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Amber Heard Trolls Australian Pol With Dog Name

HOW BITING

Barnaby Joyce threatened to euthanize the actress’ dogs during a 2015 quarantine battle.

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Back in 2015, when Amber Heard and Johnny Depp got into some hot water for bring their dogs to Australia, the then-agriculture minister, Barnaby Joyce, threatened to have the animals euthanized. Fast-forward six years, and Heard apparently still bears a grudge. She took to Twitter to introduce her newest dog and announce that she had named him... Barnaby Joyce. On hearing the news, Joyce, who is now deputy prime minister, quipped: “I get a real sense of accomplishment that I’m still in her head long after I’ve forgotten about them... Obviously, I now rate above Johnny Depp.”

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