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It’s a special time to reflect on the past 12 months, ask important questions, and reflect thoughtfully. What have we learned? How have we grown? Which celebrity has been embroiled in the dumbest scandal? Remember Spitgate? seems like yesterday…
Here, in semi-chronological order, are the year’s wildest, weirdest, and most amazingly terrifying celebrity antics.
2022 was the year celebrities desperately wanted to know about this monkey. Despite our best efforts, conversations about cryptocurrencies and his NFTs were inevitable. Matt Damon hinted that cryptocurrencies are brave. Madonna pitched her own NFT featuring the singer’s fully nude artwork and her 3D model of her vagina. Things got messier after that — yes, more messy than a digital rendering of Madonna giving birth to some butterflies. Kim Kardashian paid $1.26 million after illegally promoting cryptocurrency on Instagram Celebrities such as Larry David, Gisele Bündchen, Tom Brady and Shaquille O’Neal have been named in the FTX Crash lawsuit. If anything, this is validation for those of us who haven’t yet bothered to learn what blockchain is.
In March, a clip of Kim offering “advice” to business women went viral. “Nobody seems to want to work these days.”To say the least, her advice wasn’t taken very well and Kim later apologized.But I think Kim was right. She never wants to work.
Did you know that Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars? The moment was inevitable. Then the discourse began.from Zoe Kravitz Nicki Minaj To Sophia Bush to Amy Schumer Jaden Smith I added my two cents and a few tweets to the conversation. Then salvation came in the form of Daniel Radcliffe.When asked about his impressions of the incident at the interview good morning england In an interview, Radcliffe said, “I’m already so dramatically tired of hearing people’s opinions on it that I don’t want to add another opinion to it. Luckily, we’ll only have to hear about the incident at every Academy Awards show in the near future.
Perhaps the most notable moment from the 2022 Met Gala was Kim Kardashian in a Marilyn Monroe dress. It was the perfect convergence of high and low brows. In preparation for one of the most special events in Hollywood and the fashion world, Kim Kardashian Ripley’s Believe It or Not! There were rumors afterward that Kim ripped the dress, which Ripley and Kim denied. I look forward to the inevitable future when Bella Hadid unveils a Madame Tussauds wax figure at Paris Fashion Week.
After hearing a taunt from someone who wanted Kardashian to eat shit, Kim said, “Of course, why not?”New York interview TimesSo it’s official: Kim Kardashian is beyond satire.
In August, a report on celebrity private jet usage revealed what we all suspected. Private jets are terrible for the environment. Following the reports, the named celebrities did their best to avoid criticism: Taylor Swift hid behind his umbrella while getting off his private jet. Kylie Jenner did her best to be up close and personal by recording Target’s run right after a very unrelated Instagram post featuring her private jet alongside Travis Scott’s. Drake tried to justify the use of private jets by saying that many of the 30-minute flights or less listed in the report were planes traveling to different airports. Unfortunately, it’s not just a carbon emission mechanism.
This was the year Lea Michele set the record straight. Yes she can read. What began as a harmless internet conspiracy, funny girl She responds on TikTok herself. Lee, congratulations on your literacy rate! We are all happy for you!
press cycle don’t worry darling It was a spectacle in itself. Rumors about a budding romance between Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles have hampered production.of Mr. Flo All of it. But the Spitgate was topped with saliva-soaked cherries. Did Harry Styles really hit Roogie in Chris Pine’s groin? If so, why? Despite the arguably incriminating video footage, both parties deny ever spitting on someone’s lap.
In September, model Sumner Straw claimed she had an affair with singer Adam Levine. She shared his criminally bad sext on TikTok after she found out he wanted a boy to be named after her.Somehow, this is the most disturbing detail. It wasn’t. Levine’s messages included poetic verses such as “Your Body Is Ridiculous” and “You Might Need to See Your Booty”. That said, I don’t know why anyone was surprised that he was clearly lacking text in his game. This is also the person in charge of “Moves Like Jagger”.
Following Adam Levine’s terrible sext, the world came to learn about Tri Guy after one of its members, Ned Fulmer, was accused of cheating on his wife. Men (that is, men whose online personas are entwined with loving their wives) profess too much love for their wives.
Each detail of Wilde’s split from Jason Sudekis was more confusing than the last. First, she was served custody papers on stage at CinemaCon. Then we learned that Sudekis was reportedly lying in front of Wilde’s car… special salad dressing? We are left with more questions than answers, but one thing is certain. It was the vinaigrette.
The late-night host’s reputation for being a petty stew surfaced when he was expelled from Balthazar after throwing a small tantrum over a whole-yolk omelet. I wouldn’t say I’m sorry for bringing the all-yolk omelet into our current culture.
This is 2023, and all the stupid celebrity pranks it entails.
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