ON YOUR RADAR: Top 40 Biggest Celebrity Stories Of The Year

Dec. 30 2010, Published 9:00 a.m. ET
2010: it was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
Since the ball last dropped in Times Square, we've come to expect the unexpected, as the decade kicked off with some of the most sensational, scintillating celebrity stories we've seen in awhile.
Busted relationships? There were a few of those to go around -- and we're not talking Conan and the Peacock.
Couples to call it quits in loud, if not scandalous fashion, included Mel and Oksana, Eva and Tony, Sandra and Jesse and Elin and Tiger. Just to name a few.
Lady Gaga continued her reign atop the music world, while Canadian teen sensation Justin Bieber was a one-man boy band-esque sensation.
Kim Kardashian dated her way through the wide world of sports, hooking up with NFL's Reggie Bush and Miles Austin, then NBA star Kris Humphries.
Sadly, we lost some very talented folks as well in the past year, as the world will miss Dennis Hopper, Tony Curtis, Gary Coleman, Elizabeth Edwards and Lena Horne, to name a few.
As we toast 2010, kick back, relax and enjoy this stroll down memory lane of the year that was -- 2010.
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