• Amber Heard was besieged by social media anger when her role in Aquaman 2 was expanded to 20-25 minutes.
• According to recent rumours, Warner Bros. has boosted Mera’s (the character played by Heard) screen time in the film’s second instalment.
• Following the news, netizens look unhappy, flooding social media with requests to alter the decision.

Following the backlash, the hashtag #boycottaquaman2 began trending on Twitter.

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Meanwhile, a petition to remove Heard from the franchise got over four million signatures a few weeks ago on change.org.

The anger against Heard erupted during her shocking trial in Virginia against her ex-husband.

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The actress lost the lawsuit, and she is now obligated to pay Depp $15 million in damages.