In early fall, the prestigious annual Primetime Emmy Awards was held to celebrate the achievements of performers and workers in television. "Homeland" and "Modern Family" affirmed themselves as the best drama and comedy respectively this year, taking home multiple prizes from the event. Drawing attention in rather disgraceful ways, Prince Harry was pictured buck naked on his wild night in the U.S., and another British royal family member Kate Middleton was photographed topless during a private holiday.
JULY
The excitement of "The Dark Knight Rises" first-day screening suddenly turned into national mourning when a man, later identified as former medical student James Holmes, opened fire at an Aurora, Co. theater on Friday, July 20 morning. 12 were killed, while 58 others were wounded during the tragedy. President Barack Obama and a host of celebrities quickly expressed their sympathy. The alleged shooter has been on trial and charged with a total of 152 counts, including 24 counts of first degree murder.
- Other notable events of the month:
- Jul 01: Beyonce Knowles, Jay-Z and Kanye West dominated winner list of 2012 BET Awards.
- Jul 02: Anderson Cooper came out of the closet publicly.
- Jul 03: Frank Ocean officially came out of the closet.
- Jul 03: Tom Cruise was named the highest-paid actor of the year.
- Jul 04: "The Amazing Spider-Man" broke "Transformers" record for Tuesday opening.
- Jul 05: Jackson Rathbone and girlfriend welcomed a baby boy.
- Jul 07: Scarlett Johansson became the highest-paid actress of the year after starring in "The Avengers".
- Jul 08: Kourtney Kardashian delivered a baby girl.
- Jul 09: Sienna Miller gave birth to her first child.
- Jul 09: ABC debuted "Good Afternoon America".
- Jul 10: Sofia Vergara got engaged to Nick Loeb.
- Jul 12: Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber topped Forbes' highest-paid celebrities under 30.
- Jul 12: Steven Tyler officially announced he exited "American Idol".
- Jul 13: Sylvester Stallone's son Sage was found dead at 36 in his house.
- Jul 13: Jennifer Lopez confirmed she left "American Idol".
- Jul 16: Uma Thurman gave birth to a baby girl.
- Jul 20: "The Dark Knight Rises" screening in Aurora theater was marred by tragic shooting.
- Jul 21: Lee DeWyze married actress girlfriend in vintage-style wedding.
- Jul 21: Usher's stepson died a few weeks after serious boating accident.
- Jul 22: "The Hunger Ganes" and "The Twilight Saga's Breaking Dawn Part I" were the biggest movie winners at the 2012 Teen Choice Awards.
- Jul 22: Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift won big in music category of 2012 Teen Choice Awards.
- Jul 22: "The Vampire Diaries" and "Pretty Little Liars" dominated TV winner list of 2012 Teen Choice Awards.
- July 22: Emily Maynard picked Jef Holm on "The Bachelorette" season finale.
- Jul 23: Mariah Carey officially signed up as "American Idol" judge.
- Jul 24: Kristen Stewart cheated on Robert Pattinson with married director.
- Jul 26: "Breaking Bad", "Fringe" and "The Walking Dead" were among TV winners at 2012 Saturn Awards.
- Jul 28: "Homeland" won big at 2012 Television Critics Association Awards.
- Jul 30: Carrie Underwood unleashed "Blown Away" music video.
- Jul 31: Michael Phelps made Olympics history with his 19th medal in London.
AGUSTUS
Already scoring multiple Grammy Awards and some chart-topping albums, Taylor Swift completed her achievement when her song "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" sat on the penthouse of Billboard 100 in the third week of August. It's the first No. 1 song for the country music beauty after previously she was only able to reach No. 2 with "You Belong With Me" (2009) and "Today Was a Fairytale" (2010). Selling 623,000 downloads in a week, it broke the record posted by Lady GaGa's "Born This Way" (2009) as the highest ever one-week digital sales figures for a female artist.
- Other notable events of the month:
- Aug 03: Stevie Wonder divorced his wife of 11 years.
- Aug 03: "Snooki & JWoww" got season 2 order despite low ratings.
- Aug 06: Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied got married.
- Aug 06: Sharon Osbourne confirmed her exit from "America's Got Talent".
- Aug 08: Joss Whedon was officially sealed to write and direct "The Avengers 2".
- Aug 08: Kristin Cavallari announced the birth of her first child.
- Aug 10: Jessica Simpson's father was arrested for DUI.
- Aug 10: Drake broke Jay-Z's record for most No. 1 R'n'B/Hip-Hop songs.
- Aug 12: Jennifer Aniston was engaged to Justin Theroux on his birthday.
- Aug 13: Kenny G filed for divorce from wife of 20 years.
- Aug 13: NBC's coverage of London Olympics posted biggest audience in U.S. TV history.
- Aug 14: 20th Century Fox's "Daredevill" rights got reverted to Marvel Studios.
- Aug 15: "Gene Simmons Family Jewels" was canceled after seven seasons.
- Aug 16: Tiffany Thornton gave birth to baby boy.
- Aug 17: CBS dropped lawsuit against ABC's "The Glass House".
- Aug 18: Miss China Wen Xia Yu won 2012 Miss World Pageant.
- Aug 19: Tony Scott jumped to his death from a bridge in Los Angeles.
- Aug 19: Wynonna Judd rescheduled concerts after her husband got into serious accident.
- Aug 21: Naked pictures of Prince Harry leaked.
- Aug 21: Avril Lavigne was engaged to Nickelback's Chad Kroeger.
- Aug 21: DreamWorks Animation officially parted ways with Paramount Pictures.
- Aug 21: "The Office" last season was announced.
- Aug 22: Taylor Swift scored her first No. 1 single and broke record with "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together".
- Aug 23: Craig Zadan and Neil Meron were named the producers of the 2012 Academy Awards.
- Aug 25: Stellan Skarsgard welcomed another child at 61.
- Aug 25: Snooki gave birth to a baby boy.
- Aug 26: Anna Faris gave birth earlier than due date.
- Aug 30: Chris Lighty was found dead in suspected suicide.
- Aug 30: Tori Spelling welcomed another baby boy.
- Aug 30: Bill and Giuliana Rancic welcomed a baby boy via surrogate.
- Aug 30: Taylor Swift debuted "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" music video.
SEPTEMBER
Television workers and stars alike gathered to celebrate their achievements when the biggest event in the industry, the 64th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, took place on September 23. Coming home victorious that night were "Homeland" and "Modern Family" which led the winner list in drama and comedy category respectively with four nods apiece. Dubbed the best drama series, "Homeland" paired up the Outstanding Actor and Actress in a Drama prizes through Damian Lewis' and Claire Danes' win. As for the Outstanding Comedy "Modern Family", it led Eric Stonestreet and Julie Bowen to grab the Supporting Actor and Actress gongs respectively.
- Other notable events of the month:
- Sept 04: Michael Strahan officially joined "Live! With Kelly" as permanent co-host.
- Sept 05: Amanda Bynes was charged with two counts of hit-and-run.
- Sept 06: Amy Poehler split from Will Arnett after nine years of marriage.
- Sept 06: One Direction won big at MTV VMAs 2012.
- Sept 07: J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek" sequel got its official title.
- Sept 09: Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds got married in a super-secret ceremony.
- Sept 10: "Saturday Night Live" added three Second City members to cast ensemble.
- Sept 10: Nick Peterson took home the grand prize in "Bachelor Pad" season 3 finale.
- Sept 10: Blind contestant Christine Ha won "MasterChef" season 3 finale.
- Sept 10: "Hell's Kitchen" season 10 crowned Christina Wilson as the winner.
- Sept 11: Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer welcomed twins.
- Sept 14: Kate Middleton sued magazine over topless pictures.
- Sept 14: Tom Rothman resigned as 20th Century Fox CEO.
- Sept 14: "America's Got Talent" hailed Olate Dogs as season 7 winner.
- Sept 15: "Game of Thrones" took multiple prizes at 2012 Creative Art Emmy Awards.
- Sept 16: Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban officially joined "American Idol" as new judges.
- Sept 16: "Weeds" ended its run after 8 seasons.
- Sept 17: Shakira and Usher were tapped to replace Christina Aguilera and Cee-Lo Green in "The Voice" season 4.
- Sept 18: Justin Bieber topped Billboard's list of 2012 hot music acts under 21.
- Sept 18: "So You Think You Can Dance" picked two winners, Eliana Girard and Chehon Wespi-Tschopp, in season 9 finale.
- Sept 19: Jesse Tyler Ferguson was engaged to his lawyer boyfriend.
- Sept 19: "Big Brother" revealed Ian Terry as cycle 14 winner, as CBS renewed the show for 15th season.
- Sept 20: Fiona Apple was busted for marijuana possession.
- Sept 20: One Direction premiered "Live While We're Young" music video.
- Sept 21: "The Lone Ranger" halted filming after crew member died from drowning on Los Angeles set.
- Sept 21: LMFAO split to pursue individual projects.
- Sept 21: Amanda Bynes was charged with two counts of driving on suspended license.
- Sept 23: "Homeland" and "Modern Family" won big at 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards.
- Sept 24: Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. welcomed a son.
- Sept 25: "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" got season 2 order and specials.
- Sept 26: JWoww got engaged to Roger Mathews.
- Sept 26: Iran boycotted 2013 Oscars as a protest against anti-Islam film.
- Sept 26: George Strait announced dates for his final tour "The Cowboy Rides Away".
- Sept 27: Lil Wayne beat Elvis Presley as artist with the most charting hits.
- Sept 27: Katy Perry's ex Johnny Lewis killed himself after murdering his landlady.
- Sept 29: Jared Followill and Martha Patterson got married.
- Sept 29: Anne Hathaway married Adam Shulman in sunset ceremony.
- Sept 30: "Hotel Transylvania" broke record for biggest September opening.
- Sept 30: Foo Fighters announced hiatus during Global Citizen free concert.
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