| Celebrity Scandals 2009 Nov 1st 2011, 10:13 Which Hollywood celebrities were involved in the biggest scandals of 2009? From Jessica Simpson to Chris and Rihanna, there was no shortage of celebrity scandals in 2009. 
Photo: Ross Kinaird/Getty Images Tiger Woods crashed his Escalade into a tree in November 2009 and the tabloids began speculating. What was he doing out in the wee hours of the morning? He had allegedly been carrying on numerous extramarital affairs, with possibly more than 10 women - behind his wife Elin's back. He released a statement and apologized for his behavior. Pretty soon after, the lucrative endorsements began to fall through. Stripper Claims to Have Slept With Josh Duhamel 
Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images In November 2009, rumors swirled that actor Josh Duhamel allegedly cheated on his new wife Fergie - with a stripper. An Atlanta based dancer, Nicole Forrester, told the media that she had a scandalous one-night stand with Josh in his hotel room. While the actor's rep denies that this ever took place, the woman claimed to have suggestive text messages and a polygraph test on her side. 
Photo: Mark Mainz/Getty Images In May 2009, Mel Gibson finally owned up to the gossip that his girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva, 40, was pregnant with their first child. Just weeks after announcing that he and his wife Robyn were planning to end their 28-year marriage, the news broke. Before we could even process the fact that he had a new girlfriend, we learned that she was also expecting. 
Photo: Jeff Vespa/Getty Images In April 2009, a judge in Malawi officially rejected Madonna's formal request to adopt a little girl. The 4-year-old, Chifundo James, had been living at a local orphanage in Malawi and the judge felt that she was perfectly fine to remain there. Madge did manage to successfully adopt a son, David Banda, from there in 2006, but this time things didn't go as planned. 
Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images In March 2009, Howard K. Stern, Anna Nicole Smith's former lawyer/lover, was charged with conspiracy to furnish drugs and writing prescriptions for a person who was clearly an addict. Sadly, the starlet died of an accidental prescription drug overdose back in 2007. Anna Nicole trusted Howard, 40, and look what he did to her. 
Photo: Joe Corrigan/Getty Images In February 2009, it was announced that writer Liz Smith's legendary column in the NY Post would no longer be published. In an interview, Liz, 86, commented that it "will be the first time in 33 years that there hasn't been a Liz Smith column in a New York paper. That hurts my heart." While we never did get to the bottom of the news, Liz certainly didn't sound pleased. 
Photo: Scott Gries/Getty Images Chris Brown and Rihanna were absent from the February 2009 Grammys because he was surrendering to LA police on possible felony battery charges against her. Rihanna, 20, eventually forgive Chris, 19, and they were seen vacationing together soon after. Needless to say, many of her fans felt that Rihanna was sending the wrong message. 
Photo: Evan Agostini/Getty Images In January 2009, when the critics began attacking her older sister, Ashlee Simpson stepped in and addressed the rumors. Cruel gossip tabloids were all over Jessica Simpson, 28, about her sudden weight gain. Ashlee, 24, even posted some positive words of encouragement on her personal blog.  | |
