What Happened? 2014 Entertainment News

2014 was the year we celebrated achievements in the arts but also saw a darker side with threats and hacking into celebrities private lives.

Events

The movie world delivered the goods ready for when award season swung round with the Golden Globes hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler while Ellen took to the stage again to host the The Oscars and set the record for the most re-tweeted selfie. The Cannes film festival had it's moments including some on the red carpet and the best of British was celebrated at the BAFTA's.

In the world of music MTV brought outrageous celebrity moments with the MTV Movie Award's and the MTV VMA's while the Emmys and Billboard Music Award's celebrated musical skill and talent.

Actors

Celebrities stood up for a cause this year including Emma Watson and her UN speech along with celebrities who supported the protests in Ferguson while the ALS ice bucket challenge saw celebrities getting wet for a good cause.

The world said good bye to many entertainers this year but it was the tragic loss of beloved icons that brought things back to reality with Robin Williams shocking the world when he took his own life and Philip Seymour Hoffman who died of an overdose. While some made news for their stellar work and activism others made news for all the wrong reasons with Bill Cosby being accused of rape by multiple women and Woody Allen being accused of child molestation by his daughter, Dylan.

Under Attack

Hollywood came to a screeching halt after numerous celebrities had their iCloud devices hacked and the private intimate photo's released onto the web. The hack affected many big names including Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton and Rhianna with Jennifer breaking her silence calling the attack a "sex crime".

Sony Entertainment was brought to it's knees when it was hacked and sensitive information was leaked to the media revealing the dirty side of business in Hollywood. The attack was believed to have been carried out by North Korea who were infuriated by "The Interview" which depicted the assignation of it's leader Kim Jong-un. After threats were made the movie was pulled from release but later reinstated after an uproar from the public for giving in to terrorist threats.

Danger! Falls, Snake Bites & Gun Shots

It was a packed week for the entertainment world with both the MTV Video Music Awards and the Emmy's taking place but it wasn't all plain sailing with danger claiming a few celeb's along the way.

MTV VMA's

Before the big event began there was drama when one of Nikki Manaj's dancers was bitten by a snake during rehearsals but it didn't stop there with Suge Knight being shot 6 times at Chris Brown's pre-VMA party and Iggy Azalea managing to fall off stage while performing Fancy at a pre-VMA event.

The red carpet had Katy Perry in denim and Taylor Swift in a onesie while Amber Rose left little to the imagination and many more. But it was business as usual with the ladies kicking the the show off with performances by Ariana Grande, Jesse J and Nicki Minaj who suffered an unfortunate near wardrobe malfunction. The show carried on with Taylor Swift performing her new song "Shake it Off" along with Sam Smith performing "Stay With Me" and Iggy Azalea and Rita Ora performing "Black Widow".

Awards went out to Drake for Best Hip-Hop Award along with many others but the evening came to an end with Beyonce performing songs off her new album for 20 minutes before being given the Vanguard award by her husband, Jay Z, and their daughter, Blue Ivy.

Emmy's

The 2014 Emmy's began with all eye's on the red carpet as celebrities strutted their stuff for the world to see. Stoned Sarah Silverman enjoyed herself maybe a little too much revealing her weed vape pen while Lena Dunham, Sarah Paulson and Mayim Bialik opted for over-the-top dresses and Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting went for Monique Lhuillier and the OITNB cast broke out of prison clothes for the evening. Behind the scenes of Anna Chlumsky, Kiernan Shipka, and Sofia Vergara getting ready for the show showed what it takes to get ready for such an event.

The ceremony kicked off with host Seth Meyers followed by Amy Poehler presenting the first award for "Best Onscreen Orgasm in a Civil War Reenactment" setting the tone for a fun filled night along with Weird Al performing a series of alternative TV openings. Awards went to Stephen Colbert for "Outstanding Writing in a Variety Series" which was hijacked by Jimmy Fallon, along with awards to The Big Bang Theory, Modern Family and Breaking Bad and many more. There was a special moment for Robin Williams presented by friend Billy Crystal.

Other News

The Reading Festival 2014 ended this week after featuring performances by Arctic Monkeys, Blink 182 , Queens of the Stone Age and Paramore who suffered a technical setback before getting started.

The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge continued with Eminem and Rhinna and even Titanic star Leonardo DiCaprio joining the throngs of celebrities getting doused for a good cause. Some celeb's avoided the bucket and instead donated with Tina Fey's daughter standing in for her and Captain America's Winter Solider and Falcon doing it in costume.

And finally actor, director and producer Richard Attenborough passed away at the age of 90.