Welcome to THG's Week in Review! Below, our staffers look back at the stories, stars and scandals that made the last seven days some of the craziest ALL YEAR.

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Now, a rundown of the week that was at The Hollywood Gossip:

• Someone got Snooki pregnant. Yes, freaking SNOOKI is pregnant.
• Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck welcomed a baby boy, Samuel!
• The 2012 Academy Awards were doled out last Sunday night.
• They featured one remarkably skinny Angelina Jolie ...
• ... some ashes dumped on Ryan Seacrest ...
• ... and one maybe Jennifer Lopez nip slip.

Kacie Boguskie did what she (or the producers) had to do.

That's how she explains traveling all the way to Switzerland just to "warn" Ben Flajnik about Courtney Robertson on last week's episode of The Bachelor.

With Southern charm, bright eyes and a big heart, it was easy to see why so many people fell in love with Kacie B. and were rooting for her over Court.

Alas, Ben was not one of those people.

Speaking with reporters about her hometown date gone awry, her trip to Europe and if she thinks Ben Flajnik and his fiancee will last, she had this to say:

On her elimination: "I definitely didn't think it was me. When it got down to one rose, I thought that Nicki would be going home. I was shocked."

On why she went to Switzerland after getting axed: "Initially, I was not going there in search of a second chance. I really wanted closure."

"I had to make my peace about Courtney, because I care. Of course, there was a little part of me that hoped he'd be like, "I made a mistake. Stay."

On why she cares so much about Courtney: "I have a problem with somebody who has two sides, because I don't know which is really you."

"She was manipulating – I'm not sure who she manipulated more, us or him."

After Lorene Scafaria and Ashton Kutcher were spotted together in Italy over the holidays, a rep for the actor came out and shot down rumors of these two dating.

But we wonder what that rep would say now.

In the latest issue of Us Weekly, a witness says he spotted the screenwriter and the actor cozying up at a charity event on February 25.

"They were affectionate," the onlooker reports. "When they thought no one was watching, they held hands, and she rubbed his back and his neck."

Scafaria previously dated Adam Brody and Kutcher, of course, was married to Demi Moore for six years. That actress just left rehab and is reportedly vacationing now in Turks and Caicos.

Let's give Jennifer Love Hewitt a lot of credit: the actress isn't even trying to pretend any longer.

Why should you tune in for this actress' upcoming new show on Lifetime, The Client List? Not for the acting, not for the storyline, not for the production value.

JLH made the reason clear in this scantily-clad promotional video for the April 8 premiere and now she's doing it again in a new poster for the series:

The Client List will air on Sunday nights and center on a single mother who takes over control of a brothel. We'll certainly be tuning in. Or at least staring at this picture for the next few hours.

She may no longer host her a daytime talk show, but Oprah Winfrey still has serious sway.

The Associated Press confirms that she has landed the first interview with members of Whitney Houston's family since the singer's tragic death last month, as Oprah will sit down with loved ones that include:

Whitney‘s sister-in-law/manager, Patricia Houston; her brother Gary; and her daughter Bobbi Kristina, who many fear is headed down a similar, drug-laden path as her mother.

Oprah attended Whitney's funeral in New Jersey and no official cause of death has been determined yet. Autopsy results should be in within a week or two.

The interview, meanwhile, will air on OWN Sunday, March 11 at 9 p.m.

Troubled star Amber Portwood will not be present as the cast members of Teen Mom and Teen Mom 2 head to NYC this weekend to participate in a reunion special.

Amber's mom, Tonya, tells E! that the judge overseeing her daughter's probation denied permission for her to leave Anderson, Ind., to participate in the event.

"He thinks it will interfere with her program," says Tonya.

Probably right. But despite the setback, Amber isn't sweating it too hard. It wasn't long ago before it looked like her filming days were done altogether.

Now that she's living at her grandma's, the show may go on ... ankle monitor style, but still. "I'm happy. Just stressed, but I'm happy," says Portwood.

Last week, she was released from the Madison County correctional facility where she had been since December after being busted for drug possession.

Kaley Cuoco's engagement has come to an end, as the CBS star has confirmed that she is no longer set to marry boyfriend/addiction specialist Josh Resnik.

What happened? The actress is keeping that information to herself, but confirmed to Entertainment Tonight this week that she was no longer altar-bound.

The subject came up when The Big Bang Theory star was asked if she took inspiration from the recent wedding of costar Kunal Nayyar. Her response:

"I'm not engaged anymore, so no. But in general, yes. For my future wedding, yes!"

That clears that up. As it were, the 26-year-old actress had never publicly declared any wedding date and only announced her engagement to Resnik last October.

It's unclear when the engagement was called off, but her show is still going strong. Just follow this link for a virtual library of The Big Bang Theory quotes!

Hawaii Five-0 will be without its leading man for the foreseeable future.

A rep for Alex O'Loughlin confirms that the actor will take an absence from the hit CBS drama "to receive supervised treatment for prescription pain medication due to a recent shoulder injury." It's unknown for how long the star will be gone.

The series has shot 19 episodes so far and plans to complete its season two order, with or without O'Loughlin. It's too early to know how it might write out his character, Detective Steve McGarrett, if it comes to that.

“We respect and support Alex’s decision,” CBS Studios, which produces the drama, said in a statement. “Everyone at CBS TV Studios and Hawaii Five-0 wishes him well and we look forward to his return."

Lamar Odom is not ready to play in the NBA again. Not yet at least.

The reality star, who left the Dallas Mavericks over a week ago to be with his ailing father, has been temporarily relegated to for his team's D-league affiliate, the Texas Legends, for one game in order to "get his legs back under him," a source tells ESPN.

That contest will take place tomorrow night and then Odom - whose 7.7 points per game this season are half his career average - will likely rejoin the Mavs for a big game against the Thunder on March 5.

Lamar's wife, meanwhile, is facing a problem of her own: Khloe Kardashian and her sisters have been sued for $5 million because they are bit fat liars. Well, big skinny liars. But still.

Before you jump all over this cat for being so inefficient in its consumption of natural resources, take a moment to appreciate the pure effort that went into this.

Most cats hate getting wet in any way. Think about what he went through just for a cool, refreshing beverage! And look at how cute he is getting drenched!

Also, who among us hasn't done a similar think trying to drink out of the tap at the local pub, only to be thrown out by the bouncers? Hello? No one? What?

The jazz piano music playing in the background? A classy touch:

Cat Tries, Fails to Drink Water