Hollywood Headlines: A week in review
The pop star grossed approximately $125 million between June 2012 and June 2013, beating Oprah Winfrey, last year’s money-making queen. A powerhouse Super Bowl performance and wildly popular tour pushed Madonna ahead of director Steven Spielberg, who clocked in second with $100 million. (Gregorio Borgia / Associated Press)
Taylor Swift gets catty at MTV’s Video Music Awards, Paula Deen returns to TV, Madonna tops Forbes and more.
If you haven’t seen Cyrus’ MTV Video Music Awards performance yet, you’re behind. Her gyrations around, about, near and far from Robin Thicke spurred a flood of think pieces, unforgettable gifs and harsh criticisms (not to mention 18.5 million tweets the night of). Coincidentally, the Oxford Dictionaries Online has officially added “twerk” to its collection this week. (John Shearer / Associated Press)
Miley Cyrus was not the only young artist to create media fodder at the VMAs. The cameras caught Swift mouthing the F-word (“shut the ... up”) as her former flame, Harry Styles of One Direction, presented an award with his bandmates onstage. Though a camera inadvertently made her barb public, it seems like the singer had those intentions all along. “I also want to thank the person who inspired this song, who knows exactly who he is,” she said when accepting her award for “I Knew You Were Trouble,” “because now I got one of these. Thank you so much!” (Evan Agostini / Associated Press)
The former Clippers player was arrested early Friday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence, allegedly snaking back and forth on the 101 Freeway and failing field sobriety tests. Earlier in the week, rumors about Odom’s infidelity to wife Khloe Kardashian Odom faded a bit as allegations of drug use were thrown into the mix. (John Paul Filo / Associated Press)
The two actors are officially spending time apart to rethink their marriage, a separation that is speculated to have started in May. The couple have two children and have been together for 13 years. (Eric Feferberg / AFP / Getty Images)
Apparently the movie star can cook a mean patty. The family restaurant, Wahlburgers, will now be offering its classic burgers and boozy drinks in Toronto. Wahlburgers, founded by the actor and brothers Paul and Donnie, first took root in Massachusetts. (Andy Kropa / Associated Press)
The youngest Kardashian step-sibling allegedly rear-ended a car, which in turn hit the one in front of it. Turning 16 on Aug. 10 and getting her license two days later, Jenner has had her license for less than a month. Luckily no one was badly hurt — though Jenner’s ego might have taken a blow. (Jamie McCarthy / Getty Images)
Fox recently aired an episode of “MasterChef” featuring Deen that was taped months before damaging news that she’d used racial slurs in the past became widespread. Prior to the episode’s debut, the discrimination lawsuit filed against the celebrity chef was dismissed. Her “MasterChef” appearance has some wondering whether she’s begun rebuilding her multimillion-dollar empire. (Carlo Allegri / Associated Press)
The 74-year-old actress had good news to announce on the “Today” show: Despite being diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, as of June, she was close to remission. Harper said that in January she was given three to six months to live, a prediction she battled with chemotherapy, acupuncture and positivity. According to reports, Harper may appear on “Dancing With the Stars” next season. (Charles Sykes / Associated Press)
The three-time Emmy Award winner has been cast in director Joss Whedon’s sequel to “The Avengers” as Ultron, a sentient robot that harbors deep resentment toward his creators and attempts to take over Earth with his spawn. Another TV veteran, Bryan Cranston, will play Superman’s foe, Lex Luthor, in the upcoming “Batman vs. Superman” movie. (Dan Steinberg / Associated Press)
