Here are some candid photos of Amber heard at LAX on Friday afternoon. She paused to sign some autographs for adoring fans, which isn’t surprising. She graciously dealt with an overzealous male fan outside her NYC hotel last week. Amber is gorgeous.

We sort-of poke fun at Amber for capitalizing on Johnny Depp’s fame while accusing others of doing the same. I think Amber may be fame hungry, but she’s also under a microscope. People question her affectionate selfies with others, but she swiftly manages miracle joint appearances with the hubby. Amber is defending her marriage. This is from her recent Elle interview (where she also claimed to repeatedly fall in love with Johnny). Some excerpts:

The marriage: “We have a fairly normal, um [relationship]. I guess, we do our best. He has his life, and I have mine, and our challenge is to be able to find time to be together. We’re very happy. Very.”

On tabloid rumors: “I’m already probably pregnant and divorced. It’s been a month, so clearly there’s some trouble. Clearly I’m pregnant, or clearly it’s great and we’re buying ponies.”

Amber won’t be distracted: “Ironically, the people with whom I choose to share my life or by whom I’m compelled just so happen to be unwitting proponents, like a distracting force. I’m in a very similar type of situation and have my career that I’ve been working hard for now, and yet I still am constantly confronted with these forces that can distract or deflect from where I see my real work.”

[From Elle]

Amber makes solid points. It must be extremely difficult to maintain a marriage where both parties travel for work. Most working actors only spend a few weeks at home before jetting off to the next location. Matters grow more difficult when both parties work on opposite sides of the globe. I don’t envy Amber’s position. She’s in a lose-lose situation with the press, and Johnny may have a serious alcohol problem.

The newest issue of the Enquirer says Disney execs are fed up with Johnny’s behavior on the Pirates 5 production. He leaves the set for legit and sketchy reasons. Execs reportedly told Johnny to “get his act together” because “the movie is millions over budget and behind schedule. It’s becoming a fiasco!” The tabloid says Johnny hired a sober coach. If this story is true, Johnny needs to tell Amber to stop badmouthing Australia to the press too.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet & WENN