Jess Cagle's Best And Worst Of 2007

A Look Back At The Year In Entertainment

(CBS)  Celeb With The Best Year: Patrick Dempsey
"He had twins in February, which was a big personal moment. Then Grey's Anatomy did gangbusters in the ratings, then he had a surprise hit movie with 'Enchanted,' which has made over $100 million. And at almost 42, he still has an incredible head of hair. Overall, a great year," Cagle says.

Celeb With The Worst Year: Britney Spears
"At the end of 2006, she had a great moment when she left Kevin Federline and she had baby number 2," Cagle says, "but then 2007 was meltdown. There were several stints in rehab, episodes of hitting paparazzi with an umbrella, head shaving. In custody hearings, she was ordered by the court to undergo drug testing. We thought she was going to have this big comeback with her appearance on the VMA's, and it was a disaster. Nothing went right for her this year. The amazing thing about Britney is there is incredible good will for her from the public. Her single did really well, the record was fairly well received, and people want her to do well. The reason the MTV awards were such a crashing disappointment was because people want her to bounce back. People kind of see her as a victim."

Hollywood News Story Of The Year: Tie Between Jamie Lynn Spears & The WGA Strike
"These stories sort of reverberated toward the end of the year," Cagle says. "It was sort of a slow year for news, and then all of a sudden here at the end of the year, the strike happens, and it's really ugly and no one knows how long it's going to go on. And I think in TV, you're going to see the effects for a very long time. The biggest impact is going to be the award shows. Not only are people losing their jobs, but all of that red carpet stuff with all the award shows, you're going to see a big difference. They may not even happen, but if they do they're probably going to look a lot different than they have in the past. And in 2008 you're really going to see the effects of this strike."

"Jamie Lynn Spears, it's a juicy celebrity story, but it really has raised a lot of questions about abstention programs, education, and teen pregnancy," Cagle says. "Also for parents whose children held up Jamie Lynn as a role model, it has forced a lot of families to sit down and talk about teenage pregnancy."

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