After hot tubs and cooking shows, the latest Twitch meta is a court case between 2 superstars

The court case between Hollywood stars Johnny Depp and Amber Heard is currently the biggest Twitch trend. Streamers and viewers react simultaneously and turn an emotionally charged legal process into a mega event. You can find out what’s behind it here.

In 2021, there were some mega trends on Twitch that have largely turned away from gaming:

The big MMO streamer Asmongold therefore said in December 2021 that this “React content” will be the future of Twitch. He also works diligently on the latest of this kind.

Streamers react to court case

What’s the new trend? Twitch is currently dominated by streamers such as Asmongold, Pokimane or Hasanabi, who watch the TV broadcast of the court case between Hollywood stars Johnny Depp and Amber Heard and react to it live.

These streams gather thousands of viewers, the Twitch homepage as well as the most popular categories are dominated by the topic. In addition, many viral clips are created.

A clip of Asmongold, for example, is currently popular on reddit and YouTube, in which he reacts to and analyzes a brief look into Amber Heard’s camera. He wants to find out if her crying is staged:

What makes the streams so popular? A large part of the appeal of this format is that well-known faces from Hollywood and Twitch are confronted with a very dramatic and controversial topic.

Since both the transmission of the process and the reactions of the streamers are live, the reactions and emotions seem all the more real. In addition, the viewers can also react in the chat, so they feel part of a regulars’ table-like community.

Furthermore, the trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard is an emotionally charged topic, both for those involved and for many viewers and fans. This creates strong opinions, controversial moments and dramatic stories – both in the courtroom and in front of the viewers’ monitors.

The live broadcasts of the trial are particularly popular in the US, but are also a hit on social media platforms like TikTok.

On Twitch, this process takes on new dimensions with the React format, where it becomes a very special spectacle for streamers and viewers. Pokimane, for example, graphically records how often Heard cried during the process or how often Depp had to grin or even laugh.

Trial Depp v Heard – These are the backgrounds

The court process Depp v Heard, which has been running since April 11, is a complex and difficult one. It’s actually about an allegedly defamatory newspaper article, but the main question is who abused whom in the relationship between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard.

Johnny Depp is one of the most recognizable faces in Hollywood thanks to an illustrious acting career in films such as Pirates of the Caribbean and two-time ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ vote. Amber Heard also has a respectable Hollywood career with films like Magic Mike XXL or Aquaman, but is not as well known as Depp.

The two actors had a relationship that began in 2012. The two married in 2015, and Heard filed for divorce in 2016 and filed for a restraining order against Depp.

The court case for almost 48 million euros tries to clarify all of this. Accordingly, it also contains many dramatic and traumatic descriptions of domestic violence with physical and sexual dimensions, as well as alcohol and drug abuse.

The process Depp v Heard will be on hiatus starting May 9th, but is scheduled to resume on May 16th and is scheduled to end on May 27th.

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