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2019 Entertainment Wrap

Hello everyone!

This post is a look back at some things that happened in the world of entertainment this year.



In January, Jussie Smollett calmed he was the victim of a hate crime after he said he was attacked by two men on a street in Chicago late at night. Police launched an investigation but started to feel something wasn't right and on February 21st, Jussie was arrested for staging the attack against himself with the help of two men he paid. Prosecutors later dropped the criminal case against hin.

Khloe Kardashiann and Tristan Thompson's relationship ended when it was revealed he had cheated on her with Kylie Jenner's best friend Jordyn Woods. In February, The Hollywood Unlocked claimed that Tristan and Jordyn were "all over each other" at a house party in Los Angeles. In an interview with Jada Pinkett-Smth on Red Table Talk,   Jordyn said Tristan did kiss her but there was no passion or anything between them. He was also accused of cheating days before Khloe gave birth to their daughter.

Full house star Lori Loughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli and fellow actress Felicity Huffman were charged with conspiracy in a college admissions cheating scandal. Loughlin and Giannulli paid $500,000 to get their two daughters into the University of Southern California and Huffman paid someone @15,000 to have a proctor correct her answers on a test. Loughlin pleaded not guilty.. The Hallmark channel gut ties with her, she did not return for the final season of Fuller House and several brands stopped working with her older daughter, Olivia Jade, who is a social media influencer and YouTuber. Huffman paid a fine of $30,000, spent 14 days in prison and did community service.

Kevin Spacey was accused of sexual misconduct by more than fifteen people and charged with sexual assault in 2018. In July this year, the criminal assault charges against him were dropped by prosecutors.



The world sadly lost some great stars in 2019.
Rapper Nipsey Hussle was murdered in broad daylight outside hiss Marathon clothing store in Los Angeles.

Former Beverly Hills, 90210  actor Luke Perry passed away in March, days after suffering a massive stroke. He had been starring in Riverdale at the time, was 52 years old.

Kristoff St John, who played Neil on The Young and the Restless  died at the age of 52 from heart failure.

Korean girl group member Goo Hara was found dead in her house on 24th November. She was a singer in the group Kara and acted in television dramas.

Beth Chapman,reality star and wife of Dwayne "Dog" Chapman died in June after a two year battle with cancer.

Australian actress Penny Cook, who played Vicky the vet on A Country Practice died of cancer.  

Journalist Mike Willesee died of throat cancer in March,aged 76.

Disney channel and Descendants actor Cameron Boyce died at the age of 20 of complications from epilepsy.

Shelley Morrison, who played the maid Rosaria Salazar on Will and Grace, died of heart failure after a brief illness. She was 83 years old.


Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodrigue got engaged on 9th March in the Bahamas. She revealed that they are planning to wed next year.

Talk show host Wendy WIlliams and Kevin Hunter divorced after 22 year of marriage.

Adele filed for divorce from her husband Simon Konecki in September. They were a couple for seven years and have a son, Angelo. 

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom got engaged on Valentines day. The couple began dating in early 2016, split a year later and reconciled in 2018. 

Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger married in June in Montecito, California. 

Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus announced in August that they had separated and Liam filed for divorce two weeks later, They were married for less than a year after 10 years of an on-and-off relationship. 

Bindi Irwon, daughter of the crocodile hunter, Steve and Terri Irwin, got engaged to her boyfried Chandler Powell. 



In April, YouTubers James Charles and Tati Westbrook got into a feud which started when James posted an Instagram story promoting Sugar Bear Hair, gummy bears which are a direct competitor with Tati's supplement brand, Halo Beauty. She didn;t like that and posted an Instagram story looking upset and saying "Everybody syays what they need to say and uses who they need to use, and I have had about enough. It's not right."
James then posted a public apology to Tati who on 10th May, posted a 40-minute video explaining her relationship with James and all the reasons she no loger wants to associate with him beyond the Sugar Bear Hear drama. The longtime close friennds of cut ties and both gained and lost followers. 

Taylor Swift was feuding with Scooter Braun and Scott Burchetta, also known as Big Machine Records, and made it public in November, saying they wouldn't let her perform her old songs on the American Music Awards. The Grammy Winner revealed that the use of her older music or performance footage was also mixed for a Netflix documentary about her life. Following Swift's online rant, Big Machine released a statement saying, "Taylor, the narrative you have created does not exist." 

Aaron Carter got into an explosive feud with his brother Nick and sister Angel. The troubled singer first socked fans on the TV show The Doctors by sharing that he has been diagnosed with multiple personality disorder, schizophrenia, acute anxiety and manic depression. Then Nick claimed he and Angel had to seek a restraining order against Aaron who wrote on Twitter, "Take care. @nickcarter we're done for life. I haven't seen him in four years. And I don't intend." 



In Royal news....

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Harry and Meghan welcomed their first child in May. Their son is named Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. 

Princess Beatrice, the daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah, got engaged to her boyfriend Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, a property tycoon. 




Former boy band member Jayden Sierra has a leading role in the Cirque Du Soleil on ice production, Axel, which is playing overseas. Jayden plays Axel, an up-and-coming rock star. 

Jakob Delgado is continuing to do well as a soloist. He has released three singles this year, Drowning, Lie and Secrets and his debut EP came out in November. Jakob played his first international show in Singapore in August, at the Music Matters festival.

Trent Bell's Just For You tour was in April and June. He travelled to Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide to perform for his fans. 

Justice Crew went on the X Tour to celebrate 10 years since becoming a group. The six guys, Samson, Solo, Lukas, Paulie, John and Len travelled around Australia performing their hit songs and dancing for their fans. Hopefully there will be more from them next year! 

Jaafar Jackson, the son of Jackson Five member Jermaine and nephew of Michael, released his first single and music video Got Me Singing and has been working hard on more music in the studio. He is definitely someone to watch in 2020.  

So, there you have it. Some of the many things that happened in entertainment news this year. 

Have a great weekend!

V :) 




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