What will you remember most about pop culture in 2022?
Oh, slap!
A brilliant marketing move get it, Harry’sHouse?
Will Smith hits Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards in 2022.Myung Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
Its star,Beanie Feldstein, suffered the brunt of those lofty expectations, drawing lackluster reviews.
Depp sued Heard for $50 million over her 2018Washington Postop-ed detailing her experiences as a domestic violence survivor.
Ajury ruled in Depp’s favorin June, awarding him $15 million in damages.
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A perfect recipe transformed a seemingly throwaway moment betweenHouse of the DragonstarsEmma D’ArcyandOlivia Cookeinto a viral sensation.
And finally, you add a dash of “stunnin'”, a.k.a.
Cooke’s perfectly timed, darling response to D’Arcy’s drink order.
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Swifties' long story short: “Look what you made me do.
We still hadn’t recovered, and now this one added to our collective grief.
It’s continued throughout2022 with the deathsof legends includingSidney Poitier,Naomi Judd,Taylor Hawkins, andRay Liotta.
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Some 20 years after they first got engaged, the entity known as Bennifer decided togive it another go.
“Allaire Nuss
Multiversal madness
Alternate realities and parallel worlds have long been a cinematic staple.
(Another thing that all three films have in common?
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Insanely long titles.)
(Shoutout to this year’s breakout star, Raccacoonie.)
Tariq shared his newfound love of the vegetable, made even better when slathered in butter.
Amber Heard and Johnny Depp in court during their defamation trial.EVELYN HOCKSTEIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images; STEVE HELBER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
What’s he love about it especially?
“It has the juice!”
), and Drew Barrymore even welcomed him onto her daytime talk show, where they tried corn-flavored products.
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Chipotle and Green Giant even hired him for campaigns.
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Kate Bush; Sadie Sink as Max Mayfield in ‘Stranger Things’.RB/Redferns; Netflix
Jamie Campbell Bower as Vecna in ‘Stranger Things’ season 4.Steve Dietl/Netflix
Beth Garrabrant
Bob Saget.Mike Coppola/Getty Images
Val Kilmer and Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick.Paramount Pictures
Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen in ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’.Lucasfilm Ltd.
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Maryanne Oketch from ‘Survivor 42’.Robert Voets/CBS
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez have reportedly obtained a marriage license in Las Vegas.Steve Granitz/FilmMagic
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Kanye West has now publicly praised Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler.MEGA/GC Images
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Jonathan Groff and Lea Michele in ‘Spring Awakening: Those You’ve Known’.HBO
