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Top Shockers of '08: Clay Aiken
Honorable mention: In the deadpanned words of Simon Cowell: "That is shocking." Clay Aiken revealed on the cover of People magazine that he was gay. (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images)
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Top Shockers of ... Honorable mention: In the deadpanned words of Simon Cowell: "That is shocking." Clay Aiken revealed on the cover of People magazine that he was gay. (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images)
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Top Shockers of ... What's more shocking? That Clay Aiken is gay, or that Jamie Lynn Spears was pregnant at 16? Her role on a Nickelodeon show puts Spears over the top on this one. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images)
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Top Shockers of ... From "The X Files" to the sex files, the odd news came out this year that David Duchovny checked into rehab for a sex addiction. This was followed with word of a separation between Duchovny and his wife Tea Leoni, one of Hollywood's beloved couples. The family, including their two children, was seen at a basketball game recently, so there's still hope they can work things out. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
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Top Shockers of ... Former Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker and his collaborator, DJ AM, were the only two survivors in a plane crash that killed the other four passengers in South Carolina in September. Barker and DJ AM suffered serious burns and were hospitalized for some time after the accident, making their first public appearance since the crash in November. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
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Top Shockers of ... The fun and games on 'American Idol' took a tragic turn in November when Paula Goodspeed, an alleged stalker of Paula Abdul, apparently committed suicide near Abdul's home. Goodspeed had auditioned for the show in Season 5 and was the target of significant criticism. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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Top Shockers of ... The question of whether Miley Cyrus was growing up too fast was front and center after a provocative photo spread in Vanity Fair, which also included her father Billy Ray Cyrus. Miley first criticized photographer Annie Leibowitz, saying she was embarrassed by the photos, but has since said she appreciates Leibowitz's art and would work with her again. (Vanity Fair)
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Top Shockers of ... The nation was rocked by the horrific shooting that killed the mother, brother and nephew of Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson in Chicago. Police arrested William Balfour, the estranged husband of Hudson's sister, on suspicion of murder. Hudson recently returned to work. (Photo by Stephen Shugerman/Getty Images)
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Top Shockers of ... At the peak of his film career and on the brink of the release of his most buzzed about performance as The Joker in "The Dark Knight," Heath Ledger was found dead in his New York apartment of an accidental overdose on prescription pills in January. (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images)
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Top Shockers of ... It was a rough and potentially defining year for Britney Spears, who was hospitalized in January after locking herself in a room with her son. Over the next 12 months, though, Brit has rallied with a #1 album, numerous appearances at awards shows and plans for a 2009 tour. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
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Top Babies of '0... It was a big year for "American Idol" winner Clay Aiken. First came news that he was going to be a father - via in vitro fertilization with a friend - which resulted in the birth of a little boy in August 2008. Not long after, he came out as a gay dad on the cover of People magazine.
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Top Babies of 20... Jamie Lynn Spears and boyfriend Casey Aldridge made a cool $1 million for shots of their baby girl, Maddie Briann. Britney's teenage sister shocked pretty much everyone with news of her unexpected pregnancy before giving birth in June 2008.
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Top Babies of 20... In July 2008, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban became the proud parents of daughter Sunday Rose. The pair haven't released any photos of the little girl. (Photo by Sergio Dionisio/Getty Images)
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Top Babies of 20... Shots of Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony’s fraternal twins went for $6 million - less than half of what the Jolie-Pitt twins raked in.
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Top Babies of 20... Jessica Alba gave birth to her daughter Honor Marie in June 2008. She reportedly received $1.5 million for appearing on the cover of OK! magazine.
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Top Babies of 20... Singers Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale added a second son to their family in August 2008. The offbeat name - even by celeb standards - breaks down as follows: Zuma - a beach in Malibu; Nesta - reggae master Bob Marley's real first name; Rock - perhaps a nod to their careers? (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images)
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Top Babies of 20... Gorgeous Halle Berry and her gorgeous companion, male model Gabriel Aubry, welcomed the union of their gorgeousness, daughter Nahla Ariela in March 2008. The name Nahla means 'honeybee' in Arabic. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
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Top Babies of 20... Has there ever been more hype around any other celebrity baby - or babies - than the Pitt-Jolie spawn? People magazine paid a reported record $14 million for rights to their first photos. Pitt and Jolie opened up on what inspired their twins' names: "The name Vivienne came to us early, as if she named herself — she has always been Viv. And Marcheline is to honor Angie's mother," says Brad. "Knox came soon after. It is a family name, my grandfather's. Léon is a classic French name."
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Top 15 Minutes o... Anne Hathaway’s former boyfriend, Italian playboy Raffaello Follieri, got the (Prada) boot right around the time he was convicted on fraud charges. (AP)
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Top 15 Minutes o... Wherever Britney went this year, drama was sure to follow, thanks to Brit’s paparazzo-boyfriend Adnan Ghalib and her "Dr. Feelgood" manager Sam Lufti. Adnan got unlimited access to his celebrity muse when he stepped out from behind the camera and Lufti made the move from "friend" to "manager." Luckily Brit came to her senses and gave both bad boys the old heave-ho! (Getty)
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Top 15 Minutes o... Who can forget Miss South Carolina’s take on world geography? It may have been a little creative, but we’re not sure what all the fuss is about. It certainly IS tough for "US Americans" to find "The Iraq" on a map. (AP)
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Top 15 Minutes o... Singer Amy Winehouse’s druggie hubby acted anything but civil in 2008 when he sneaked into Amy’s hospital room, failed multiple narcotics tests, tried to pervert the course of justice, and beat up a bar manager. (Getty)
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Top 15 Minutes o... So his name isn't really Joe... and he isn't really a plumber... that didn't stop Joe the Plumber Wurzelbacher from being the talk of the 2008 presidential election after John McCain mentioned him in the final debate. (AP)
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Top 15 Minutes o... Elliot Spitzer’s speed-dial girlfriend Ashley Dupre (aka Kristen) went from virtual unknown to MySpace celeb and brought down the governor of New York all in a few short weeks. Now if she could just get her singing career off the ground…
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Top 15 Minutes o... Thomas Beatie, known to many as “The Pregnant Man”, shocked the world when he gave birth to a healthy baby girl and to this year’s hottest talk show topic. (People Magazine)
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Top 15 Minutes o... Alaskan Governor and former Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin gave the world a crash course in hockey moms, and semi-automatic moose hunting. After the election, the "Thrilla from Wasilla" rode over the Bridge to Nowhere and hasn’t really been heard from since. (Getty)
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Top Splits of '0... They fought together against land mines, but their marriage brought explosions closer to home. The Mills-McCartney divorce was costly, ugly and ended with an enraged Mills throwing a glass of water on McCarney's attorney. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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Top Splits of '0... The former "View" co-host and her hubby pulled the plug on their three-year-old marriage in April 2008. Reynolds opened up about the split on... his MySpace page, while Jones put the blame on the press in a statement to... Entertainment Tonight. Jones said, "Several years ago, I made an error in judgment by inviting the media into the most intimate area of my life." (Photo by Jeff Gentner/Getty Images)
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Top Splits of '0... Are they or aren't they?? First Sarah made a raunchy comic video about her, um, relationship with Matt Damon, Kimmel responded in kind, then the two broke up and are possibly back together although neither has confirmed or denied it. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images for GQ)
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Top Splits of '0... Hef all alone? Doubt it. Although his long time bunnies Holly Madison and Kendra Wilkinson have fled the warren, the pajama-clad Playboy founder has a pair of 19-year-old twins lined up to replace them. Plus Bridget's sticking around. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)
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Top Splits of '0... Mr. & Mrs. The Hulkster, shown here in happier, Hulkier times, started their divorce proceedings in late 2007, but the name-calling and legal shenanigans kept them in the headlines throughout all of 2008. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)
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Top Splits of '0... After "Californication" star David Duchovny entered rehab for sex addiction, his 11 year marriage to Tea Leoni was the subject of much tabloid scrutiny. The couple later admitted that they had been separated for several months before Duchovny's rehab stint. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images)
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Top Splits of '0... Although the Material Girl says the the figure is incorrect, it was reported that it cost her $76 million to make husband Guy Ritchie go away. The two split in late 2008 amid rumors of a relationship between Madge and slugger A-Rod. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images)
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Top Splits of '0... It's hard to recall an uglier - or more public - split than the doozy between supermodel Christie Brinkley and ex-husband Peter Cook. They battled it out in a courtroom open to the press, aired some seriously dirty laundry and Brinkley emerged with the better deal. (Photo: Ed Betz/AP Photo)
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Top Marriages of... Shock jock Stern married model Beth Ostrosky in a big NYC wedding officiated by Kelly Ripa's husband Mark Consuelos. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini/file)
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Top Marriages of... Ashlee and Pete had an Alice-in-Wonderland-Goes-Goth themed wedding in May 2008. (Photo by Nancy Ostertag/Getty Images)
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Top Marriages of... It wasn't quite a 'White House Wedding' since it took place at the Bush's Crawford, TX ranch, but First Daughter Jenna Bush tied the knot in May 2008. (AP Photo/The White House/Shealah Craighead)
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Top Marriages of... It was months before either one would officially confirm it, but it turns out that the longtime couple finally did tie the knot in April at Jigga's Tribeca pad in front of family and close pals like Gwyneth Paltrow. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)
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Top Marriages of... Ellen and Portia exchanged vows in a small ceremony in August 2008 before Proposition 8 invalidated gay marriage in California. (AP Photo/Chris Weeks, FILE)
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Top Marriages of... Mimi and her much younger man tied the knot in a secret ceremony in the Bahamas in April 2008. The two got tattoos with each others names to mark their nuptials. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
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Top Marriages of... In another super-secret, below-the-radar ceremony, Jessica Alba married boyfriend Cash Warren in a Beverly Hills courthouse in May 2008. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)
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Top Marriages of... Scarlett Johansson and boyfriend Ryan Reynolds pulled a fast one on the media and got married on the sly in a small ceremony on Vancouver Island in September 2008. (Reynolds: AP Photo/Peter Kramer, file. Johansson: AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, file)
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