this week ten years ago, paula deen was dropped by more than a dozen companies after admitting to using the n-word and asking black employees to dress up as slaves:

and qvc, who at first said that they were "monitoring" the situation, was next on the chopping block.

"paula won't be appearing on any upcoming broadcasts and we will phase out her product assortment on our online sales channels," announced ceo mike george in a blog post.

this week ten years ago, kim kardashian and kanye west welcomed their first child together, north west:



for days, speculation mounted as to what the couple would name the child, with many reports assuming the standard kardashian "k" - kai, kaidence, and even klementine all being rumored:

this week ten years ago, reese witherspoon and husband jim toth were arrested - toth for DUI and witherspoon for disorderly conduct: the arrest happened in atlanta, where the actress was filming her movie "the good lie." after a night on the town, the couple's car was stopped by a cop who noticed it weaving between lanes.

toth blew a .139 BAC.

this week ten years ago, taylor swift told vanity fair that "there's a special place in hell for women who don't help other women" in response to a joke tina fey and amy poehler made about her at the golden globes earlier that year:

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this week ten years ago, beyonce performed the national anthem at president obama's second inauguration... and was accused of lip-syncing: following the event, a spokesperson for the us. marine band was quoted by the london times as saying the singer had opted to use a pre-recorded version of the track during her performance.

"we don't know why, but that is what we were instructed to do."

this week ten years ago, taylor swift and harry styles split after two months of dating.

"they had a fight," a source told us weekly. "[harry] said something he shouldn't have."

according to the magazine, the couple called it quits after a nasty fight while vacationing on the virgin islands.

swift, who was photographed leaving the island on a boat by herself, reportedly called styles a "dick" after suspecting he'd cheated on her. "[she was] crying."

this week ten years ago, kim kardashian and kanye west announced they were expecting their first child together:

west made the announcement during a concert in atlantic city.

"can we make some noise for my baby mama real quick?" he asked the crowd.

this week ten years ago, justin bieber and selena gomez broke up after two years of dating:

according to reports, the couple split over "conflicting schedules" and gomez's "trust issues."

"selena broke up with justin," said an us weekly source.

this week ten years ago, mariah carey and nicki minaj clashed on the set of "american idol": according to tmz, who leaked video of the confrontation, the argument started over a contestant's performance.

minaj-friendly sources added that it was carey who started things by calling minaj a "bitch," while sources close to carey alleged nicki threatened to shoot mariah:

this week ten years ago, taylor swift crashed a kennedy family wedding and was kicked out by the mother of the bride: the incident culminated a yearlong effort by swift, an avowed kennedy fanatic, to ingratiate herself with the political dynasty.

in 2011 the singer revealed her fascination with the family, telling rolling stone: "i just read a 900-page book called 'the kennedy women.'"

this week ten years ago, kristen stewart was caught cheating on boyfriend robert pattinson with her "snow white and the huntsman" director rupert sanders: the scandal erupted in late july when a paparazzi photographer who'd been tipped to follow stewart trailed the actress and the married father-of-two to a secret rendezvous in the hollywood hills:

this week ten years ago, tom cruise and katie holmes got divorced after five years of marriage: holmes was the one to file. in a statement, cruise's rep suggested the actor was blindsided.

"kate has filed for divorce and tom is deeply saddened," his publicist told people magazine. "please allow them their privacy."

this week ten years ago, ann curry was fired from the "today show" and replaced by savannah guthrie: curry's departure would cap months of speculation that the "today" host was on her way out, after only a year, amid sagging ratings and a lack of rapport with her co-host, matt lauer:

People might question this comparison but one of the first things O.J. Simpson told police when he was arrested for Nicole's murder was that he was in an abusive relationship and that his dead wife was the abuser. He said she would hit him, but he never hit back.

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When describing a 1989 incident in which he was charged with battering her, he said she was the actual aggressor but nobody believed him.

He said the only time he touched her was to subdue her and stop her from hitting him.

From his '96 civil trial deposition:

The org in question is run by a random pageant winner that's chummy with Johnny, has a website that hasn't been updated since 2017 - the year it was founded - and social media accounts updated a few times a year at most. An endorsement from Scrappy Doo would carry as much weight.

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I'm also floored by the number of replies and quote-tweets from Deppies accusing TMZ of having been in Amber's pocket in the past when it was practically running interference for Johnny and his lawyers, Blair Berk and Laura Wasser, back during the divorce in 2016.

this week ten years ago, the video "kony 2012" went viral:

the 30-minute short film, which was uploaded to youtube on march 5, would rack up more than 70 million views over course of the week, in addition to a string of celebrity endorsements:

this week ten years ago, angelina jolie flashed her right leg at the oscars:

... and the world stopped:

this week ten years ago, photos leaked of miley cyrus licking a penis-shaped cake at her boyfriend liam hemsworth's birthday party:



the pictures were published by tmz, who'd previously put the former disney star in hot water when the website released a video of cyrus smoking from a bong a year prior:

this week ten years ago, katy perry and russell brand split after 14 months of marriage:

the breakup came on the heels of reports that the couple had spent the christmas holiday more than 7,000 miles apart, with perry vacationing in hawaii and brand in london, and neither wearing their wedding ring:

this week ten years ago, a 20-year-old california woman named mariah yeater accused justin bieber of being the father of her three-month-old son:

... and the media couldn't resist an easy lead-in:

this week ten years ago, new york congressman anthony weiner accidentally tweeted a picture of his dick and nude photos surfaced of blake lively: both weiner and lively would attempt to disown the photos - weiner opting for the classic "hacked" excuse, while lively insisted her snaps were a "fake" - though follow-up pictures of both would later surface: