How TikTok and YouTube Turned Depp v. Heard Into the New 'Trial of the Century' – CNET

What’s happening The internet has exploded with videos dissecting the messy defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, whose marriage fell apart in 2016. Why it matters Americans have always been obsessed with courtroom dramas. Social media has helped turn this case into one of the most popular topics on the internet. What it means for you We’re your guide down the rabbit hole of nonstop video clips from the courtroom. Marc Musso has a habit of writing a silly song about whatever he’s doing. Sometimes it’s about feeding his cat Malmo, other times it’s about playing board games.So it’s probably no surprise that as the 27-year-old Texan was watching a live feed of the defamation trial between the blockbuster actor Johnny Depp and his ex-wife movie star, Amber Heard, he found himself writing a song.Sung from the perspective of Heard’s lawyers, it pokes fun at how often they objected to comments Depp was making on the stand.”I used to be respected. People took me at my word,” he starts singing with pop-music beats in the background. “Then I became a lawyer representing Amber Heard.”Indeed, the weeks-long train wreck that is the trial between two of Hollywood’s biggest stars has…
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