charges today are filed as a result of new information. >> cosby in court charged with sexual assault. what happens next? >> it's what's coming up right now. >> on "entertainment tonight." he almost tripped over the curb. >> the dramatic scene outside of philadelphia to the mug shots, inside the criminal complaint. >> if they aren't filed now, they can never be filed. >> after so many accusations, could cosby finally be facing time behind bars? >> then our top 20 stars of 2015. >> congratulations. >> yeah! >> amy schumer, bieber, taylor swift. >> i'm not going to walk home with any men tonight. >> music's biggest, tv's hottest and the couples we can't get enough of.

>> i'm so happy he found sofia. they're so happy together. >> the newsmakers that kept us busy. who is number one on the list of the most covered star? >> i'll plateau and fade into obscurity. >> now, in our 35th season, thi is "entertainment tonight." thanks so much for joining us, everybody. we're in front of the big headline making news right now. >> let's get to it. here's tonight's top story. bill cosby's dramatic appearance in court today. >> mr. cosby is charged with aggravated indecent assault. >> it was an incredible sight. the legendary comedian outside court casually dressed and using a cane. >> any comment, mr. cosby? >> these charges stem from a sexual assault that took place on an evening in early 2004 at mr. cosby's home. >> cosby briefly stumbled. inside his turned over his passport and posted 10% of his million dollar bail. he did not enter a ple his next stop the police station where he was fingerprinted and posed for a mug shot.

>> charges today a filed as a result over new information that came to light in july of 201 >> montgomery county prosecutor filed these charges now because we're right at the end of the statute of limitations. if they aren't filed now, they can never be filed. >> for many of my 29 clients who allege they are victims of bill cosby, seeing him criminally charged and having to face trial is the best christmas present that they've ever receiv >> the claims by alleged victim andrea constand sounds strikingly similar to what model janice dickinson told us last yea for instance, constand's complaint includes details like pills and wine. now listen to janice. >> after dinner in my room, he'd given me wine and a pill and the next morning i woke up and i wasn't wearing my pajamas. >> all along the comedian has maintained his innocence but more than 50 women have come forward claiming assault or misconduct by cosby. what's next in the case?

cosby's attorney said today, it will, quote, mount a vigorous defense. a preliminary hearing is set for january 14th. if convicted the actor could serve five to ten years behind bars. >> what now happens is there's pressure on other jurisdictions to look to see if there's exceptions to meet the statute of limitations and prosecute bill cosby, including here in los an >> for the latest on cosby's arrest, go to etonline.com. time to kick off our special countdown of the top 20 stars of 2015. here's how it works. we went back through all of our shows this ye we counted the number of times we did stories on the biggest celebrities. >> and the final tally is in. so let's get started with the fearless star who had a monster breakout year at number 20, amy schume >> when you take your clothes off, you definitely don't people to say you're brave. but no, i'm really proud of the pictures. >> the fact that amy posed half naked isn't what had us talking.

it's because that shot had feeling all the field. and amy covered every single one in her tweets. >> it's really cool. i'm sitting in a chair. so my instinct is to try to make things that they look in magazines. or the images we've seen. and she's like, well, month, kind of slump over and let your stomach out. i felt i looked more beautiful than i ever felt in my life. >> the emmy winner made us laugh in the movie "train wreck" and her and j.la have the coolest friendship on the planet with the human pyramid. 45 seconds of dancing on top of billy joel's piano. >> we were meant to be friends. and i think we feel very lucky that we found each other. >> we just talked to bradley cooper and he, indeed, confirmed that you guys are engaged. >> that's correct. >> we want to keep it a secret. >> it's out now. she put it all over >> she i know. don't say it then. let's wait. cat's out of the bag. >> it's not complicated. i'm engaged to bradley cooper. >> when is the wedding?

how is the planning going? >> it's a huge s and i would tell you, but i would have to kill you. >> if that weren't enough, remember this? >> how did that come about? >> chris rock called me and said madonna wants your phone number. i don't even know how you have my phone number. >> how do you top it off in 2016? >> i think i'm not. i'm just going to plateau and experience a major weight gain. yeah, just kind of fade into obscurity. but tonight i'm going to enjoy it. >> i don't know, with j-law and amy being best friends, don't think she's going to fade away any time soon. >> she's right next to her boyfriend in the co that's right. bradley cooper's number 19, but sorry, amy, bradl romance with supermodel irina schake.

>> kiley kept us fascinated with those lips. her on again, off again romance with tyga. and the ssccessful of all the kardashians. kylie took over kim's reign of social media que >> speaking of queen, you don't mess with cookie or her empire. at number 17 taraji p. henson. >> why is cookie everything? >> she's the walking truth. >> she will not stop until she accomplishes her g >> i shut it down. >> "empire's" cookie strutted on the scene and week after week nearly 13 million viewers said thank you. this woman is fierce, unfiltered and totally fashion forward. kind of like taraji in real life. >> are you surprised that you all are being able to do this on television? >> yeah. >> after 20 years of show business, you finally know who i am.

>> naacp entertainer of the year -- taraji p. henson! >> what a we love taraji for her class, her sass and for living a life with no script. one favorite moment is when she told us what she really wants in a man. >> i need safety, somewhere to go when i don't have to be hollywood, when i can take my wig off and you will love me and say, baby you're beautiful. i need a hero. ♪ i need a hero okay, i'm sorry. >> oh, yeah, she can that leads us to number 15 and 16 on our list. two pretty amazing singers. >> on your mark, get set. be interesting. >> go. >> i am acting my age. that's what i say. this is me. this is how i want to be. >> at 57 madonna gave us plenty to talk about thi flashing her bare backside at the grammys. her eight-second makeout with drake.

remember his reaction? and then there's surviving that nasty spill at the brit awards. >> if i wasn't in good shape, tuck and roll. ♪ you're going to hear me roar >> at number 15, katy perry kicked off the year performing at the super bowl. and i was there. i know you have a unique take of deflategate. so i want to hear that. >> i can assure everyone here that nothing in my performance will be deflated. >> good luck, good luck out there. >> our cameras captured the madness just before katy took the stage and she dazzled the estimated 114 million people who watched the show. >> i think you did it. i think you just won it. >> and to top it off, she was also named number one top earning woman in music making a reported $135 million in 2015. another big storyline for katy was her reported bad blood with taylor swift. see where taylor ended up on our list. that's coming up. >> at 14 is reese witherspoon.

she kicked off the year with an oscar nod for "wild." she launched her own lifestyle brand. and how cute to see her look alike daughter who is growing up so fast? >> when we come back, sofia vergara. where does the new bride on our list of the top 20 stars of 2015? >> that's next. closed captioning provided by --

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>> i wanted flowers that were going to be colors that were soft and romantic. >> i love him. joe's like family. i mean, he really is. i'm so happy he found sofia. they're so happy together. >> he was one of the 400 guest that witnessed the i dos, got some of these party favors and got a hangover vitamin iv. the bride wore white. >> the biggest surprise of the night was pitbull. he surprised guests and sang a bunch of his songs on stage. there are fun videos out there. >> joe was on stage going oh, boy, there's going to be a riot. it is, my friend. it will be fun. >> the newlyweds instagramed their honeymoon fun then went back to work a week later. still feeling the wedding glow. >> how long did the reception go

to, 6:00 in the morning? was everyone dr >> they were there. >> sounds like the way to get married. >> i guess they drink alcohol sometimes. >> from sofia's big day to the star in the middle of breakups. blake shelton comes in at number 11. his split from miranda lambert was one of the biggest stories of the year and the story got bigger when he started dating gwen stefani. you got to admit, it's pretty fun watching those two get close and closer. bieber, taylor swift or j. lo, which singer caught our attention in 2015? >> then a family of famous faces, kendall, kim or caitlyn, which kardashian family member were we keeping up with the most this year? that is ahead.

welcome back, everybody, to our countdown of the top 20 stars of 2015. this is our list of celebrities we covered the most. we've reached the top ten. >> at number ten, khloe kardashian. quite a year for he she really stepped out of the shadow of her sisters. she got into amazing shape and

released a self-help book, but the news that her estranged husband lamar odom was found unconscious at a las ve brothel that really kept khloe in the headlines. and khloe announced she was pulling back on their divorce because of the situation she explained the reason to me at one of her book signings. you guys are still married. >> well, i'm married for a multitude of reasons but it's not intimate reasons. it's more for medical and to help him with a lot of other things, but also with his mental strength and everything like that, it was the best choice to make at the time. >> it's interesting how that situation continues to unfold with lamar. >> another member of the kardashian family is our number nine star. kanye west. now, of course, the biggest in his world was the arrival of baby number two with kim, saint west. i mean, you can't beat a baby. >> no, but let's not forget about kanye's growing fashion empire. his new yeezy became the mos wanted shoe on the planet for a

while. >> do you have them? >> no, i don't. >> moving on to number eight now, justin bi he scored his first number one song this year. he went on a whole rehab tour to rework his image, but there was one particular image of the biebs that needed no apology. ♪ what do you mean >> justin's big moment this year when those nude photos of him vacationing in bora bora surfaced. talked about it while doing karaoke. >> i don't know what, i could have just come out of the water. i could have shrinkage. >> there's no way there's shrinkage. >> number seven, oprah definitely made major headlines. she just finished her australian speaking tour dropped an impressive 26 pounds after signing that weight watchers deal and let's not forget the eight-figure book deal she inked to share her life journey. in "the life you want." >> you can have all the shoes, you can have, you know, with red bottoms, you can have all tte square footage, you can have the cars, you can have the stuff.

i had such contentment, that is the word. >> j. lo is number six on the list. what we can't forget, ten outfit changes one night in that epic performance at the amas. >> the costume changes tonight were inc >> my team was on point tonight. it was sometimes we had four minutes to change. i got scratch it's a war zone in there. >> at number five we've got kendall jenner. this photo was the most liked shot on instagram all year. and the calvin klein underwear/victoria secret model newbie along with her bff gigi hadid was just crowned as vogue bombshell next door and the supermodels of our age. finally at four, george and amal. this couple gave everybody # relationship goals. but cutest moment when they adopted a dog. nothing beats a doggy. another reason we covered them. look at her. amal has style to die for. >> yes, she does. so does our next star. she knows how to turn up the glam. she perfected the art girl squad. she kept us guessing about her

exes with her music, but she has a man now. number three, taylor swift. ♪ >> oh, it's going to be just my friends everywhere on tour. there's sort of like an uns code that we're there for each other and we would never turn on each other. it's kind of like this alliance that is the best kind of friendship you can have. >> from john legend and lisa kudrow, taylor made her c tour the greatest drop-by ever. then there's this. taylor and calvin. they built a snowman together in vail last week. he spent the holiday with their family. after nine months together, it looked like things could be getting serious. not bad for the girl who told us this back at the grammys in february. >> i'm not going to walk home with any men tonight.

i'm going to go hang out with my friends. then i go to the cat. >> no men allowed. >> men get me in trou >> tomorrow, taylor would debut her highly anticipated music video for "out of the woods," but let's break down some of her best moments of the year. sure, this twitter war with nicki minaj and the real bad blood with katy perry. but how about winning an emmy? she battled apple music with that letter and got them change their subscription plan. and then she visited sick to make their day. ♪ back together >> so talented, so young. >> so talented. so now we move on to our top two stars of 2015. they're both from the same family. >> drum roll. >> kim kardashian and caitlyn jenner. >> we covered their lives more than anybody else this year. but which star is number one?

what do you think north can learn from the conversation that bruce is about to have for all of us to see? >> i think everybody can learn from his story. none of us have spoken and we're letting bruce speak first. >> 2015's going to be quite a ride. quite a ride. >> even kim was talking about caitlyn's year, but jenner is still number two on our list. cait will reteam with diane sawyer for a follow-up to last april. other jenner headlines, her e-docu series and that "vanity fair" cover. >> it was so beautiful. i went to the shoot and that was my first time meeting caitlyn. and it was too beautiful. and i'm so proud that she can just be herself. i guess that's what life is about. >> but with the good also came bad. in february cait was involved in this car crash. the surveillance footage obtained by "e.t." shows the dramatic impact and the moments

leading up to jenner's deadly crash right here on the pacific coast highway in malibu. jenner was not injured and has not been charged with any ironically the crash happened on the same weekend as the grammys. we wanted to ask kim and kanye about it, but watch because he pointed and told kevin no questions. we have every kim's move covered and her instagram to prove she was pregnant, giving birth to baby >> the doctors say this could be my last pregnancy with some of my medical issue. i'm grateful i have two. and you know, we'll just see what happens. >> she's done it again. she's won. kim kardashian. >> does that mean she broke our show? because she breaks the internet. >> we're broken. let's move on to the birthdays. >> which "view" co-host temporarily replaced diane sawyer to report the morning news. meredith vieira, barbara walters or elizabeth hassle back?

she just turned 21. inside their steamy vacation. travel consideration provided by -- welcome back to the show. which "view" co-host temporarily replaced diane sawyer to report the morning news? >> they may have come away from that feeling, hey, she has some possibilities here that we might be able to tap into.

>> that is meredith vieira. who turns 62 today. >> we should know that, right? that's it for us. b leave you with one more thing before we go. >> bye, everybody. >> and the oscar goes to -- >> can you believe it? >> i need a grammy. >> goodness! >> wow. >> yeah, i'm definitely going to celebrate. >> it feels really good to live a dream. >> i'm really honored to be recognized for my work. >> we love you.

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>> inside the new kardashian health crisis. >> mr. cosby, did you drug that woman? >> then bill cosby faces his sexual assault charges. inside the media madness. >> any comment, sir >> then -- new video of mark salling after his arrest for child pornography. >> then we're wrapping up ou 2015 with our favorite "insider" interviews. >> this is like the coolest thing in the world? >> no, taylor swift is the coolest thing in the world. >> plus the hoff and i get face to fin with the ocean's ultimate predator. i don't like this at all. >> now, hollywood from the inside out. it's the "insider" together with yahoo! hello, everybody. welcome to the "insider," i'm luis aguirre. >> i'm debbie matenopoulos with the top trending story headlines today. bill cosby criminally charged for a 2004 sexual assault case. we've got the latest details on that. but first, rob kardashian rushed