From left: Johnny Depp, Will Smith, Amber Heard.Photo: Cliff Owen/Consolidated News Pictures/Getty, Nicky J Sims/Getty, Ron Sachs/Consolidated News Pictures/Getty
Johnny Depptopped the list of Google’s 2022 trending people.
The 59-year-old actor isNo. 1 on the search-engine’s listof people who “had a high spike in traffic over a sustained period in 2022 as compared to 2021,” according to Google.
Rounding out the top 5 areAntonio BrownandKari Lake, whileChris Rock— whom Smith, 54, slapped in the face onstage at theAcademy Awardsin March — appeared on the rankings at No. 7.
The top 3 trending searches overall were “Wordle,” “election results” and “Betty White,” respectively. (Whitedied on Dec. 31, 2021, 17 days before her 100th birthday.)
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Johnny Depp in October.Noam Galai/Getty
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Heard recentlyappealed the verdict, withher new lawyersquestioning the June 1 decision as well as why the trial was allowed to take place in Virginia instead of California. Depp is also appealing, havingcalled the counterclaim verdict “erroneous"in a filing last month.
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Last month, a source told PEOPLE that Heard “is focused on raising her daughter"Oonagh, 19 months, as they reside together overseas for the time being.
“The trial was exhausting for her,” the insider said of Heard. “She missed her little girl.”
The source added that theDanish Girlactress “has spent the last few months in Europe,” which she “loves,” and that the actress “isable to just be a momthere.”
“She isfocused on raising her daughter,” the insider said. “She spends every day with her girl. They stroll around, visit parks and enjoy family time. Amber is a great mom.”
source: people.com
