2022 is only a month away, which means it’s time to look back on the big events of the past year and the celebrities who turned heads along the way. In the latter category, it goes without saying that Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have not failed to be in the media spotlight in 2022, especially given their defamation lawsuit which concluded on June 1st. In fact, one of them was ranked No. 1 on the 2022 Most Wanted Celebrities list.
According to research by CelebTattler (via the New York Post), Amber Heard was the most searched celebrity on Google in 2022, with the Aquaman actress averaging 5.6 million searches each month in the US. Johnny Depp came in second with 5.5 million searches per month, and it was also noted that 34 out of 50 states searched for the Pirates of the Caribbean actor more often than water man Actress. Third place went to the late Queen Elizabeth II, who got 4.3 million searches a month, and other notable names included in this most searched list included Kim Kardashian, Elon Musk, Tom Brady and Pete Davidson.
The drama between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard was part of the news cycle for several years, but reached a new pinnacle when the defamation trial took place, with the final verdict awarding Depp $10 million in damages and $5 million in punitive damages (later reduced to $350,000), and Heard was awarded $2 million in compensatory damages. The legal drama hasn’t ended between the former couple, however, as Heard attempted to appeal the libel verdict (and also filed a counterclaim related to the case), and Depp’s legal team appealed saying he shouldn’t. be held responsible. for the $2 million. So while Heard beat Depp out on this most wanted list, it’s no wonder their results are so close to each other.
In Johnny Depp’s case, it wasn’t just the defamation lawsuit that garnered attention this year (although Tubi wasted no time making a film about the event). In recent months, the actor briefly dated one of his lawyers during his 2020 UK libel trial, someone suing him and guitarist Jeff Beck for plagiarism , and a new look at him playing the king Louis XV in The favourite dropped earlier this month. As for Amber Heard, she kept a lower profile after the conclusion of the trial and reportedly led a quiet life in Spain under an alias.
As for his professional work, while the performance of Johnny Depp in The favourite will not be seen by Netflix subscribers until 15 months after its theatrical release in France, recently appeared on the Rihanna show Wild X Fenty vol 4, which can be viewed with an Amazon Prime Video subscription. Amber Heard will play Mera again aquaman and the lost kingdomwhich will debut in theaters on December 25, 2023.
Source: Cinemablend
