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Happy 5th Birthday, omg!

It’s hard to believe, but it’s been five years since Yahoo! launched a little celebrity news site called omg! on June 11, 2007. In honor of our 5th birthday, join us as we take a look back at some of the biggest Hollywood headlines omg! has covered since we’ve been in business. Some are happy, many are sad, and a few are just plain weird. Five years later, we hope you’re still enjoying all of omg!’s celeb scoop.

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Happy 5th Birthday, omg!

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  1. In celebration of omg!'s 5th birthday, check out some of the biggest \"omg!\" headlines we've covered over the past five years.

  2. Paris Hilton Serves 23 Days in Jail On June 3, 2007, one week prior to omg!2019s debut, Paris Hiltonattended the 2007 MTV Awards before heading off a few hours later to a LosAngeles-area jail and began serving a 45-day sentence for driving with a suspendedlicense while on probation for an alcohol-related reckless driving conviction.As expected, the hotel heiress received what was perceived to be specialtreatment when she was released four days later and reassigned to 40 days ofhome confinement with an electronic monitoring device due to a medical condition. At the time, Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca said, 201cMymessage to those who don2019t like celebrities is that punishing celebrities morethan the average American is not justice.201d Maybe so, but a judge disagreed andordered the socialite right back into the slammer the next day. 201cIt2019s notright!201d screamed Paris in the courtroom after receiving the news. Twenty-three days later, she was released for goodbehavior and waved at the paparazzi before she sped off with her parents,Kathy and Rick, in a black SUV.

  3. Lindsay Lohan Arrested for Second DUI, CocainePossession Two weeks after completing a 45-day rehab stint for a DUIarrest, Lindsay Lohan was popped for her second DUI after she chased down herpersonal assistant and the young woman2019s mother in her car in Santa Monica,California, on July 24, 2007. When police administered a Breathalyzer, the \"Mean Girls\" actress2013 who was wearing an alcohol-detection bracelet on her ankle because of herfirst DUI 2013 blew a .14 and cocaine was found in her pocket. Lohan2019sexcuse? She was wearing someone else2019s pants! CallSend SMSAdd to SkypeYou'll need Skype CreditFree via Skype

  4. Britney Spears Bombs at VMAs, Loses Custody of Sons,Gains Conservatorship AfterBritney Spears split from Kevin Federline in November 2006, her life took aserious nosedive (shaved head, anyone?). But in the fall of 2007, the 201cToxic201dsinger got back down to business with the release of her fifth album, Blackout,which spawned the hit 201cGimme More.201d But when Spears performed the song at theMTV Video Music Awards that September, she sleepwalked her way through it asthe crowd looked on in confusion. The next month, she temporarily lost custodyof sons Sean and Jayden, who were 2 and 13 months at the time, to Federline andwas only given supervised visits until January 2008 when she refused to turnJayden over after a visit and locked them both in her bathroom. Spears wascarted out of her home on a stretcher after police were called and she wastaken to the hospital. Within days, she lost custody of her kids and wasadmitted to UCLA2019s psych ward. While there, her father Jamie Spears was granted aconservatorship over his daughter so he could handle her finances while she wassick. ThoughBrit is all better, in April, her manager-turned-fianc00e9 Jason Trawick was grantedco-conservatorship of his future bride, who recently signed a $15million deal to be a judge on Simon Cowell2019s 201cX Factor.\"

  5. Heath Ledger Overdoses Any celebrity death is sad, but it's downright shocking whenit's one of Hollywood's fastest rising young stars. Actor Heath Ledger was just28 when he was found dead in his NYC apartment on January 22, 2008. A fewyears before, the Aussie established himself as more than just a prettyface when he earned an Oscar nomination for the 2005acclaimed romantic drama \"Brokeback Mountain,\" where he played acowboy struggling with his sexuality. The movie also introduced him to co-starMichelle Williams, with whom he had a daughter, Matilda, in October 2005. Though reports surfaced that Ledger and Williams had broken up in late 2007, Ledger2019s film career was still going strong. By the time of his death,Ledger had filmed what would rival \"Brokeback\" as his most famedperformance: the Joker in Christopher Nolan's 2009 blockbuster \"The DarkKnight.\" But Ledger's demise from what the coroner ruled an accidentaloverdose of prescription medications came six months before the movie was released. He was posthumously honored with the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor forthe role the following year. CallSend SMSAdd to SkypeYou'll need Skype CreditFree via Skype

  6. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Welcome Twins Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie jumped from parents of fourto parents of six on July 12, 2008, when the 201cSalt201d actress gave birth to twins, sonKnox and daughter Vivienne, in a hospital in Nice, France. 201cIt is chaos, but weare managing it and having a wonderful time,201d Jolie said a few weeks later inan interview with People magazine that also featured the first-everphotos of the newborns, which fetched a record-breaking $14 million ininternational rights (the money went to charity). Although Pitt and Jolie, whogot engaged in April after seven years together, have always boasted theywanted a 201csoccer team201d of children, they have not conceived or adopted anysince the twins.

  7. Teenage Miley Cyrus Poses Topless, Dances on StripperPoleAs a child star, Miley Cyrus had to grow up fast. But inApril 2008, it seemed like the 201cHannah Montana201d actress matured overnight.First, there were the photos of the then-15-year-old posing provocatively inher underwear, which were leaked onto the internet after a hacker accessed heremail account. Then a few weeks later, she went topless for an Annie Leibovitzshoot for Vanity Fair. Although the photo was taken from behind, parentsof her young fans were outraged, and for the second time in a matter of weeks,Cyrus had to issue an apology for her behavior. 201cI took part in a photo shootthat was supposed to be 'artistic' and now, seeing the photographs and readingthe story, I feel so embarrassed,201d she said at the time. Still, just one yearlater in August 2009, Cyrus writhed against a stripper pole affixed to the topof an ice cream cart during a performance of 201cParty in the USA201d at the TeenChoice Awards. Even now, four years after the Vanity Fair scandal, Cyrus2013 who is engaged to her boyfriend of three years Liam Hemsworth 2013 is stilldrawing criticism for her barely-there wardrobe choices.

  8. Jennifer Hudson's Family Members Murdered In a gruesomescene on October 24, 2008, Jennifer Hudson2019s brother, Jason Hudson, and mother,Darnell Hudson Donerson, were found shot to death in their Chicago home, whilean equally shocking discovery was yet to come when the body of Hudson2019s7-year-old nephew Julian King, the son of her sister Julia, was found threedays later in the back of an SUV. The culprit turned out to be Julia2019sex-husband William Balfour, who, according to testimony at the 2012 trial, hadthreatened to kill members of Hudson2019s family at least two dozen times beforethe murders when Julia refused to reconcile with him. In April, Jennifer Hudsonwas one of 83 witnesses to take the stand at Balfour2019s trial and broke downwhen the verdict was read on May 11: Balfour had been found guilty on allseven counts against him including three counts of first-degree murder. He has yet to be sentenced. 2018We have felt the love and support from people allover the world and we2019re very grateful,201d the Hudson sisters wrote in astatement after the trial. 201cWe want to extend a prayer from the Hudson familyto the Balfour family. We have all suffered terrible loss in this tragedy.201d

  9. JohnTravolta2019s Son Jett Dies John Travoltaand Kelly Preston were dealt a tragic blow on January 2, 2009, when their eldestson, 16-year-old Jett, passed away at the family2019s vacation home in the Bahamasafter he suffered a seizure. It was later revealed that Jett was autistic andhad a disorder which prompted him to have seizures every five to 10 days. In abizarre twist in the already-awful story, one of the medics who arrived on thescene, and his attorney, a local politician, tried to blackmail Travlota bythreatening to go public with private information about Jett2019s death if thefamily didn2019t pay them $25 million. After a mistrial in the extortion case,Travolta and family decided to stop participating in the trial (which they knewwould prompt the judge to dismiss the charges) in order to put the incidentbehind them once and for all. Some good news came their way the following yearwhen Preston announced she was pregnant at age 47. She gave birth to sonBenjamin in November 2010 when she was 48. The couple is also parents to EllaBlue, now 12.

  10. Nadya 'Octomom' Suleman Gives BirthThe world loves a good multiple births story. Remember how much attention the McCaughey septuplets got back in 1997 long before 201cJon & Kate Plus 8201d? So when news broke on January 26, 2009, that a Southern California woman gave birth to octuplets (yes, eight babies!), and that all eight had survived, the media not-so-patiently waited to be able to introduce the happy family. But wait. Turns out the mother, a single Nadya Suleman, underwent in vitro fertilization despite already having six kids at home, no job, and was on public assistance. Seriously? Of course, as we now know, the story would get much, much worse. The mom of 14, dubbed 201cOctomom201d has proven time and time again to be off her rocker, appearing on talk shows, posing semi-nude in a magazine, starring in a pornographic film, and then announcing and canceling a Florida stripping gig just this month. Her rented house has been foreclosed on, pictures of her children living in squalor have recently been released, and the whole mess prompted an investigation into the fertility specialist who, over the course of eight years, had no problem with artificially inseminating this clearly unstable woman with 14 children 2026 the ones now paying the price.

  11. Chris Brown Assaults Rihanna The nightbefore the 2009 Grammys should have been an exciting one for R&B singerChris Brown and his pop star girlfriend Rihanna as the two attended apre-Grammys party at legendary music producer Clive Davis2019 home, but the eveningended with the wrong kind of excitement. According to police reports, Brown,then 19, and Rihanna, 20 at the time, got into an argument in his rentedLamborghini, which was parked in L.A.2019s Hancock Park neighborhood. After hetried to push her out of the car, he shoved her head against the window,punched her continuously, put her in a headlock, and bit her fingers. Theargument, Rihanna later told 201c20/20,201d stemmed from her confronting Brown aboutgetting text messages from another woman. After Rihanna finally escapedfrom the car, a neighborhood resident called 911 and Brown was arrested.\"I couldn't take that he kept lying to me, and he couldn't take that Iwouldn't drop it. ... It escalated into him being violent towards me. And itwas ugly,201d she explained to Diane Sawyer. 201cI was battered, I was bleeding, Iwas swollen in my face,\" she said. Brown eventually pled guilty to assaultand received five years probation and 1,400 hours of 201clabor-oriented201d communityservice.

  12. Jon and Kate Gosselin Call It QuitsAfter 10 years of marriage, the births of their eightchildren (one set of twins, one set of sextuplets), and plenty of mediascrutiny surrounding their hit TLC series, 201cJon & Kate Plus 8,201d Jon andKate Gosselin announced on their television show on June 22, 2009, that they were separating andthat a divorce was in the works. As quickly as the shocking news spread, so didrumors about Jon2019s extracurricular activities with the daughter of Kate2019splastic surgeon, Hailey Glassman. A day after the story broke and the newlysingle reality stars began pointing fingers at one another, TLC announced thatthe show would be placed on immediate hiatus as the former couple and producersattempted to come up with a game plan. The retooled show, 201cKate Plus 8,201d lastedfor a few more seasons (with Jon rarely appearing on camera), but the chaossurrounding the lives of the Pennsylvania-based clan eventually died down astheir 15 minutes of fame ran out.

  13. Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett Die on Same DayFor one generation, 201cThe Day theMusic Died201d referred to the passing of rock and roll pioneers Ritchie Valens,Buddy Holly, and the Big Bopper, who died in a tragic plane crash in the winterof 1959. The chilling phrase reemerged 50 years later when, on June 25, 2009,the world learned of Michael Jackson2019s unexpected death, after sufferingcardiac arrest -- as the result of drug intoxication -- at the hands of hispersonal physician, Conrad Murray. A few months prior to his premature exit,the King of Pop announced preparations for a massive world tour, but only 13days before the first of 50-plus shows was to take place in London, MJ wasrushed from his rented mansion in Holmby Hills to UCLA Medical Center wheredoctors attempted to resuscitate him for over an hour. The icon was pronounceddead at 2:26PM. And as his fans around the globe wept, the Internet nearly cameto a halt that day, with numerous sites crashing due to user overload. Unfortunately, Jackson wasn2019t the only superstar to die on June 25, 2009. The gorgeous and talented Farrah Fawcett of 201cCharlie2019s Angels201dfame passed away hours before Jacksonafter a courageous three-year battle with colon cancer.

  14. Kanye West Ruins Taylor Swift's Winning Moment at the MTV VMAs Does anyoneremember who won a VMA on September 13, 2009? Of course not. Why? Because KanyeWest turned the annual star-studded celebration into The Kanye Show when hetook to the stage, rudely interrupting Taylor Swift, and proceeded to complainabout Beyonce2019s loss in the Best Female Video category. As the unhinged rapperunleashed his diatribe, Swift2019s winning smile quickly faded, Beyonce began tosquirm in her seat, and the crowd rightly began to boo. Fortunately, West wasremoved from the theater following his outburst. And in the years since theugly incident, Swift has dominated the charts and won a multitude of moreprestigious awards, while West2019s influence has faded, thanks in part to hisrecent relationship with reality star Kim Kardashian. And the winner is 2026Taylor Swift.

  15. David Letterman Admits Affairs With FemaleStaffers DavidLetterman has always stayed rather mum on his personal life, save for the timehe shared the funny story of how he had married long-time girlfriend ReginaLasko, the mother of his now 8-year-old son Harry, and his truck had brokendown on the way to the ceremony. On October 1, 2009, however, the late-nightfunny man got serious at the start of his show, revealing he had been thevictim of a blackmail attempt by someone who wanted money in exchange for notgoing public with allegations that the talk show host had been havingaffairs with multiple female staff members, allegations that were actuallytrue. Letterman contacted police and participated in a sting, eventually givingthe blackmailer (who was actually a 201c48 Hours201d producer and the boyfriend of StephanieBirkitt 2013 Letterman2019s assistant and one of the women he had a sexualrelationship with) a phony check, leading to the guy2019s arrest after he tried todeposit it. The following week, Letterman, in another out-of-character move,talked about the hurt he caused his wife on the air. 201cWhen something happenslike that, if you hurt a person and it2019s your responsibility, you try to fixit. And at that point, there2019s only two things that can happen: Either you2019regoing to make some progress and get it fixed, or you2019re going to fall short andperhaps not get it fixed.201d CallSend SMSAdd to SkypeYou'll need Skype CreditFree via Skype

  16. Tiger Woods Sex Scandal On November25, 2009, the National Enquirerpublished a scandalous news story claiming that Tiger Woods cheated on his wifeof five years, Swedish model Elin Nordegren, with NYC nightclub 201cworker201d RachelUchitel. At first, many didn2019t believe the salacious story because the belovedpro golfer was always believed to be somewhat of a nerdy homebody, who certainlywasn2019t capable of having a freaky-deaky side. Things got worse when, two dayslater, Tiger crashed his Cadillac Escalade in front of his home at 2:30 a.m.Rumors began to swirl that an allegedly intoxicated Tiger was fleeing from hisangry, golf club-wielding wife. Drama! In the coming weeks, things continued tospiral out of control for the then No. 1 golfer. Dozens of women claimed tohave had affairs with Woods, forcing him to admit to cheating on Nordegren.Following a break from the game, a stint in rehab, and the loss of manylucrative sponsors, Woods was served with divorce papers. The couple wasofficially divorced in August of 2010.

  17. Heidi Montag's Extreme Plastic Surgery UnveiledIn an effort to "look like Barbie," Heidi Montag underwent a whopping 10 plastic surgery procedures in one day and unveiled her drastic new look in January 2010. Among her cosmetic enhancements included a nose job, brow lift, and breast augmentation, which made her bra size DDD. Discussing why she did it, Mrs. Spencer Pratt told People magazine: "To feel perfect. I was made fun of when I was younger, and so I had insecurities, especially after I moved to L.A. 2026 I just wanted to feel more confident and look in the mirror and be like, 'Whoa! That's me!'" By the end of the year, however, 201cThe Hills201d star was singing a different tune, complaining about surgical scars, botched lipo, and bald spots caused by the brow lift. "I feel like Frankenstein,201d she told Life & Style.

  18. Jesse James' Cheating Bonanza Exposed 2010 was supposed to be Sandra Bullock's year. She andher then-husband Jesse James had secretly adopted their first child together, ason named Louis, and \"The Blind Side\" star won the Academy Award forBest Actress. But in March, just a week after James shed tears as his wifethanked him in her Oscar acceptance speech, news broke that the \"MonsterGarage\" man was having multiple extramarital affairs with women whoweren't scared to share the dirty details. And they were dirty! Bullockkicked her husband to the curb immediately and finalized the adoption of Louisas a single mom. James later admitted to the cheating in his autobiography,writing: 201cMentally at a loss, desperate for something to make mefeel like I had some sense of freedom, I ran through the list of things I coulddo to assert my independence over my life. Infidelity, unfortunately, was atthe top of the list.201d

  19. Mel Gibson's Crazed Rants Caught on TapeTo say Mel Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva had a nasty breakup is an understatement. While ending their three-year relationship, which produced a daughter named Lucia, things got nasty and the Russian singer started taping phone calls between her and the "Braveheart" star. In July 2010, the audio files somehow found their way onto RadarOnline and Gibson was heard screaming profanities, threatening Grigorieva, and using ethnic slurs. It took a full year after the release of the tapes for the couple to settle their differences in court, ultimately sharing custody of their daughter and Gibson giving Grigorieva a monetary payout.

  20. Charlie Sheen's Epic Meltdown After having an intoxicated dispute with an escort andtrashing a room at the Plaza hotel in the fall of 2010, Charlie Sheen started aslow and steady downward spiral that exploded in February 2011 when he washospitalized following a two-day bender. Concerned about his leading man'slifestyle, \"Two and a Half Men201d creator Chuck Lorre halted production ofthe series, which prompted Sheen to fight back verbally against the \"foolsand trolls\" and \"Nazis\" interfering with his life. He embarkedon a media blitz with his \"goddesses\" (a porn star and a marijuanamagazine model), live streaming the happenings at his home and coming up withhis own new lingo, including \"Vatican assassins,\" 201ctiger blood,201d\"gnarly gnarlingtons,201d \"warlocks,\" and, of course, his favorcatchphrase of all: \"winning!\" After ultimately getting fired from\"Men,\" he took his bizarre show on the road in what he dubbed the\"Torpedo\" tour, but he now regrets the entire saga. \"Clearly, aguy gets fired, his relationships are in the toilet, he's off on some fu*****tour, there's nothing 'winning' about any of that,\" he recently told Rolling Stone. CallSend SMSAdd to SkypeYou'll need Skype CreditFree via Skype

  21. Prince William and Kate Middleton's Fabulous RoyalWedding Sure, we were pretty excited for the whole royal weddinghullabaloo on April 29, 2011. Prince William was a likable chap; Kate Middletonseemed like a nice gal; they had a cute love story about meeting at college.But our interest in the festivities soared when we got our first glimpse ofMiddleton in her stunning Alexander McQueen gown. It was like she hadtransformed from commoner to duchess with just one zip! We loved seeing Harryall grown up by his brother2019s side (which gave us flashbacks of Princess Dianaand her young little princes); a serious Prince Charles seeming a little lessstiff; and that cute little flower girl who was frowning and covering her earswhile the boisterous crowds outside Buckingham Palace clamored for William andKate to kiss. And, of course, the wedding also introduced the world to Kate2019ssister, Pippa, whose posterior soon became a hot topic in all the tabloids.

  22. Arnold Schwarzenegger Has a Love Child! On May 17, 2011, everyone was shocked when Maria Shriver andArnold Schwarzenegger announced they were separating after 25 years ofmarriage. The reason why? The 201cTerminator201d star fathered a son with thefamily2019s longtime housekeeper, Mildred Baena, more than a decade earlier 2013 whichhis wife had just discovered. Making matters worse was the fact that Shriverwas pregnant at the same time with Schwarzenegger2019s son Christopher! In July,Shriver filed for divorce, but almost a year later, the exes have remainedfriendly and are often seen out in public with their four children, includingmost recently at son Patrick2019s high school graduation on June 1.

  23. Kim Kardashian Weds Kris Humphries in $10M Wedding 2013Then Splits 72 Days Later After less than a year of dating, Kim Kardashian and NBAplayer Kris Humphries said 201cI do201d on August 20, 2011, in an uber-lavish $10million extravaganza that was all for the E! cameras (of course). But just 72days later on October 31, the reality star decided she 201cdidn2019t201d anymore andfiled for divorce 2013 and the negative press began. Kardashian tried to drum upsympathy by saying she had a change of heart just before the big day, but feltpressured into going through with it because she 201cdidn't want to disappoint alot of people.\" Nearly a year after the wedding, the exes 2013 who have bothmoved on to new loves: she with rapper Kanye West; he with Kardashianlook-alike Fatmire Sinanaj 2013 are still not divorced and are about to beginproceedings at the end of June, which could get pretty nasty. Humphries wantsKardashian to 2018fess up about what she did with their wedding gifts, including a$325,000 Ferrari.

  24. Demi Moore Leaves Ashton Kutcher Amid Cheating Reports When a 22-year-old woman came forward to say she had aone-night stand with Ashton Kutcher in October 2011, that was just one too manycheating stories for Demi Moore 2013 so she pulled the plug on theirsix-year-marriage. On November 17, Moore released a statement announcing the split: 201cAsa woman, a mother and a wife there are certain values and vows that I holdsacred.201d Within weeks, the 201cTwo and a Half Men201d actor was out partying with abevy of young women from Los Angeles to Italy. Meanwhile, Moore went to rehabfollowing a drug-induced seizure in January 2012. More than six months havegone by since they2019ve split, but neither Moore nor Kutcher have filed divorcepapers, fueling longstanding speculation that their 2005 Kabbalah weddingceremony was never legal in the first place.

  25. Beyonce and Jay-Z Welcome Daughter Blue Ivy At the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards in August, Beyoncestole the show when she hit the red carpet in an orange caftan 2013 and debutedher baby bump! Five months later on January 7, 2012, the 201cLove on Top201d singer and herhubby of four years, Jay-Z, welcomed their little girl into the world 2026 in thelap of luxury. Bey reportedly rented out an entire floor at New York City2019sLenox Hill hospital (for $1.3 million) to deliver baby Blue Ivy. Her name is anod to both of her parents: Blue after the rapper2019s three Blueprintalbums and Ivy after her parents2019 love of the number four 2013 they were both bornon the 4th and tied the knot on April 4, 2008. (IV is four in Romannumerals.) The blissful couple showed off photos of their daughter in Februaryon a website they created especially for her, although in public they continueto keep her under wraps. In May, Beyonce returned to the stage and revealed shehad lost a staggering 60 pounds of baby weight thanks eating just lettuce.

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