It was a big year in entertainment, from minorities taking the cinematic spotlight, to celebrity weddings and break-ups, to year two of #MeToo.
The biggest movie of 2018 was a cultural watershed and a box office bonanza.
"Black Panther" scored with critics and audiences, becoming the year's highest-grossing film domestically. It was followed into theaters by "BlacKkKlansman" and "If Beale Street Could Talk."
All three are drawing Oscar talk.
"Crazy Rich Asians" took representation east, as Constance Wu became the first Golden Globes nominee of Asian descent for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy in nearly half a century.
Sexual harassment and assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein kicked off the #MeToo movement in 2017. This year, the former Hollywood heavyweight turned himself in to face rape and related charges in New York. Those charges he denies.
Meanwhile, one of Weinstein's accusers, Asia Argento, admitted she'd had sex with a 17-year-old former co-star in a state where the age of consent is 18.
Bill Cosby was sentenced to 3 to 10 years in prison for sexual assault: the first celebrity conviction of the #MeToo era. The same month, CBS Chief Les Moonves resigned amid multiple allegations of sexual misconduct that he denies.
Several celebs had serious social media mishaps in 2018.
Roseanne was kicked off her newly-revived TV show after a racist Twitter rant. "Star Wars" actor Kelly Marie Tran was harassed off Instagram by a slew of racist and misogynistic commenters.
Disney fired "Guardians of the Galaxy" writer-director James Gunn, after what the studio called "indefensible" old tweets about molestation resurfaced. And Kevin Hart stepped down from his gig hosting the Oscars two days after he got it, due to old homophobic tweets.
Kanye West went to the White House, delivered a monologue in the Oval Office while wearing a "MAGA" hat. Then, weeks later, he announced he was stepping back from politics and had been "used" to spread messages he didn't believe.
Demi Lovato, who struggled with drugs as a teenager, confessed she'd relapsed, and released a new song titled "Sober.” Lovato was then was hospitalized for an apparent overdose. Her mother says the singer is now healthy and is getting the help she needs.
The quickest celebrity coupling and uncoupling of 2018 was Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson.
The music superstar and the "SNL comic got engaged this summer, after dating for just a few weeks, then split in the fall.
Of course, another celebrity couple did make it to the altar.
2018's Royal Wedding had a Tinseltown touch, as Britain's Prince Harry married actress Meghan Markle.
The setting was Windsor Castle, but for fans, it was definitely a courtship with a Hollywood ending.
Source- WSAV
Source- WSAV
