It’s been an incredibly slippery slope between stars Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, most recently with Heard, after an audio clip between the two surfaced. Many have already been upset with Heard following allegations that she had been abusing her ex-husband Johnny Depp throughput their two year marriage, and as such a petition was started to remove actress Amber Heard from the cast of the upcoming film Aquaman 2. Now that the aforementioned audio clip where Heard admits to hitting Johnny Depp has surfaced, the petition to remove Heard from Aquaman 2 has increased incredibly.

Originally the petition sort of peaked at around 45,000 signatures. But now with the new hype surrounding the case between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, more enraged people have come across the petition on change.org and gave their signatures to the cause. It seems that the drama between the two cost Johnny Depp his role as Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean films, and now his fans want Amber Heard to lose her part in Aquaman 2.

As of the time of this writing, the petition now has reached an astounding 167,000 signatures. At this rate it’s likely only going to get bigger and catch more attention, especially as the case between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard continues to develop as new evidence like the audio recording gets thrown into the mix. Nevertheless, it goes to show how many people are now rooting for actor Johnny Depp against his ex-wife Amber Heard.

Here’s the plea as taken from the growing petition:

“As Amber Heard is a known and proven domestic abuser, Warner Brothers and DC Entertainment should and must remove Heard from their Aquaman 2 film project. They must not ignore the suffering of Heard’s victims, and must not glamorize a domestic abuser. Men are victims of domestic abuse, just like women. This must be recognized, and action must be taken to prevent a known abuser from being celebrated within the entertainment industry. Do the right thing. Remove Amber Heard from Aquaman 2.“

While we still don’t know if Warner Bros. will consider the petition or take any action against Amber Heard, it’ll be interesting to see how the overall debacle will effect her reputation and the future of her career regardless.