Johnny Depp Talks With Warner Bros. About Amber Heard's Aquaman Role: "I eased their fears"

Amber Heard stated, "I got that role by auditioning. That's how that works," during cross-examination

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Johnny Depp claims he helped land Amber Heard the role of Aquaman.

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The actor, 58, returned to the stand on Wednesday as he testified against his ex-wife in the ongoing defamation trial.

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including her statement that he didn't get her the Aquaman role.

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Depp responded that Heard's claim is "not exactly true."

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Heard asked Depp if she could speak with Warner Bros. after she auditioned for the comic-book film, Depp testified.

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"I made a phone call and I spoke to three upper-echelon Warner Bros. executives," continued Depp before an objection was sustained.

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