THG Week in Review: December 17-23, 2011

Welcome to THG's Week in Review! Below, our staff takes a look back at the stories, stars and scandals that made these past seven days so memorable.

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

 

• Kobe Bryant's divorce from wife Vanessa dominated sports and celebrity news.
• He reportedly was cheating with multiple women (but not Jessica Burciaga).
• Terrence Howard accused his wife of being a violent, crazy racist.
• Melanie Amaro is your first U.S. champion of The X Factor.
• Jon Bon Jovi is alive, well and awesome.

• Justin Bieber performed with his sister (above). Glass broke from the screams.
• The Kardashians were accused of employing slave labor, which they deny.
• The Kardashian Khristmas Kard was also released. Whoopee.
• Playboy's Lindsay Lohan pictures may break sales records.
• A Dutch fashion magazine called Rihanna a nasty name.

The Hobbit Trailer

• The much anticipated trailer for Peter Jackson's The Hobbit premiered (above).
• Britney Spears got engaged. Everyone's happy except Jason Alexander.
• Adam Lambert got arrested in a melee with his boyfriend.
• The Duggars have unorthodox ways of grieving.
• Kris Humphries resigned with his old team.

FedEx Delivery FAIL

• This week brought us the worst (best?) FedEx delivery ever (above).
• Was Robert Pattinson cheating on Kristen Stewart with Nikki Reed?
• Amber Portwood got arrested again. Big time shocker there.
• Justin Timberlake may be engaged to Jessica Biel. Maybe.
• Vote for the year's #1 star in our Tournament of THG!
• Let it snow with Google (below)!

Let it Snow on Google

What was the highlight of the week for you? Did we leave anything out?