REUTERS/Phil McCarten
Actor Adrien Brody is interviewed at the NBC Universal after party following the 68th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California January 16, 2011. [REUTERS/Phil McCarten]
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Doctor Conrad Murray (R), the late Michael Jackson's personal physician, listens during his arraignment on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the pop star's death, in Los Angeles, California, January 25, 2011. [REUTERS/Pool/Irfan Khan]
REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
Actress Natalie Portman, pregnant with her first child, takes the stage in the photo room after winning best actress for "Black Swan" at the 17th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles, California January 30, 2011. [REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson]
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(L-R) Oscar winners for best supporting actor Christian Bale, best actress Natalie Portman, best supporting actress Melissa Leo, and best actor Colin Firth pose backstage at the 83rd Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 27, 2011. [REUTERS/Mike Blake]
REUTERS/Darren Whiteside
Jordan's King Abdullah (L) and Spain's Crown Prince Felipe (2nd L) wait to greet lunch guests with their wives, Princess Letizia and Queen Rania (R), at the Basman Royal Palace in Amman April 13, 2011. [REUTERS/Darren Whiteside]
REUTERS/Darren Staples
Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, kiss as they stand next to bridesmaid Grace van Cutsem (L) on the balcony at Buckingham Palace after their wedding in Westminster Abbey, April 29, 2011. Prince William married his fiancee, Kate Middleton, in Westminster Abbey on Friday. [REUTERS/Darren Staples]
REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay
Ell and Nikki of Azerbaijan celebrate on stage after winning the Eurovision Song Contest final in Duesseldorf May 14, 2011. [REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay]
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U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and first lady Michelle Obama (R) talk to Britain's Prince William (2nd L) and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge at Buckingham Palace, in London May 24, 2011. [REUTERS/Charles Dharapak/Pool]
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Princess Charlene (L) and Monaco's Prince Albert II kiss outside the Sainte Devote church in Monaco after their religious wedding ceremony in Monaco July 2, 2011. Princess Charlene dropped off her bridal bouquet at the church, named after the patron saint of Monaco, following their wedding at the Palace. [REUTERS/Francois Mori/Pool]
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News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch is seen leaving his flat with Rebekah Brooks, chief executive of News International, in central London on July 10, 2011. Rebekah Brooks, Rupert Murdoch's most senior newspaper executive in Britain, has resigned as chief executive of News International, the British subsidiary of News Corp. [REUTERS/Olivia Harris/Files]
Royal weddings, Oscar winners and hacking scandals dominated the news over the last twelve months. From Natalie Portman's chilling performance in
Black Swan and her subsequent best actress Oscar win to the international obsession over the British royal wedding to the phone hacking scandal that shocked the world of media, 2011 has hardly been a quiet year in entertainment.
One picture depicts Conrad Murray during his trial over the death of Michael Jackson. On November 29, 2011, Murray was sentenced to four years in prison, though he is expected to serve a little less than two years due to jail overcrowding. Murray plans to appeal the verdict and is planning on representing himself.
Another is of the now-famous photo of Prince William and the new Duchess of Cambridge, Catherine, shortly after their lavish wedding, kissing on the Buckingham Palace balcony next to a very unhappy bridesmaid, Grace van Cutsem. The picture of the young girl has become a frequent meme across the internet.