Google has released its trending list and guess who sits proud on top of number one? Johnny Depp. I guess I shouldn’t invoke the word “proud” into this situation, because, for the most part, he trended for all the wrong reasons.
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No one wants to be caught saying they wished their ex-wife would be found dead in the back of a car.
But I guess things brightened for him when he won said ex-wife in court and went on a short-lived tour with his close friend Jeff Beck.
What Made Johnny Depp the Top Trending Actor Of 2022?
You could almost say that 2022 is the year of controversies, from the so-called “Oscars slap heard around the world” to the defamation case that saw the internet buzzing.
Apart from the controversies, we also have to acknowledge that the war in Ukraine and Russia was a global issue that caught the attention of so many people around the world. It was also a big shock when, in late February, people all over the world started to hear about the news of a war.
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Well, as shocking as it was, it surprisingly took a backseat to the civil defamation case and the Oscars slap. Should we clap for ourselves, do you think?
Google Released Its 2022 Year In Search
On Wednesday, Google released its “2022 Year in Search — Themes and Insights” report, with data that reflects the year’s trending topics. By trending topics we mean the searches that received a significant increase in traffic over a sustained period of time this year compared to last year.
Apart from Depp’s defamation lawsuit against ex Amber Heard, which he won in all three counts, he also grabbed headlines when he toured with pal Jeff Beck. A little further down the line, his seconds-long VMAs “Moon Man” appearance and his appearance at Rihanna’s Fenty show helped to carry him to number one.
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Amber Heard placed third on the list and Chris Rock and Will Smith – the two A-list Hollywood stars in the middle of the Oscars slap controversies – also placed in the top ten.
We also have the massive interest in Wordle, Web 3, and, this might surprise you, the Multiverse.
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