Trending badgeTrendingPosted 9 hours agoFrom Shocking Breakups To Drama-Filled Feuds, Here Are 23 Pop Culture Moments From 2025 That You Might've Forgotten AboutA LOT went down in 2025.by Leyla MohammedBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLink All sorts of things went down in the celeb world in 2025 - from breakups to engagements, to drama-filled feuds. So, as we enter the new year, let's take a look back at some of the biggest pop culture moments from the past 12 months: Starting back in January, Zendaya and Tom Holland got engaged. Matt Winkelmeyer / Getty Images Later that month, Bianca Censori rocked up to the Grammys naked with Kanye West. Jeff Kravitz / Getty Images In February, Kendrick Lamar ended Drake at the Super Bowl. Emilee Chinn / Getty Images And Bhad Bhabie feuded with Alabama Barker. It was VERY messy. Prince Williams / Getty Images, John Nacion / Getty Images The Oscars took place in March, and Emilia Pérez securing two accolades left people...divided, to say the least. Jeff Kravitz / Getty Images As did Adrien Brody's ridiculously long acceptance speech. Kevin Winter / Getty Images In April, loads of celebrities - including Katy Perry, Lauren Sánchez, and Gayle King - went to space. As you do! Blue Origin In May, Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber's Vogue drama broke the internet. Kevin Mazur / Getty Images TL;DR: Shortly after it was announced that Hailey was on the cover, Justin decided to "celebrate" the news by sharing an IG caption that read, "Yo this reminds me when Hailey and I got into a huge fight. I told hails that she would never be on the cover of vogue. Yikes I know, so mean. For some reason because I felt so disrespected. I thought I gotta get even.. I think as we mature we realize that we're not helping anything by getting even, we're honestly just prolonging what we really want which is intimacy and connection. So baby u already know but forgive me for saying u wouldn't get a vogue cover cuz clearly i was sadly mistaken." The Bezos wedding happened in June - and residents of Venice weren't happy about it. Marco Bertorello / Getty Images Abaca Press / Alamy Live News In the same month, Chris Hughes and JoJo Siwa confirmed their relationship after a heap of speculation. Robin L Marshall / Getty Images In July, Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom's breakup was confirmed. Lionel Hahn / Getty Images Not long after, she was spotted out at dinner with none other than Justin Trudeau, whom she is now dating. Bloomberg / Getty Images The same month, the Coldplay cheating scandal took over everyone's timelines. Tibrina Hobson / Getty Images And Sydney Sweeney's American Eagle ad sparked a LOT of controversy. Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images By August, Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi announced that they'd become parents. Jb Lacroix / Getty Images The next month, Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco got married. John Shearer / Getty Images While Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban went their separate ways after 19 years of marriage. Taylor Hill / Getty Images The Harry Potter audiobook announcement sparked a wave of backlash given J.K. Rowling's anti-trans rhetoric - and Keira Knightley seemingly shrugged the criticism off in a very poorly-received interview. @deciderdotcom Keira Knightley says she "was not aware" of any #HarryPotter boycott when she signed on to voice Professor Umbridge in Audible's upcoming seven-part audio book adaptation of the J.K. Rowling series. #keiraknightley #professorumbridge #jkrowling https://decider.com/2025/10/11/keira-knightley-harry-potter-audiobook-voice-jk-rowling-response/ ♬ original sound - Decider - Decider @deciderdotcom / Via tiktok.com And Sydney Sweeney and Scooter Braun became a thing. Aeon / Getty Images In October, Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian teased a romantic reunion. Gabe Ginsberg / Getty Images While Nicki Minaj and Cardi B's long-running rap beef reached new heights. Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images And elsewhere in the music world, Lily Allen appeared to call out her ex, David Harbour, on her album, West End Girl. Michael Simon / Getty Images Finally, last month, Cynthia Erivo stepped in to protect Ariana Grande when an aggressive fan rushed her on the red carpet at the Wicked: For Good Singapore premiere. Bruce Glikas / Getty Images Who knows what else could unfold before the year is up! Do you have a favorite pop culture story from 2025? Let us know in the comments!
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From Shocking Breakups To Drama-Filled Feuds, Here Are 23 Pop Culture Moments From 2025 That You Might've Forgotten About
January 2, 2026
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