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Amber Heard was warned coming out as bisexual would ruin her career. Her response? ‘Watch me’

Everyone told me, ‘You cannot do this’, Aquaman and Justice League star and ex-wife of Johnny Depp, who recently dated Elon Musk, says in magazine interview

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Amber Heard and then-husband Johnny Depp in 2016. Photo: Lumeimages/Sipa USA/TNS

Amber Heard was told to choose between her bisexuality and her career.

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The Aquaman star, most recently seen in Justice League , told Allure that people warned her to stay in the closet if she wanted to pursue acting.

Amber Heard in a scene from Justice League. Photo: Warner Bros. Entertainment
Amber Heard in a scene from Justice League. Photo: Warner Bros. Entertainment

“Everyone told me: ‘You cannot do this.’ I had played opposite Nicolas Cage [in one movie], and in another I was playing opposite Johnny [Depp],” she said.

“And everyone said, ‘You’re throwing it all away. You can’t do this to your career. And I said, ‘I cannot do this any other way. Watch me.’ “

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Heard was married to Depp from 2015 to 2017 and recently broke up with Tesla founder Elon Musk.

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