[snip] Amber Heard denied being “cut” from “Aquaman 2” and called recasting claims “slightly insane” after reports surfaced she was out of the Warner Bros. film. following the Johnny Depp defamation trial. “The rumor mill continues as it has from day one — inaccurate, insensitive, and slightly insane,” Heard’s representative told Fox News Digital... Depp was awarded $10.35 million in damages after a jury declared Heard defamed Depp on all counts following a nearly seven-week trial in Virginia amid allegations of domestic violence and sexual assault. [/snip]
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/amber-heard-denies-cut-aquaman-johnny-depp-defamation-trial
There is conflicting info. Some sources say she is not cut but role will be reduced. Others say she is out.
The conflict could be because they are trying to figure out what to do and both are still being considered.
I think JustJared may be the original source of the rumor. He says he is hearing it both ways