Top entertainment stories of 2012
Published On: Dec 19 2012 11:43:40 AM PST
Updated On: Dec 19 2012 11:00:00 PM PST
The year 2012 was packed full of entertainment stories, from stars who left us and celebrity scandals to new arrivals and award-winning performances. Join us for a look back at the year in entertainment.
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September 27: J.K. Rowling goes adult
British bookshops opened their doors early for the U.K. launch of "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling's long-anticipated first book for adults, "The Casual Vacancy." The launch was missing fans in wizard costumes, but the book was published to some of the same fanfare that greeted each Potter tome, with stores wheeling out crates of the books precisely at 8 a.m.
