" Jason drunk — lately on set . Dressing like Johnny . Has all the rings too , " unsealed court of justice documents of Heard ’s therapist ’s note allege .
Warning: Mention of sexual assault and domestic violence.
Resurfaced notes from Amber Heard’s therapist allege thatJason Momoaattempted to have her fired from theAquamansequel.
For context, the firstAquamanmovie was released in 2018 and starred Momoa in the titular role and Heard as Mera. The sequel, which Momoaco-wrotethe story treatment for, wasshotfrom June to December 2021.
During this time, Heard was involved in a number of high-profile legal battles with her ex-husband,Johnny Depp. This included a2020 UK casewhere Depp infamously lost his libel trial after the Sun called him a “wife-beater” and a judge found “that the great majority of alleged assaults of Ms Heard by Mr Depp have been proved to the civil standard.” The highly publicizedUS jury trialconcluded in June 2022 that both Heard and Depp were liable for defamation, with Depp winning significantly more in damages.
Depp’s fans have been notoriously vocal and active throughout this time, recently paying court fees for the release of handwritten notes from Heard’s therapist, Dr. Dawn Hughes. The notes had initially been subpoenaed by Depp’s team during the US trial.
A report byVarietygoes into these notes amid the upcoming release ofAquaman and the Lost Kingdom, noting that the release of documents was timed with the release of a new trailer for the movie.
“Jason drunk — late on set. Dressing like Johnny. Has all the rings too. I did my job, professional, " the notes say. They further claim that Momoa “wanted me fired.” A source close to Heard told Variety that her lawyers had fought the release of the therapy documents.
The movie’s director, James Wan, is further mentioned in the notes, which further claim that people weren’t allowed to take photos with Heard. The notes continue, “He raised his voice @ me — ‘I can’t even post aboutAquaman’ — made it like it was my fault – I said ‘I’m sorry.'"
Variety then reported that Heard was nearly fired, according to sources on both sides. A Warner Bros. exectestifiedin the US trial that this was because of a lack of “chemistry” between Momoa and Heard. The notesclaim, as Heardhas, that her role was significantly reduced amid the Depp legal woes. According to Variety, Heard was never fired because her ex,Elon Musk, had a litigator send a “scorched-earth letter to Warner Bros. threatening to burn the house down” if she wasn’t brought back.
Upon release of the report, some took to the website formerly known as Twitter to call out Momoa’s alleged role:
It ’s very very unmanageable to be in the same sentence as Elon musk and be the worse person but Jason Momoa did it.https://t.co/AlDM980VWx
Some brought up aquoteof Momoa’s from 2011 where he said joked about getting to “rape beautiful women” inGame of Thrones:
this is the same man who say he likes that his character on game of thrones pose to “ rape beautiful fair sex ” . he should n’t be admit around women ever.https://t.co/BGxGCV7Kgh
While some emphasized that the dressing similarities weren’t necessarily “on purpose”:
ppl did n’t read the notes aright . amber heard said that jason momoa ’s mode and him drinking made her remind of johnny depp which is inevitable . the many parallels were institute her back to the old computer storage . she did n’t say he did it on role to provoke her.https://t.co/vX0PFunbyh
And others brought up how the notes had been made public in the first place:
not enough focal point being put on the fact that this information was not uncovered via public charge , but via note from Amber Heard ’s therapy sessions . It ’s not a “ he said , she enunciate ” it ’s a “ she said something to her healer & the great unwashed who wish her ill will made it public”.https://t.co/2EwjuUlQsP
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