A ctress and model Amber Heard has revealed that she and husband Johnny Depp will not be returning to Australia after their dogs were threatened with the death sentence.

Depp found himself in hot water after he flew into Australia on a private jet with his Yorkshire Terriers, Pistol and Boo and reportedly broke the country's strict quarantine laws after failing to declare them.

The pets - who were discovered on Facebook - were threatened with the death sentence by Australia's agricultural minister Barnaby Joyce who gave the actor 72 hours to remove the animals from the country.

Speaking about the incident to Australia's Channel 7 network, Heard said: 'Pistol's with me today. She's doing just fine.

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“I have a feeling we're going to avoid the land Down Under from now on, just as much as we can. Just to avoid certain politicians there.”

The Rum Diary actress appeared to suggest that Joyce was chasing fame by pursuing the Hollywood couple.

“I don't know, I guess everyone tries to go for their 15 minutes, including some government officials,” she said.

Depp had been filming the latest installment in the Pirates Of The Caribbean franchise on the Gold Coast.