2007 was a celebrity gossip columnists dream. From Britney Spears meltdown to Isaiah Washington’s foot-in-mouth disease, there was no shortage of scandal or bad judgment unfolding on the TV screen. Here is a look back at the events of January-March '07 keeping PR teams busy.  

January

Should have done a background check-Oprah Winfrey opens the $40 million Leadership Academy for Girls with all of her celebrity friends in attendance. Unfortunately, nine months later the school became the center of a controversy when several girls accused a dorm matron of sexual abuse.

It seemed like a good idea at the time-Cartoon Network’s Aqua Teen Hunger Force caused chaos when the signs hung on bridge overpasses near transit stations caused bomb scares. Turner Broadcasting agreed to pay $2 million for causing the scare and the head of the network resigned.

My mother always said, “If you can’t say something nice don’t say anything at all”- Isaiah Washington responds to a question at the Golden Globes about a dispute with a cast mate by saying “No I did not call T.R. a faggot.” He was fired from the show in June and in my opinion rightfully so.  

February

You are just trying to get yourself fined by the TV powers that be- Prince performs at the Super Bowl halftime show. Let’s just say he ended the show in a naughty silhouette that the FCC did not like very much.

Someone should have told her she had a cone shaped head before she did this- Britney shaves her head after a stylist refuses to do it for her. It’s only the beginning of her confusing antics.  

March

I'm not a medical examiner but something's not right- Anna Nicole Smith died of an "accidental" overdose of prescription drugs and was not laid to rest for nearly a month because there was a dispute over who would get her body and custody of her baby. How could anyone who really cared about her let it go on for so long?  

Stay tuned to the TV Talk blog for the rest of the years drama. There is way too much juice to include. Until then...let us know what you think about these events. Do you think that anyone was unfairly judged? Was there a particular event that kept you glued to the TV screen to see what happened next?  Is there something in the Hollywood water making celebs go crazy or do you think our culture's obsession with celebs every move is pushing them over the edge?