Actor Johnny Depp has become the most popular figure on the Google Trends Global list during 2022. Searches with keywords Johnny Depp on Google increased in the period April 24-30 and May 29-4 June, both in web searches, news, images, and YouTube videos.
During that period, Johnny Depp was indeed undergoing trial at the Faifax County Court, Virginia. Jack Sarde's role in the filmPirates of The Caribbean sued his ex-wife who also works as a role artist, Amber Heard on charges of defamation.
The case stems from the writing of Heard's opinion on the Washington Post in December 2018. Heard detailed his story when he experienced domestic violence. He did not mention Depp's name in his writing, but readers could immediately interpret who Heard meant.
Moreover, when he was still husband and wife, Depp and Heard had indeed clashed. Heard, in May 2016, asked for protection from Los Angeles judges to keep him away from Depp shortly after he filed for divorce.
After the opinion came, Depp's life began to be disturbed. A number of media outlets reported Depp's violence against the Mera actor in the Aquaman film.
Depp, in July 2020, sued The Sun publisher and executive editor from News Group Newspaper for the news that cornered him too much even though Depp finally lost.
The defeat made Depp even worse. Image as the perpetrator of domestic violence is getting more attached even though this is always denied by him. In fact, Warner Bross asked Depp to step down from his role as Grindelwald in the film Fantastic Beasts 3.
"I want to let you know that I have been asked to resign by Warner Bros. from my role as Grindelwald in the 'Fantastic Beasts' and I have respected and approved the request," Depp wrote on his Instagram account on November 6, 2020.
Depp continues to look for loopholes to clear his name. The opportunity finally appeared in the Fairfax County court, Virginia. The court accepted Depp's lawsuit against Heard. The feud between the two then heated up after Heard also sued Depp back on the same charge. If Depp sued Heard for 50 million US dollars, Heard sued Depp for double the value.
This celebrity trial caught the attention of the world community. One by one, the facts of Depp and Heard's dispute while still married were revealed. Depp's lawyer showed evidence of the CCTV footage of Heard's affair with actor James Franco and billionaire Elon Musk.
Then, in the next trial on April 26, 2022, Lawyer Heard showed evidence of voice recordings containing Depp's actions that made Heard a▁peringatan.
However, Depp denied it. He kept expressing Heard's accusations against him were lies. Until finally, on June 1, 2022, Virginia's trial judges decided Johnny Depp was the winner. The jury ruled Amber Heard proved to have defamed Depp and had to pay compensation of USD 10.3 million.
Launching Kompas.com, fans' support for Johnny Depp continues to flow, along with his victory against Amber Heard at the trial of the defamation case. Johnny Depp's keywords even entered the ranks of Twitter's trending topics with more than 1.19 million tweets. Fans from all over the world keep writing tweets of support and congratulations to Johnny Depp.
The second most popular figure in Google Trends Global 2022 is actor Will Smith. A search with the keyword Will Smith at Google reached its peak in the period March 27-April 2, 2022.
Will Smith's action of slapping comedian Chris Rock on stage Oscar 2022 went viral on March 27. Smith did not accept Rock's joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett.
Chris Rock, at the time, was reading out an Oscar nomination for a documentary. As reported by Variety, Chris Rock in his joke compared Pinkett to Demi Moore who covered his hair to play in the film GI Jane. Pinkett, who also looks rotten, was advised by Chris Rock to act in the sequel to the film GI Jane.
"As far as I love you, GI Jane 2 can't wait to see it," joked Rock.
Initially, Will Smith just smiled. However, he suddenly went on stage and slapped Chris Rock. This action shocked everyone present at the Dolby Theater, Los Angeles, California.
Don't mention my wife! Smith said when he sat back in his chair next to Pinkett.
A few months earlier, Jade Pinkett released a video on her personal Instagram account about the symptoms of her illness. She is known to have had symptoms of Alopecia since 2018, an autoimmune condition that caused her to experience hair loss.
In his speech when receiving an award as Best Actor Oscar 2022, the main character in the film KING Richardini immediately apologized to The Academy and other nominees. However, his apology to Chris Rock was only made via Instagram, the next day.
The incident went viral. President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences even held a special discussion regarding the impact of Smith's actions on Chris Rock's Oscar stage 2022.
Smith is ready to accept all the consequences for his behavior. He also realized his actions at the 94th Academy Awards presentation were shocking, painful, and intolerable. Smith decided to resign from membership of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
The lists of the people I have dated are very long. And including Chris, his family, many of my friends and loved ones, all those present, and global viewers at home. I betrayed the Academic trust. I eliminated the nominations and other winners from their opportunity to celebrate and celebrate their extraordinary work. I am saddened," Will Smith said in an official statement as reported by CNN, Friday (1/4) US time.
"I resign from the membership of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and will receive further consequences that the Council deems appropriate. Change takes time and I am committed to doing a job to ensure that I will never again allow violence to overtake common sense," Will Smith stressed.
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