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Best of the Year: WTF Moments

Published Dec. 11, 2009

Top 9 WTF moments and movements of 2009

Jon & Kate Plus 8

The drama of America's favorite oversized television family exploded when details regarding Jon Gosselin's affair with a teacher were revealed.

Balloon boy hoax

Parents of six-year-old Falcon Heene, later discovered hiding in his home, punked the nation (and crowded TweetDecks everywhere) when they claimed he floated away in a homemade balloon.

Levi Johnston in Playgirl

Bristol Palin's baby daddy Levi Johnston burst back into the public eye (this time without clothing) when he posed for Playgirl in shoot that got him named one of the "Sexiest Living Men" by Salon.com.

'Glee'

"Glee" made musical television and high school stereotypes cool (or at least acceptable) in a phenomenon that created an entire community of "Gleeks."

Kanye West and Taylor Swift

I'mma let you finish but this moment made everyone's worst public speaking nightmares come to life.

'Twilight' phenomenon

It's a feminist's worst nightmare, inspiring young girls everywhere to lust after a creepy, obsessive vampire with abusive tendencies. WTF?!

Kanye West hype

The cockiest rapper alive got cockier this year, releasing a short film directed by Spike Jonze and cussing out just about everyone alive.

Tiger Woods

Who knew clean-cut Tigers Woods could be as scandalous as Kobe Bryant and Hugh Grant?

Lady Gaga

From playing a flaming piano at the American Music Awards to putting exploding firecrackers in her bra at a music awards ceremony in Toronto, there really isn't anything shocking this feisty musician hasn't done.

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