Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Ring in 2024 With a Kiss
Jan. 1: Following Kansas City's New Year's Eve home game, Taylor Swift met Travis Kelce at midnight. And when she and her guy on the Chiefs shared a welcome-to-2024 kiss, they certainly made the whole place shimmer.
Anderson Cooper Gets the Giggles
Jan. 1: Raise a glass to CNN for lifting their previous NYE alcohol ban as it gifted viewers with a very giggly Anderson Cooper, who couldn't help himself after cohost Andy Cohen and pal Neil Patrick Harris made some racy jokes about hooking up with fans.
Selena Gomez Gives Taylor Swift the Tea
Jan. 7: When gossip ran rampant about what Selena Gomez was whispering to bestie Taylor Swift at the Golden Globes, the Rare Beauty founder filled in the blank space. No, she wasn't recounting a run-in with Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet. "I told Taylor about two of my friends who hooked up," Gomez commented on E! News' Instagram post about the situation. "Not that that's anyone business."
Chelsea Handler Roasts Her Ex
Jan. 14: Chelsea Handler got the last laugh after her ex Jo Koy bombed as host of the Golden Globes. When she helmed the stage at the Critics Choice Awards a week later, she took a swipe at his claim that his monologue jokes fell flat because "some I wrote, some other people wrote."
Following her quip that she preferred her men "old and hot" and would like to toss Martin Scorsese around "like a little Italian meatball," Handler said, "Thank you for laughing at that, my writers wrote it."
Elle King Hits the Wrong Note
Jan 21: Singing in a tribute show for Dolly Parton's 78th birthday at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry, Elle King forgot the words to the icon's "Marry Me" then told the crowd, "Y'all bought tickets for this s--t? You ain't getting your money back."
She then added, "I'll tell you one thing more. Hi, my name is Elle King. I'm f--king hammered." Entering a "therapeutic program" after, she also apologized to Parton, who accepted her service and devotion. "Elle is really a great artist, she's a great girl," Parton told ExtraTV. "She's been going through a lot of things lately, and she just had a little too much to drink."
Miley Cyrus Snubs Her Dad
Feb. 5: She can buy her own flowers, write her own acceptance speech, too. And when Miley Cyrus failed to mention dad Billy Ray Cyrus while winning her first two Grammys (including Record of the Year), it launched endless rumors about a potential family rift.
King Charles III Shares His Cancer Diagnosis
Feb. 5: Though Buckingham Palace announced King Charles III had been diagnosed with cancer while undergoing a "hospital procedure for benign prostate enlargement," he continued to keep calm and carry on engagements through the rest of the year.
Taylor's Boyfriend Wins the Super Bowl
Feb. 11: You heard the rumors from Inez. You can't believe a word she says (most times), but this time it was true: Swift really did hop a flight to Las Vegas after performing in Toyko Feb. 10 and shook off any jet lag to cheer her tight end boyfriend Kelce on to a second consecutive Super Bowl victory alongside Patrick Mahomes.
Amy Schumer Faces Her Critics
Feb. 15: With Internet trolls remarking on a change in Amy Schumer's look, she faced the speculation head-on. "I’ve enjoyed feedback and deliberation about my appearance as all women do for almost 20 years," the actress shared in an Instagram post. "And you’re right it is puffier than normal right now. I have endometriosis, an auto immune disease that every woman should read about. There are some medical and hormonal things going on in my world right now but I’m okay."
Stephen Baldwin Calls Out Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber
Feb. 26: Is it too late for Stephen Baldwin to say sorry? Because Hailey Bieber's dad caused quite the hysteria when he shared an Instagram reel originally posted by All Things Possible Ministry founder Victor Marx. "Christians, please when you think of Justin & Hailey, take a moment to offer a little prayer for them to have wisdom, protection and to draw close to the Lord," Marx wrote over a video of Justin Bieber playing the guitar. "There are special challenges that folks in high visibility positions face."
With endless fans asking what did he mean, the couple didn't address speculation. But they did welcome son Jack six months later.
Kelly Osbourne Plays the Name Game
Feb. 28: What's in a name? A lot if you ask Kelly Osbourne. Speaking on The Osbournes Podcast, she revealed that she and boyfriend Sid Wilson had "the biggest fight" over now-2-year-old son Sidney's last name. "Right now, my son doesn't have a double-barreled last name," she noted. "But, after lots of eye-opening conversations and some couples therapy, he has seen the light. We are going to legally change our son's name to have both of our last names."
Joshua Jackson Makes Lupita Nyong’o His Beach Bae
March 3: Nearly five months after Joshua Jackson and Lupita Nyong'o sparked romance rumors with a concert date, the pair decided they didn't want to wait to confirm their relationship, hard launching their union with a PDA-heavy Mexican vacation. Though fans said a little prayer for them and their romance, they confirmed their split in October.
Sister Wives’ Garrison Brown Dies By Suicide
March 5: After suffering an unimaginable loss, Sister Wives stars Janelle Brown and Kody Brown confirmed the death of their 25-year-old son Garrison Brown. "Kody and I are deeply saddened to announce the loss of our beautiful boy Robert Garrison Brown," Janelle shared on Instagram. "He was a bright spot in the lives of all who knew him. His loss will leave such a big hole in our lives that it takes our breath away."
Brittany Mahomes Reveals a Major Injury
March 6: Weeks after cheering her husband on to his third Super Bowl victory, Brittany Mahomes revealed she was on the injured reserve list. "Just your daily reminder: Once you have kids please take care of your pelvic floor. Seriously," the former professional soccer player—now pregnant with her and the quarterback's third child—captioned an Instagram Story selfie. "From: A girl with a fractured back."
Riley Strain Disappears
March 8: The case of Riley Strain—the 22-year-old University of Missouri student who vanished after a night of bar-hopping in Nashville—ended in tragedy. Two weeks after he was last spotted getting kicked out of Luke Bryan's bar, Luke 32 Food + Drink his body was pulled out of the Cumberland River, roughly eight miles away from where he started out.
With Strain's family continuously pressing for answers and even ordering their own autopsy ("If he fell and truly fell in the water and you can prove that to me, show me," his stepdad Chris Whiteid said) they got them in June. An autopsy report obtained by TMZ attributed Strain's official cause of death to drowning and ethanol intoxication (also known as alcohol poisoning), with the manner cited as accidental.
Vanessa Hudgens Makes a Statement
March 10: What better place to debut the start of something new? Vanessa Hudgens turned her Academy Awards hosting gig on ABC's The Oscars Red Carpet Show into a pregnancy announcement. Four months later, the High School Musical alum and baseball player Cole Tucker welcomed their first baby.
Meg Ryan Stuns at the Oscars
March 10: We'll have what Meg Ryan's having. When the actress made a rare appearance at Vanity Fair's post-Oscars fete (after son Jack Quaid's Oppenheimer took home the night's top prize) it was like...magic.
Drake Bell Comes Foward
March 13: Investigation Discovery's doc Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV lived up to its title. Not only did it detail the difficult working conditions under producer Dan Schneider, who worked on Nickelodeon shows including All That, The Amanda Show, Zoey 101, iCarly and Victorious, but it also saw Drake Bell come forward as the unnamed minor involved in the 2004 sexual assault conviction of Brian Peck, who was hired as an acting and dialogue coach for season two of All That.
JoJo Siwa Makes a $50,000 Confession
March 14: Okay, it's not quite a million-dollar smile. But when JoJo Siwa was asked about the most expensive part of her look on the 2024 GLAAD Media Awards red carpet, she revealed to Buzzfeed, "My teeth. These motherf--kers cost me 50 grand." Naturally, she wasn't satisfied with anything from the bottom of the proverbial pyramid, telling fans during a 2023 livestream that she "picked out the whitest color."
Kate Middleton Shares Cancer Diagnosis
March 22: Kate Middleton put an end to weeks of speculation about her decision to retreat from public eye following abdominal surgery in January by sharing a video message. With tests indicating there was cancer present in her body, she shared, "My medical team therefore advised that I should undergo a course of preventative chemotherapy and I am now in the early stages of that treatment."
Cameron Diaz Adds a Member to Her Flock
March 22: There's something about Cameron Diaz's baby announcement. She and husband Benji Maddix revealed in an Instagram post that they'd given daughter Raddix a brother named Cardinal. "He is awesome and We are all so happy he is here!" the duo wrote in a joint message. And while they declined to share a photo, they noted the newest member of their nest was "really cute."
Authorities Raid Sean “Diddy” Combs’ House
March 25: In the months since federal investigators from Homeland Security raided Sean "Diddy" Combs' homes in Los Angeles and Miami, the musician has been arrested, with federal prosecutors accusing him of "creating a criminal enterprise," in which he "abused, threatened, and coerced women and others around him to fulfil his sexual desires, protect his reputation, and conceal his conduct." Combs pleaded not guilty to the charges and remains in jail as he awaits trial.
Conjoined Twin Abby Hensel Reveals Her Wedded Bliss
March 27: Sure, we were three years late to the party, but we still raised a glass to the news that conjoined twin Abby Hensel—star of TLC's Abby & Brittany—wed self-described "father, veteran, nurse" Josh Bowling in 2021. Her sister Brittany Hensel remains single.
"We are totally different people," Brittany explained in their 2007 documentary. "We usually bargain with each other like, ‘If you do this, I'll do that.' Or we take turns."
O.J. Simpson Dies After Cancer Battle
April 10: Sentiments were mixed after O.J. Simpson—the NFL running back whose trial for the 1994 murders of ex Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman captivated the nation—died at age 76 following a battle with cancer. But Caitlyn Jenner, who was previously wed to Nicole's close pal Kris Jenner, made her feelings clear, writing on X April 11, "Good Riddance."