Top Ten Entertainment Stories of 2013
BLACKWELL: Pop star Miley Cyrus throws another shovel full of dirt on her alter ego Hannah Montana. Look at the new video. Well, look at the parts we can show on television, at least.</s>FEYERICK: And just hours after leaking online, the video has the cyber universe all a-Twitter. Miley wasn't alone in making headlines this past year. CNN's Nischelle Turner counts down the top ten entertainment stories of 2013.</s>NISCHELLE TURNER, CNN ENTERTAINMENT CORRESPONDENT: Bieber's bad boy behavior -- Justin Bieber hasn't left he spotlight since hitting the scene in 2009 but 2013 found the teen heartthrob making news for the wrong reasons. In fact, "The Daily Beast" declares it Bieber's year of affluenza.</s>JUSTIN BIEBER, SINGER: What did you say?</s>TURNER: From paparazzi brawls to pet monkey drama to neighborhood disturbances, Bieber struggled to stay out of trouble this year. Kimye is born. Kanye West and Kim Kardashian continue their reign as the royal tabloid couple in 2013. Sure, West had a number one album and hit tour but nothing made as much news as his love life. The pair welcomed the birth of their daughter, North "Nori" West in June. In the year of the selfie and in typical Kardashian fashion, Kim took to social media to unveil her post baby body. West then rented out AT&T; Park in San Francisco to surprise Kardashian with a marriage proposal.</s>GEORGE HOWELL, CNN HOST: We have been following this breaking news. Actor Paul Walker has died.</s>TURNER: A fast and furious death. Fans' hearts broke after Paul Walker's unexpected passing over Thanksgiving weekend. The 40-year- old actor was killed in a car crash outside Los Angeles. Fans and famous friends came out to show their support for the box office powerhouse who also found success in films such as "Eight Below" and "Flags of Our Fathers". Beyonce's return to the stage -- the singer caused waves lip syncing the National Anthem at the presidential inauguration in January only to prove her star power in a show stopping Super Bowl half time show. Beyonce spent most of the year touring the world with her "Mrs. Carter Show" before surprising everyone with the release of her fifth studio album. It quickly became not only the fastest selling album of her career but also in iTunes history. Queen B is ending the year at the top of her game. Basic cable ruled TV. "The Walking Dead" rose to record ratings, proving we're still inflicted with zombie fever. The critically acclaimed "Breaking Bad" concluded its five season run and nearly blew up social media in the process. And "Duck Dynasty" revealed reality TV is still guiding the conversation. Star, Phil Robertson's recent anti-gay comments stirred controversy. But basic cable shows still kept people buzzing. From Oscar gold to box office magic, Jennifer Lawrence received the Best Actress Oscar for her performance in "Silver Lining's Playbook" and won us over while falling on the stage to collect the award. It wasn't long before Lawrence found herself at the top of the box office with the release of the "Hunger Games" sequel "Catching Fire". Hollywood's latest "It" girl ranked only behind Angelina Jolie on Forbes list of Hollywood's highest-paid actress. Now Lawrence is already receiving award buzz for her scene-stealing performance in "American Hustle". Angelina's brave choice: Angelina Jolie shocked everyone with her "New York Times" op-ed, revealing she underwent a double mastectomy. The Oscar winner and mother of six underwent the preventative procedure after learning she carries a gene mutation that increases her risk of developing cancer. The announcement inspired other women to consider the procedure as an option. Paula Deen's downfall: a year ago, the celebrity chef was on top of the word. That all came crashing down after the release of a deposition in a lawsuit by a former employee. In the deposition, Deen admitted using the "n" word in the past. Fans turned their backs on the southern star, as did many of her endorsement deals. Deen went on to apologize, but it's yet to be seen if she can reclaim her throne.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: HBO is confirming that actor James Gandolfini has died.</s>TURNER: James Gandolfini's unexpected passing sent shockwaves through Hollywood. The "Sopranos" actor died of a heart attack at the age of 51 while on vacation in Italy. The Emmy Winner's final film, the romantic comedy "Enough Said" opened after his death to critical acclaim and earned Gandolfini his final SAG award nomination. Miley Cyrus got everybody talking with her onstage antics. Cyrus made news with her controversial performance at the MTV VMAs, the former Hannah Montana star proved her teen persona was nothing but a distant memory. Cyrus followed the performance with news of her break-up with long- time fiance, Liam Hemsworth. Her first number one hit was "Wrecking Ball" hit album "Bangers" and the celebration of her 21st birthday. It's Miley's world and we're just living in it.</s>BLACKWELL: Ok. A big year in news also means a big year on Twitter. Here's a look at the most tweeted news events in 2013. Number one, can you guess it? The Boston Marathon that drew 27 million tweets. You know, the bombing and the recovery of Boston Strong. So many people created that hash tag. Game seven of the NBA finals between with the Miami Heat and the Spurs -- that was 26.7, close second. And in third place, the outage at the Super Bowl -- I tweeted a couple of times about that myself. That combined with Beyonce's performance drew 24 million tweets. 18 million tweets were sent after MTV's Video Music Awards thanks to number one on the entertainment list, Miley Cyrus. And rounding out the top five, the announcement of the new pontiff, Pope Francis -- that garnered more than 130,000 tweets per minute.</s>FEYERICK: Yes, he had help. I'm kidding -- direct line.</s>BLACKWELL: Yes.</s>FEYERICK: Well, what do you think was the biggest news story of 2013? We want to hear from you. Voting is underway right now at cnn.com. There you'll see a list of 20 stories; we want you to choose your top 10. Then on December 30th and that is coming up fast, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern online and on TV, we're going to reveal the top ten stories of 2013 as voted on by you, our viewers. That is cnn.com/yir.</s>BLACKWELL: Still to come there is nothing worse than getting out of a cab only to realize you left something. That's what happened to one very unlucky passenger in Las Vegas this week. But you have to hear what he left behind and why the cab driver is being applauded.