respect. When he becomes a has-been and you’re his Mrs. Never-Was you can think of all these small stupid steps that got you to this point. He seems like the type to declare bankruptcy in a few years so enjoy that.

    Smart job pissing off a potential fan base

  24. Shitler says:

    Mr Joyce said in an earlier interview:
    “If we start letting movie stars even
    though they’ve been the ‘sexiest man
    alive’ twice to come into our nation,
    then why don’t we just break the
    laws for everybody? It’s time that
    Pistol and Boo buggered off back to
    the United States.”
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^
    The statement from Mr Joyce*snort* did reek of attention seeking and unprofessionalism

    • Kiddo says:

      Still on the right side of the law, even with snark directed at toward the lawbreaker. Her unapologetic response only bolsters the initial statement that they think they don’t have to abide because they are famous. The jealous haters response never makes the offender look good.

  25. Mia4S says:

    Aww that’s cute, Johnny Depp’s wife thinks she’s important.

  26. Adrien says:

    Fame seeker? Heh! Pretty rich. No one really knew the name of that quarantine officer until now.

  27. mkyarwood says:

    Gross. I couldn’t watch The Rum Diary because of her suckage. On an unrelated note, I had no idea there was an Alice Through the Looking Glass coming up.

  28. Elfie says:

    What an idiot, the laws exist for good reason and therefore apply to everyone, you’re not above them. Go back to being a trophy for your vapid, elderly, drunken, pretentious has been of a husband. You got nothing else. Ugh….

  29. Bridget says:

    Maybe Amber should sign with Kelly Rohrback’s PR person.

  30. Leah says:

    Wow! She’s worse than i thought. This is an utterly idiotic statement worthy of a kardashian. Depp clearly isn’t thinking straight.

  31. LadyoftheLoch says:

    Oh, WhatEVAH, Amber.

    I just can’t with this girl. She’s so brazen and clueless.

  32. anne_000 says:

    How old is she? She sounds like an ill-mannered minor.

    When people say it’s one spouse that’s uncool but the other spouse is cool, especially when the cool one is the husband, then to that I say, birds of a flock fly together. I doubt she hid this side of her personality from him before they got married. He must have seen snippets of it from time to time. But he married her and stays married to this type of person, which means he’s OK with how she is and that means he has that lowly kind of standard too.

  33. Tara says:

    Pre-Johnny Depp this chick used to squat and pose for paparazzi at gas stations! Now that she’s with him she knows she will get attention automatically so she wants to act above it. SHE is the fame whore.

    • Amide says:

      +10000000.
      Its only because of Depp she even gets this attention after years & years of failed TV shows, pap staging and fame whoring.

  34. Giddy says:

    What a fool. She actually believes that another country’s laws should be changed for her because she’s sleeping with a famous man. She was on the Tonight Show last night and was so vapid it was appalling. She could barely string together coherent thoughts, and mostly tossed her hair and posed.

  35. mmm says:

    I would be ashamed if in my country a minister call a press conference to talk about the dogs of two celebrities…and not because they are “above the law” but because it’s ridiculous to have a minister wasting his time as if he were fighting against ISIS for two dogs that if didn’t were by their famous owners would have been fined and put back home only by a police officer

    • Gigi says:

      Other peoples dogs would’ve been taken into quarantine or put down, because most people wouldn’t have been able to send their dogs home on a private plane. The Yorkies and their owners got treated better than most.

    • KellyBee says:

      O mmm what fantasy world do you live in? Because like Gigi said the dogs would have first off never entered Australia because normal people don’t have private jets and secondly would have been put to sleep if they were brought in illegally.

      Australia doesn’t have tabies and doesn’t want to mess up ecosystem. Which is something you, Amber and Johnny seem to not be able to wrap your heads around.

  36. grace says:

    Johnny and Amber remind me of the Two A-Holes couple on SNL.

  37. Katie says:

    Entitled spoiled brat of a woman.

  38. pegasus says:

    I actually feel a little dumber after reading her quote.
    Aside from nonchalantly threatening an entire ecosystem, she’s also missing the fact that she exposed her two dogs to a totally foreign environment that could have really compromised their health. So under her rationale, she should be able to not only wipe out habitats, but also expose her dogs to possibly deadly infections and diseases, all because she married the puffy alcoholic who was hot on 21 Jumpstreet 30 years ago?

    • JFC says:

      30 years ago? 21 Jump Street started airing in ’87. He’s still hot, he’s been named the sexiest man alive in 2003 & 2009 and he’s still one of the biggest & richest actors in the world so she’s not exactly married to a nobody.

      • pegasus says:

        Okey dokey then. He’s still hot according to you and People magazine. And because he’s still a big, rich “somebody,” married to this “nobody,” they can both endanger ecosystems. Got it.

  39. Moi says:

    Wow Miss Thing is getting a bit cocky. They broke an Australian law. She should be stating a “Whoops sorry about that, our mistake, won’t happen again” apology imo. Also in my opinion, it’s time for Johnny to have a sit down with the wifey regarding these “We” comments. “YOU. YOU will be avoiding the land down under”.

  40. Veronica says:

    In fairness, I wouldn’t spend my days rearranging that man’s scarf collection on a weekly basis for anything less than full access to his bank account.

    • qwerty says:

      Ha! I reaally doubt she has access to his account. One of them where he gives her some pocket money, sure. But not THE account, you know what I mean

  41. Beachy says:

    She called them “rogue thug Australian officials” in her interview on ET.

  42. jwoolman says:

    Maybe she’s not as famous as she thinks she is. I know the name Johnny Depp and have seen some of his work and recognize him in photos, but did not recognize her name or face and don’t know if I’ve ever seen her in anything. To me, she was just a nameless person who showed up as part of the background in photos of Depp, nothing that I would remember from story to story.

  43. HEJ says:

    They are actors! It’s just a job. An unusual job but still just a job and it does not put them above the law!
    God things like this make me mad!
    Plus how did Amber get famous again?