Amber Heard, Johnny Depp's Ex-Wife, Gets Sued for $10 Million After Alleged Sabotage Of "London Fields" Film

By Meliza Baker - 24 Nov '16 07:46AM
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Amber Heard, the star of a 2015 thriller film titled "London Fields", has been sued for $10 million due to alleged conspiracy to sabotage the movie. The suit was filed by production company Nicola Six on Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court.

After recently receiving $7 million from the divorce settlement with ex-husband Johnny Depp, Heard faces another lawsuit that demands her to pay for damages that is even worth more than what she just earned.

According to Hollywood Reporter, the filed complaint says that, "While the inherent tension between actors and directors (on the one hand) and producers (on the other) is nothing new in Hollywood, the unauthorized and unlawful acts of Heard, Cullen, and others - most notably, their campaign to damage Plaintiff, the Picture, and the Picture's investors - are perhaps unprecedented. Indeed, as a result of their misconduct, which continues to this day, the very promising Picture remains in limbo, hijacked and placed under a cloud by Heard, Cullen, and others."

This explains that producers Chris Hanley and Jordan Gertner dispute that Heard conspired with director Matthew Cullen to cut and remove some "provocative scenes" in the movie. With this, Heard faces claims of contract breach and acts of tortious interference.

The complaint also states: "In an effort to intimidate Nicola Six, Heard falsely claimed to Nicola Six that she had not contractually agreed to allow the use of nudity in the Picture. Heard also falsely claimed that she had not granted Nicola Six the right to the results and proceeds of her acting services in the Picture."

Time reported that the producers took the movie out of Cullen's hands after he has been taking too long and going over budget. They created the final edit version that was supposed to premiere at the Toronto Film Festival.  A source says that Cullen made it clear in his case versus the producers that he was unhappy with their version of the film that included "incendiary imagery evoking 9/11 jumpers edited against pornography" as stated in his lawsuit.

Since 2015, the film has been on hold due to the feud between director and producers that went out of hand at the festival. "London Fields" is a murder mystery movie based on the 1989 novel. Heard's ex-husband Johnny Depp also has a cameo appearance in the movie.

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