Jodie Foster's Golden Globes Speech
While accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award for career achievement during the thoroughly enjoyable ceremony (and Tina and Amy are coming back next year!), the fabulous-at-50 star stopped the show in its tracks with her indictment of reality TV, a media that feeds on people's personal problems and the overall lack of respect shown for privacy and our willingness to exploit ourselves. And, no big deal, she also gave her first-ever public shout-out to her ex-girlfriend but ongoing life partner and co-parent, Cydney Bernard.
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The Rise (and Adorable Fall) of Jennifer Lawrence
A year removed from winning a legion of adoring fans as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games, the Silver Linings Playbook star swept awards season and stole our hearts with her candid interviews, classy red carpet style and the self-deprecating, gracious way she handled tripping while on her way to accept the granddaddy of them all, her Oscar for Best Actress. After proving a delightful diversion at the beginning of the year, she was back in glorious unfiltered action to promote The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Hatin' on Anne Hathaway
On paper, it was a phenomenal year for the beautiful, brunette-then-blond-then-back-to-brunette actress, who won a Golden Globe, SAG Award and the Oscar for playing the doomed, shorn Fantine in Les Misérables. She also looks great in a pixie cut! And yet, read between the lines (or just go online) and you can't miss all the vitriol directed at the star for... Well, nobody actually knows why. It just was there one day, like the monolith in 2001.
Amanda Bynes' Nuclear Meltdown
The tween-favorite star of What I Like About You and She's the Man first started freaking us out via Twitter, spelling out her hopes in March for the eventual meeting of Drake and her vagina and deeming almost everyone ugly. And then things got weird, resulting in her channeling Phil Spector in a court appearance to answer to charges of tossing a bong out of a New York City high-rise in May and culminating in her being hospitalized on a psychiatric hold in July after she allegedly started a small fire near her parents' home in SoCal's San Fernando Valley. She remained in a private treatment facility at the end of November.
Gwyneth Paltrow Goes Commando
Those who were already hatin' on the Goop goddess had one more thing to loathe after she skipped underwear at the L.A. Iron Man 3 premiere in April. For her loyal fans, it it was just one more reason to cheer her on.
Lindsay Lohan's Return to Rehab
After getting into trouble one (or two or three) too many times for a judge's taste, the actress' probation was revoked and she was sentenced to 90 days of locked rehab, which didn't turn out to be nearly as scary as it sounded. Besides, the less access to the press she was getting for The Canyons, the better. We're all wishing her a clean, happy and uneventful 2014.
End of the Robsten Era
After a tumultuous 2012, the pressure of not costarring in Twilight together anymore caught up to longtime couple Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, who finally called off their romance for good (so far) in May.
Paris Jackson Attempts Suicide
Still battling the pain of losing father Michael Jackson in 2009 and facing bullying at school, the 15-year-old's cry for help was heard loud and clear when she was hospitalized in June after a reported overdose. She remains in treatment and versions of the story differ as to how ready she is to move back in with her family.
Kimye Welcome a Daughter
We don't care how much of a genius Kanye West thinks he is or how famous Kim Kardashian was beforehand: North West, born June 15, is their greatest production yet.
The Past Takes a Bite Out of Paula Deen
The beloved Food Network star, restaurateur and cookbook author saw her deals evaporate like sweet tea left out in the Georgia sun after a leaked legal deposition revealed that she had admitted to past use of the N-word and a less-than-savory vision when it came to wedding planning. Her celebrity has hung tough, however, like the lard that makes Paula's pie crusts so damn good, so we're predicting a controversial comeback in the coming months.
James Gandolfini's Sudden Death
The critically beloved star of The Sopranos, who won three Emmys for his role as a sociopathic yet self-examining mob boss and paved the way for a parade of intriguing antiheroes, died of a heart attack in Rome on June 19. He was 51.
Kerry Washington Marries in Secret
Surprise! Not all shocking news has to be bad. E! Online was first to confirm that the Scandal star had pulled off a real covert op and swapped vows with football player Nnamdi Asomugha on June 24 without anyone being the wiser. They're now expecting their first child together, so all's well that ends well in 2013.
The Royal Baby Arrives
From Kate Middleton bump watch to all the pomp and circumstance that accompanied the birth of her and Prince William's firstborn son, the entire world celebrated first the gestation and then the arrival of Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge, now third in line to the British throne, on July 22.
Cory Monteith Dies of a Drug Overdose
This one just didn't make any sense, it was just that shocking. But the 31-year-old Glee star's death on July 13 from a toxic mixture of alcohol and heroin ultimately shined a light on the fact that addiction doesn't necessarily present itself in a scary, obvious package. Sometimes it comes in the form of a clean-cut, popular, talented, successful actor in his prime who one day is just...gone.
Bachelor Star Commits Suicide
Gia Allemand, a fan favorite while vying for Jake Pavelka on The Bachelor and then being one of the nicer housemates on Bachelor Pad, hanged herself and was pronounced dead Aug. 14 after being taken off life support. She was 29 and her death devastated her family and friends, who were all left wondering what else they could have done for her.
Michael Douglas & Catherine Zeta Jones Split Up
It's always a bummer when one of the seemingly more enduring couples in Hollywood break up, these Oscar winners' split coming after 13 years of marriage and two children together. Douglas has expressed hope that things will work out in the future, so...fingers crossed for a reconciliation.
Miley Cyrus' 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Performance
After watching every second of the performance over again in GIFs, we're still not entirely sure what we saw that night (it wasn't clothing, that's for sure), other than the emergence of a young lady whose devil-may-care-what-you-think attitude made her the most talked about celebrity of the year. She came in like a wrecking ball, indeed.
Khloé & Lamar's Troubles
In one fell swoop, struggling NBA star Lamar Odom was arrested on suspicion of DUI (he has pleaded not guilty) and it was revealed that he had been battling substance abuse while mainly living apart from wife Khloé Kardashian Odom this summer. Most recently, he's been training hard for a possible return to the L.A. Clippers, and we're told that he and Khloé are in counseling to try to repair their ailing marriage.
Kim Kardashian Goes Blond
Courtesy of Joico's George Papanikolas from Andy Lecompte Salon in West Hollywood, the new mom's dramatic hair lightening was one of the most-trafficked stories of the year, let alone No. 1 in September.
Liam Hemsworth Makes Out With New Girl Post-Miley Split
Surely there was much more rebound time in real life, but the Australian actor was caught kissing singer-actress Eiza Gonzalez barely a day after Miley Cyrus' rep confirmed that she and Liam had called off their very long engagement.
Charlie Hunnam Signs On for, Then Drops Out of, Fifty Shades of Grey
The British actor, who is going to be Jax Teller forever to Sons of Anarchy fans, surprised a lot of people by signing on to play the dashing, sadomasochistic Christian Grey in the finally in-production adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey. And perhaps realizing he actually wasn't into self-flagellation in real life, he exited the project in October, barely a month after saying yes to the part.
Bruce & Kris Jenner Separate
Where there's smoke there's fire, and where there's one spouse living in Malibu and the other living in Calabasas there's usually some issue other than the need for space. Hence, the power couple finally confirmed Oct. 8 that they were separated after 22 years of marriage and "much happier" for it.
Kim Kardashian's Sexy Selfie
Kim didn't want to truly reveal her post-baby body until she was ready. But when she was...
Kanye West Pops the Question
The rapper proposed to Kim Kardashian with his usual flair: on her birthday with a 15-carat diamond ring in front of family and friends at San Francisco's AT&T park as an orchestra played and fireworks went off. Spoiler alert: They are now engaged.