The 20 Big Scandals of 2009! What's the Juiciest?

Jon Gosselin or Tiger Woods? Chris Brown or Michael Jackson? Octomom or Balloon Boy? Readers vote for their favorite scandal of the year

Mysterious A-list deaths! Sports-star harems! Strippers, beauty queens and fame-eating reality stars! With so many scumbags and so much juicy stuff, 2009 has been a giant-size feast of scandal.

So after a year of Jon Gosselin and Tiger Woods, of Chris Brown and Michael Jackson, of Octomom and Balloon Boy, we're going to let you decide the biggest story.

Kicking off our Best of 2009 extravaganza, here are the 20 biggest scandals of the year. Vote for your fave—and then maybe wash your hands:

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Best of 2009: Scandals!

What was the biggest scandal of 2009?

Gosselins split, Jon becomes giant douche

Gosselins split, Jon becomes giant douche

5.7%

Reality-show hopefuls pull Balloon Boy hoax

Reality-show hopefuls pull Balloon Boy hoax

2%

Michael Jackson dies while heavily sedated

Michael Jackson dies while heavily sedated

22.2%

David Letterman schtups staffers

David Letterman schtups staffers

0.7%

Paula Abdul dumped from <i>American Idol</i>

Paula Abdul dumped from American Idol

0.5%

Kanye West interrupts Taylor Swift at VMAs

Kanye West interrupts Taylor Swift at VMAs

11.1%

Miss California pisses off gay people, loses crown

Miss California pisses off gay people, loses crown

1.1%

Noxzema girl and some <i>Grey's Anatomy</i> guy taped in naked threesome

Noxzema girl and some Grey's Anatomy guy taped in naked threesome

0.4%

Mackenzie Phillips says her dad raped her

Mackenzie Phillips says her dad raped her

2.4%

Tiger Woods turns out to be something of a ladies man

Tiger Woods turns out to be something of a ladies man

22.3%

Miley Cyrus dances on a stripper pole

Miley Cyrus dances on a stripper pole

3.8%

Adam Lambert kisses a dude on live TV

Adam Lambert kisses a dude on live TV

1.8%

Chris Brown beats up girlfriend Rihanna on night before Grammys

Chris Brown beats up girlfriend Rihanna on night before Grammys

15.2%

Eddie Cibrian and LeAnn Rimes hook up

Eddie Cibrian and LeAnn Rimes hook up

0.5%

Josh Duhamel and Fergie caught in Strippergate!

Josh Duhamel and Fergie caught in Strippergate!

0.2%

Reality-show hopeful gives birth to eight kids and the term "Octomom"

Reality-show hopeful gives birth to eight kids and the term "Octomom"

1.4%

Christian Bale taped yelling at some poor guy on the <i>Terminator</i> set

Christian Bale taped yelling at some poor guy on the Terminator set

0.3%

Rachelle Lefevre dumped from <i>Twilight Saga</i> movies

Rachelle Lefevre dumped from Twilight Saga movies

5%

Jamie Foxx says terrible things about Miley Cyrus on the radio

Jamie Foxx says terrible things about Miley Cyrus on the radio

1.6%

Reality-show hopefuls crash White House state dinner

Reality-show hopefuls crash White House state dinner

1.6%

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