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| Amber Heard: Johnny Depp's wife pleads guilty in dog trial | Amber Heard: Johnny Depp's wife pleads guilty in dog trial |
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| Dog smuggling charges against Johnny Deep's wife Amber Heard have been dropped after she admitted lying on her arrival card in Australia last year. | Dog smuggling charges against Johnny Deep's wife Amber Heard have been dropped after she admitted lying on her arrival card in Australia last year. |
| Ms Heard, 29, pleaded guilty to making a false statement to immigration about the couple's Yorkshire terriers Pistol and Boo. | Ms Heard, 29, pleaded guilty to making a false statement to immigration about the couple's Yorkshire terriers Pistol and Boo. |
| Ms Heard and Hollywood star Mr Depp both attended Southport Magistrate's Court in Queensland state on Monday. | |
| The presiding judge dropped two illegal importation charges against Ms Heard. | The presiding judge dropped two illegal importation charges against Ms Heard. |
| These carried a maximum penalty of 10 years in jail or fines of up to A$265,000 ($195,000, £172,000). | These carried a maximum penalty of 10 years in jail or fines of up to A$265,000 ($195,000, £172,000). |
| Ms Heard's lawyer will reportedly submit a video to the court of the actor expressing remorse and respect for Australia's bio-security laws. | Ms Heard's lawyer will reportedly submit a video to the court of the actor expressing remorse and respect for Australia's bio-security laws. |
| Her guilty plea means Mr Depp will be excused from giving evidence to the court, reports say. | Her guilty plea means Mr Depp will be excused from giving evidence to the court, reports say. |
| Ms Heard allegedly brought Pistol and Boo to Queensland in a private jet in May 2015 to visit Mr Depp, who was filming Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. | Ms Heard allegedly brought Pistol and Boo to Queensland in a private jet in May 2015 to visit Mr Depp, who was filming Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. |
| Their presence in the country was noticed after a local dog groomer posted a photo of Pistol and Boo on social media. | Their presence in the country was noticed after a local dog groomer posted a photo of Pistol and Boo on social media. |
| The case was dubbed the "war on terrier" and made international headlines when then-Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce said the pets should "bugger off back to the US". | The case was dubbed the "war on terrier" and made international headlines when then-Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce said the pets should "bugger off back to the US". |
| Mr Joyce, who is now deputy prime minister, threatened to put the dogs down and said even the "sexiest man alive" needed to adhere to quarantine rules. | Mr Joyce, who is now deputy prime minister, threatened to put the dogs down and said even the "sexiest man alive" needed to adhere to quarantine rules. |
| The dogs were quickly taken out of the country and Ms Heard vowed never to return to Australia. | The dogs were quickly taken out of the country and Ms Heard vowed never to return to Australia. |
| Australia's tough quarantine laws are designed to keep disease at bay. Dogs entering from the US must spend 10 days in quarantine. | Australia's tough quarantine laws are designed to keep disease at bay. Dogs entering from the US must spend 10 days in quarantine. |