Notable events in this second part include major changes on CBS' late-night line-up, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's extravaganza wedding, and Tracy Morgan's deadly car accident.
- Dec 30, 2014
AceShowbiz - Looking back to the second trimester of the year, it's hard to skip the big shake-up on CBS' late-night line-up. David Letterman announced on April 3 that he would retire in 2015 and a week later Stephen Colbert was chosen as his replacement. Craig Ferguson followed suit by announcing his exit from "The Late Late Show" after 10 years.
Celebrities' weddings kept making headlines too, with happy news coming from Kim Kardashian and Kanye West who celebrated their union in Italy in summer, and Ginnifer Goodwin tying the knot with baby daddy Josh Dallas in Los Angeles. Some others, however, were not that lucky as Bryan Singer got entangled in sexual abuse scandal, Solange Knowles and Jay-Z had a nasty fight in an elevator, and Tracy Morgan was seriously injured in a car accident involving a Walmart truck.
APRIL
The search was over when CBS officially announced Stephen Colbert as David Letterman's replacement on the "Late Show". The host of Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" signed a five-year deal with the network and will take over the 11:31 P.M. slot in 2015 after Letterman retires. The veteran host and comedian fully supported CBS' decision, stating, "I'm very excited for him, and I'm flattered that CBS chose him." But it's not the only shakeup to happen in the network's late-night lineup as Craig Ferguson announced in late April that he would leave "The Late Late Show" after 10 years, forcing CBS to go on another hunt which ended later in the year when James Corden was chosen as his successor.
- Other notable events of the month:
- Apr 01: Regina Spektor and her husband Jack Dishel welcomed a baby boy.
- Apr 01: "Today" show star Willard Scott married longtime girlfriend Paris Keena at 80.
- Apr 01: Haylie Duff announced engagement to boyfriend Matt Rosenberg.
- Apr 02: Peter Jackson's private jet joined the search for missing Malaysia Airlines plane.
- Apr 02: Orlando Bloom got a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- Apr 04: Richard Marx announced divorce from Cynthia Rhodes after 25 years of marriage.
- Apr 05: Former "Seinfeld" actor John Pinette died of pulmonary embolism.
- Apr 06: George Strait took home Entertainer of the Year award at the Academy of Country Music.
- Apr 06: "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" posted the biggest April opening of all time on domestic box office.
- Apr 06: Kevin Federline welcomed his sixth child, a baby girl.
- Apr 07: Family released statement over Peaches Geldof's "unexplained" death.
- Apr 07: "The Cabin in the Woods" helmer Drew Goddard was tapped to direct "The Sinister Six".
- Apr 07: Tom Ford revealed he is married to partner Richard Buckley.
- Apr 08: "Game of Thrones" was renewed through season 6.
- Apr 08: Wrestling star The Ultimate Warrior died from cardiovascular disease at 54.
- Apr 08: Will Arnett filed for divorce from Amy Poehler.
- Apr 09: Big Sean called off engagement to Naya Rivera.
- Apr 09: Former "Dancing with the Stars" co-host Samantha Harris revealed she had breast cancer.
- Apr 10: Stephen Colbert was chosen to replace David Letterman on CBS' "Late Show".
- Apr 11: Mike Myers and wife Kelly Tisdale named their newborn daughter Sunday Molly.
- Apr 12: "Divergent" threequel will be split into two movies, "Allegiant - Part 1" and "Allegiant- Part 2".
- Apr 12: Josh Dallas married Ginnifer Goodwin in Los Angeles.
- Apr 12: Nick Carter married Lauren Kitt in Santa Barbara.
- Apr 13: "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" was named Movie of the Year at 2014 MTV Movie Awards.
- Apr 13: Justin Bartha and Lia Smith welcomed their first child, a baby girl.
- Apr 14: Brandy and Ryan Press ended engagement to reevaluate relationship.
- Apr 16: Director Bryan Singer was accused of sexually abusing a former aspiring model named Michael Egan.
- Apr 16: Debbie Gibson revealed battle with Lyme Disease.
- Apr 18: "Hawaii Five-0" star Alex O'Loughlin revealed he had secretly married Malia Jones.
- Apr 20: Lindsay Lohan said she had a miscarriage while filming "Lindsay".
- Apr 21: Jay-Z's master recordings, which he thought to have been lost in 2002, became the center of an extortion plotted by a producer he once worked with.
- Apr 22: Drew Barrymore gave birth to a baby girl named Frankie.
- Apr 22: "Mean Girls" star Daniel Franzese came out as gay in an open letter.
- Apr 22: Cuba Gooding Jr. and wife Sara Kapfe split after 20 years of marriage.
- Apr 22: Quentin Tarantino's lawsuit against Gawker over the leak of "The Hateful Eight" script was dismissed by judge.
- Apr 22: "The Bachelorette" contestant Eric Hill died after paragliding accident.
- Apr 23: Jodie Foster married Alexandra Hedison in a low-key ceremony.
- Apr 23: Avril Lavigne's "Hello Kitty" music video was deemed racist.
- Apr 23: Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis welcomed son Otis Alexander Sudeikis.
- Apr 23: Beyonce Knowles landed a cover on Time magazine's "Most Influential People" issue.
- Apr 23: The third "Hobbit" movie was retitled "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies".
- Apr 24: "Dancing with the Stars" named Rob Wade as new showrunner to replace Conrad Green.
- Apr 24: "Zero Motivation" won the Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature at Tribeca Film Festival.
- Apr 25: Columbus Short exited "Scandal" following a brawl and domestic violence case.
- Apr 25: LA Clippers' owner Donald Sterling threw racist rant during argument with girlfriend.
- Apr 25: Former Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash was cleared of sex abuse charges.
- Apr 26: "The Office" star Brian Baumgartner got married to Celeste Ackelson.
- Apr 26: "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" star Chris Zylka got engaged to girlfriend Hanna Beth.
- Apr 27: Selena Gomez was the biggest winner at the 2014 Radio Disney Music Awards with three nods.
- Apr 27: Warner Bros. confirmed Zack Snyder would direct "Justice League Part One".
- Apr 27: George Clooney's engagement to Amal Alamuddin was officially confirmed.
- Apr 28: Craig Ferguson announced exit from CBS' "The Late Late Show" after 10 years.
- Apr 28: David Arquette and Christina McLarty welcome baby boy Charlie West.
- Apr 29: The cast for "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" was officially announced.
- Apr 29: Gwen Stefani officially signed to join "The Voice" as coach for season 7.
- Apr 29: Donald Sterling was banned from NBA following alleged racist comments.
- Apr 30: Tony Parker's fiancee Axelle Francine gave birth to a baby boy named Josh.
MAY
Kim Kardashian's tiny acts often grab people's attention, let alone her lavish wedding to Kanye West. The festivities kicked off in Paris with some gatherings, including one at the Palace of Versailles where Lana Del Rey made a live performance. The ceremony itself took place at the historic Forte di Belvedere in Florence, Italy. The altar was decorated with extravagant walls of flowers to complement the stylish bride who showed off her curves in a mermaid-silhouette gown by Givenchy Haute Couture. While her previous wedding to Kris Humphries was broadcast on E!, she decided to keep the event private this time, only to make her fans more curious. Thus, it came as no surprise when her official wedding picture became most liked post, three days after it was posted on her Instagram.
- Other notable events of the month:
- May 01: Rihanna scored four wins at the first-ever iHeartRadio Music Awards.
- May 01: Quentin Tarantino filed new lawsuit against Gawker over the leak of "The Hateful Eight" script.
- May 01: Adriana Lima announced separation from husband Marko Jaric.
- May 01:Jennifer Esposito got engaged to Louis Dowler.
- May 02: The Monaco royal family condemned "Grace of Monaco" in an open letter.
- May 02: Sherri Shepherd's husband filed for legal separation and unborn child's custody.
- May 03: "Orange Is the New Black" was chosen as Outstanding Comedy Series at the 25th annual GLAAD Media Awards.
- May 03: Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent got married at New York Public Library.
- May 05: "American Idol" winner Scotty McCreery was robbed at gunpoint.
- May 05: FOX ordered Batman prequel "Gotham" to series.
- May 06: Johnny Weir announced reconciliation with husband Victor Voronov.
- May 05: Bruce Willis and Emma Heming welcomed baby girl Evelyn Penn.
- May 07: Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler welcomed second son Jaxon.
- May 07: The-Dream surrendered to NYPD after being accused of punching pregnant ex-girlfriend.
- May 08: Four bodies were found at former tennis star James Blake's home after fire drama.
- May 08: Hugh Jackman revealed another skin cancer scare.
- May 08: NBC canceled "Community" after five seasons.
- May 09: Chris Brown was sentenced to 131 days in jail after admitting probation violation.
- May 09: Kelly Rowland and Tim Witherspoon got married in a "simple" wedding.
- May 11: NBC picked up "Parenthood" for a final season despite a rift between the network and the show's cast.
- May 12: Solange Knowles attacked Jay-Z in a hotel's elevator.
- May 13: Channing Tatum was officially on board an "X-Men" spin-off as Gambit.
- May 13: Roberto Orci was confirmed to direct "Star Trek 3".
- May 13: "Two and a Half Men" season 12 would be the last for the series.
- May 15: Former "The View" co-hosts, Oprah Winfrey, Hillary Clinton and more paid tribute to Barbara Walters on her last episode.
- May 16: Kendra Wilkinson gave birth to "happy and healthy" baby girl.
- May 16: As I Lay Dying's member Tim Lambesis was sentenced to six years in jail for attempting to hire a hitman to kill his estranged wife Meggan.
- May 16: Nikki Reed filed for divorce from her husband Paul McDonald.
- May 17: Babyface married longtime girlfriend Nicole Pantenburg.
- May 18: "Broadchurch" and "Breaking Bad" were among winners at 2014 BAFTA TV Awards.
- May 18: Jennifer Lopez was honored with Icon Award at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards while Justin Timberlake grabbed seven trophies including Top Artist and Top Male Artist.
- May 18: Dave and Connor O'Leary won "The Amazing Race: All-Stars".
- May 19: "RuPaul's Drag Race" crowned Bianca Del Rio as the winner in season 6.
- May 19: Ciara and Future welcomed baby boy Future Zahir Wilburn.
- May 20: Meryl Davis and Maksim Chmerkovskiy won "Dancing with the Stars" season 18.
- May 20: Josh Kaufman of Team Usher was crowned the winner on "The Voice" season 6.
- May 21: Caleb Johnson was named the winner of "American Idol" season 13.
- May 21: Gregg Allman and "Midnight Rider" producers were sued over the death of camera assistant Sarah Jones.
- May 22: Katharine McPhee filed for divorce from Nick Cokas seven months after she was caught cheating.
- May 22: Director Edgar Wright dropped out of "Ant-Man" after working on it for years due to creative differences.
- May 23: Sofia Vergara and Nick Loeb called off engagement.
- May 24: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West were officially married.
- May 25: T.I. and Floyd Mayweather, Jr. were involved in brawl in Las Vegas.
- May 25: Emma Watson graduated from Brown University.
- May 25: Jenna Fischer gave birth to baby girl named Harper Marie Kirk.
- May 26: Eddie Redmayne got engaged to Hannah Bagshawe.
- May 27: One Direction's members Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson were caught smoking a joint in a car.
- May 27: Hayden Panettiere was pregnant with her first child.
- May 27: Netflix's "Daredevil" cast Charlie Cox in the title role.
- May 27: Angelina Jolie and Beyonce Knowles were among Forbes' 100 Most Powerful Women.
- May 27: Photo of Kate Middleton's bare butt was published by German magazine.
- May 28: Evan Rachel Wood and Jamie Bell ended their marriage.
- May 28: Maya Angelou died at 86.
- May 28: "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For" poster featuring Eva Green was banned by MPAA for its "nudity" content.
- May 29: Kim Kardashian's wedding photo broke Instagram record for most liked post.
- May 29: Bret Michaels ended concert in Manchester, NH, after suffering medical emergency onstage.
- May 29: MGM and Warner Bros. announced new "Stargate" trilogy with Roland Emmerich on board as director.
- May 29: Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas welcomed baby boy.
- May 30: Miley Cyrus' Maserati and jewelry were stolen during burglary.
- May 30: Ray J got arrested for unruly behavior.
- May 31: Melissa Etheridge married Linda Wallem in California.
JUNE
From now on, Tracy Morgan would remember June 7, 2014 as an unfortunate day in his life. The actor/comedian, who was kept busy with stand-up comedy tour post-"30 Rock", was involved in a six-vehicle accident in New Jersey, where the Mercedes Sprinter limousine he was in was struck from behind by a tractor-trailer operated by Walmart. He suffered a broken leg and femur, broken nose and several broken ribs, and underwent surgery on his leg, while his friend and collaborator, 62-year-old comedian James McNair, died in the car crash. The "Saturday Night Live" alum was still undergoing rehab and required a wheelchair months after the incident. Morgan then sued Walmart for negligence as the truck driver Kevin Roper was revealed to have been awake for more than 24 hours before the crash.
- Other notable events of the month:
- Jun 01: Giuliana Rancic and Bill Rancic were "devastated" following surrogate's miscarriage.
- Jun 01: "X-Men: Days of Future Past" became the highest-grossing movie in the "X-Men" franchise.
- Jun 01: "Sleepy Hollow" star Tom Mison got married.
- Jun 02: Chris Brown was released from jail.
- Jun 03: La Toya Jackson got engaged to business partner Jeffre Phillips.
- Jun 05: "Game of Thrones" took over the title of HBO's most-watched show from "The Sopranos".
- Jun 05: Melanie Griffith filed for divorce from Antonio Banderas after 18 years of marriage.
- Jun 05: Luke Bryan and Florida Georgia Line won big at 2014 CMT Music Awards.
- Jun 05: Beastie Boys earned $1.7 million after winning the copyright lawsuit against Monster Beverage Corp. which used the rappers' music on one of their ads without their consent.
- Jun 05: Jane Fonda received 2014 AFI Life Achievement Award.
- Jun 07: Tracy Morgan was critically injured in a car crash involving Walmart truck.
- Jun 07: Marvel officially announced Peyton Reed as the new director for "Ant-Man" and Adam McKay would polish the script.
- Jun 08: Man got arrested for trying to break into Sandra Bullock's house while she was home.
- Jun 08: Bryan Cranston and Neil Patrick Harris were among winners at Tony Awards.
- Jun 08: Miss Nevada Nia Sanchez was named Miss USA 2014.
- Jun 08: Kourtney Kardashian confirmed third pregnancy.
- Jun 09: Lil' Kim gave birth to baby girl named Royal Reign.
- Jun 10: ABC Family renewed "Pretty Little Liars" for a sixth and seventh season.
- Jun 10: Eminem became the first artist to earn two RIAA Digital Single Diamond Award after his "Not Afraid" and Rihanna-assisted "Love the Way You Lie" went 10x an 11 x platinum, respectively.
- Jun 10: Chief Keef was evicted from his house.
- Jun 11: Carol Mendelsohn quit as "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" showrunner after 14 seasons.
- Jun 11: Actress and activist Ruby Dee died at 91.
- Jun 12: Harrison Ford injured his ankle during the filming of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens".
- Jun 13: WWE legend Pat Patterson came out as gay in teary announcement.
- Jun 14: Eve married fiance Maximillion Cooper in Ibiza.
- Jun 14: Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock welcomed baby girl River Rose.
- Jun 14: Chicago opera singer Marisa Buchheit was crowned Miss Illinois.
- Jun 15: Legendary radio host Casey Kasem died at 82.
- Jun 15: Hedley and Drake dominated the full winners list of 2014 MuchMusic Video Awards.
- Jun 16: Justin Bieber was cleared in attempted robbery case.
- Jun 16: Michael Schumacher was out of coma after ski accident in December 2013.
- Jun 16: Zachary Levi and Missy Peregrym revealed they secretly tied the knot in Maui.
- Jun 16: Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony were officially divorced.
- Jun 18: "The Shield" actor Michael Jace pleaded not guilty in wife's murder.
- Jun 19: AMC debuted first look at "Better Call Saul" and ordered a second season of the show.
- Jun 19: "Orange is the New Black" and "Fargo" were big winners at 2014 Critics' Choice TV Awards.
- Jun 19: Christina Milian and fiance Jas Prince called it quits.
- Jun 20: James Franco and Seth Rogen's "The Interview" was slammed by North Korea.
- Jun 21: Katie Couric married fiance John Molner in the Hamptons.
- Jun 21: Hope Solo was arrested for alleged domestic violence.
- Jun 22: "The Young and the Restless" bagged six trophies at the 41st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards.
- Jun 23: Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard announced second pregnancy.
- Jun 23: Gordon Ramsay decided to end "Kitchen Nightmares" in the U.S. and the U.K..
- Jun 23: Judges Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick Jr., as well as host Ryan Seacrest were all confirmed to return to season 14.
- Jun 24: Miss Delaware Amanda Longacre was stripped of her title because she was deemed too old.
- Jun 24: Justin Bieber was involved in car accident after paparazzi chase.
- Jun 25: Shane Black was on board to direct and write new "Predator" movie for 20th Century Fox.
- Jun 25: Jillian Michaels quit "The Biggest Loser" again.
- Jun 25: Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z kicked off "On the Run" joint tour in Miami.
- Jun 26: Shia LaBeouf was escorted out of Broadway "Cabaret" show in handcuffs.
- Jun 26: Courteney Cox got engaged to Johnny McDaid.
- Jun 26: "The Walking Dead" and "Breaking Bad" won three prizes each at 2014 Saturn Awards.
- Jun 26: "Gravity" dominated the movie winners list of the 40th annual Saturn Awards.
- Jun 29: Beyonce Knowles came out as a big winner at BET Awards while Lionel Richie was honored with Lifetime Achievement award.
- Jun 29: "Teen Mom 2" star Jenelle Evans welcomed son Kaiser.
- Jun 30: Robert Downey Jr. released a statement after his son Indio Falconer Downey was arrested on suspicion of cocaine and drug-paraphernalia possession.
- Jun 30: Yahoo revived "Community" for a sixth season.
- Jun 30: Rolf Harris was stripped of BAFTA fellowship after being found guilty of indecent assault.
