The Oscar-nominated actor has been threatened with a lengthy sentence after failing to declare his pets when flying to the country

After illegally bringing his two dogs to Australia, Johnny Depp could face up to 10 years behind bars.

The actor, who is currently filming Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, landed himself in trouble earlier this month when he brought his two Yorkshire terriers to the country on his private jet. He failed to declare them and therefore broke the country’s quarantine laws.

On 25 May, an Australian senate committee was told that if it goes to court, Depp could receive a sentence of up to 10 years in prison or a maximum fine of AU$340,000 (£172,000). The pilot could also face up to two years behind bars for his role in the situation.

Officials have referred to the case as “very serious”.

The story originated when pictures of Depp taking his dogs to the local groomer surfaced on social media and authorities warned that the dogs would be put down unless they were flown out of the country in the following two days.

Depp’s wife Amber Heard has since returned to California with the dogs, named Pistol and Boo. Recent reports suggested that Depp had left the set of the fifth Pirates movie to be with them but his publicist has since denied this.

He opened up at the Disneyland premiere for his upcoming film Tomorrowland

File this under super sweet.

At the Disneyland premiere for his upcoming film Tomorrowland, George Clooney talked about the way his wife, Amal, has affected his perspective on things.

“All I know is that it sort of changed everything in terms of what I thought my future – my personal future – was going to be,” he told PEOPLE when asked how connecting with Amal, 37, a distinguished human rights lawyer, changed his vision for the future.

“But I’ve always been an optimist about the world,” the actor, 54, continued.

“I wasn’t always completely optimistic about how it was going to work out personally for me. But now I am.”

The couple, who attended the film’s Saturday premiere at the Anaheim, California, theme park, has had an eventful week.

On Wednesday, they celebrated his birthday with an intimate gathering at his L.A. home.

The actor’s production partner Grant Heslov, Cindy Crawford, and her husband Rande Gerber, were in attendance at the cocktail party, along with about 50 other guests.

Asked by reporters on Saturday about how he rang in his first birthday as a married man, he responded: “By drinking, unfortunately.”