Posted on 12/30/2002 6:59:29 PM PST by hoosierskypilot
We've been privy to every intimate detail of their private lives -- sometimes until we want to hurl. So who would we like to see push the pause button on their 15 minutes of fame in 2003?
We asked our editors, and here's how the votes came down:
#10: Rosie O'Donnell She came out of the closet and off our TV screens as headliner of her own talk show in 2002, spatting then splitting with her self-titled magazine and taking up the cause of gay adoption in Florida, before having a child with longtime partner Kelli Carpenter. It was as exhausting a year for Rosie as it was for us, apparently, judging by the steady deterioration of her once-fashionable hairdo, and tales of her personality flip from "Queen of Nice" to Grouchy Greta. Take a well-deserved break next year, Rosie dear!
#9: Eminem The Detroit-born rapper didn't become a star in 2002, he became his very own entertainment galaxy, with two hit albums ("The Eminem Show" -- the top selling album of the year with 7.4 million sold, and the "8 Mile" soundtrack), a hit movie ("8 Mile") that's even getting Oscar buzz, a public beef with a gentle alternative pop singer (Moby) and about a gazillion attempts by the folks at MTV to get inside his head. Next year, we're hoping a Vanilla Ice comeback will ease Marshall Mathers off the front pages, if only for a week or so.
#8: Justin Timberlake His uber-public break-up with Britney Spears was topped only by the rumors that had him hooking up with everyone from Janet Jackson to Halle Berry. Topping even that was the buzz created by his solo album, which saw the adorable pop idol crowned the white Michael Jackson (or is Michael Jackson now the white Justin Timberlake?) Either way, the album sold 400,000 copies the first weekend and so far has spawned two mega-hit singles. Let's hope things work out for the 22-year-old ex-N'Sync-er and his 30-year-old new girlfriend, actress Alyssa Milano. Otherwise he might spoof her in a music video the way he did a certain blonde, formerly virginal pop singer. And Milano, of the WB Network's "Charmed," might put a hex on him.
#7: Christina Aguilera A fellow "Mickey Mouse Club" alumnus (along with Britney and Justin), Christina went from genie in a bottle to full-fledged sex goddess in 2002, shedding the nice girl image along with most of her clothes for her new album and music videos. Sporting streaked hair and buckets of body glitter, Christina is still competing with old pal Britney for pop icon super-status, but despite superior singing chops, she hasn't quite gotten there. Don't worry girlfriend, you're the Mousketeer with the Grammies (for the 2001 "Lady Marmalade" remake with fellow naughty pop stars Pink, Maya and Lil' Kim and for best new artist in 1999).
#6: The Bachelor Who would want to watch 25 women humiliate themselves for a chance to marry a cad who'll dump them if they don't kiss (and more) on the first date? Apparently millions of people, who tuned in each week to ABC's "The Bachelor." The show, which will enter its third incarnation in 2003, had women all over America riveted to their television screens and lowering their romantic standards. Next year, it's the bachelorette's turn to pick a mate. Wonder what she'll make her 25 male suitors do on their first dates? Then again, do we really want to know?
#5: Winona Ryder Poor Winona. A day of shopping sans-funds turned into a legal nightmare in 2002, as the 31-year-old actress went on trial for allegedly stealing more than $5,500 worth of merchandise from a Beverly Hills department store in December 2001. When the verdict came in, the note to news editors everywhere read: "make this breaking news or the terrorists win."
#4: Michael Jackson How do you top the publicity of dangling your infant son out a hotel window in Germany, sparking a worldwide call to sever your parental rights and an online baby-dropping video game to boot? You don't, and here's hoping the plastic surgeried one won't even try in 2003.
#3: Britney Spears Britney continued to shake what her mama gave her in 2002, even after a movie that tanked and a nasty split with fellow pop star Justiin Timberlake. We also found out that the baby-faced pop phenom might not have been so virginal after all (shocking) and that she smokes cigarettes. Any more information on Britney (and any less clothing) and we'll all have to make like Justin and just break up with her for good.
#2: Anna Nicole Smith Her talk show on the E! television network has been described as a slow-motion train wreck ... with feather boas! See Anna stumble her way through the couture section at Neiman Marcus ... see her designers scratch each other's eyes out over what filling to put into her pink, fringed bed pillows ... see Anna ride a bull while her incredulous and omnipresent lawyer looks on in a daze ... Maybe next year Ms. Nicole Smith will marry a much older, fabulously wealthy man and then inherit his billions when he passes away ... oh, wait, she's already done that.
#1: Jennifer Lopez Hands down, La Lopez was the top pick of our editors for the most over-exposed star of 2002, beating the next contender (Ana Nicole Smith) two-to-one. J.Lo seemed to seep into every crevice of our consciousness - she made movies (one with Ralph Fiennes and two with boyfriend Ben Affleck), she made another pop record, she hawked her clothing line and even added a perfume.
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