From 300 feet underground with Tom Hanks to Bora Bora with Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn, the White Sands desert with the 'Transformers' crew and visiting the far reaches of Sierra Leone, ET's own Mark Steines recalls some of his favorite interviews and experiences of 2009, and you'll never guess which adventure touched him the most! Talking with Tom Hanks on the set of 'Angels & Demons' 300 feet below the surface at CERN in Geneva, Mark says, "He is so charismatic. He is so good with the press, but we found him in rare form there. He was talking about particle physics, he was talking about antimatter, he was talking about the Illuminati as if he created all this stuff. He's so well versed in it." Of the explosive, high-octane 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen' set at White Sands, NM, with Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel and director Michael ... Read More »

New dad Helio Castroneves posted a pic on his Twitter handle of his new baby girl. The former "Dancing with the Stars" winner and his girlfriend Adriana Henao welcomed a daughter on Monday named Mikaella Castroneves. She weighed 7 pounds and was 19 inches long. This is a big year for Castroneves. Not only is he a new parent, but he also won the Indianapolis 500 in May. Read More »

ET has obtained the death certificate for late actress Brittany Murphy. The death certificate lists Murphy's name as "Brittany Anne Murphy-Monjack" and cites her cause of death as "deferred." In a section of the death certificate marked "manner of death" a box marked "pending investigation" is checked. Results of an autopsy performed on the actress, who passed away at age 32 on December 20, were deferred pending further testing. Read More »

Is the rift between Tori Spelling and her mom Candy really over? ET has details on their Christmas reunion! We've learned that the mother-daughter duo, who are back on good terms following an infamous estrangement, spent the holiday together as a family. In fact, the entire Spelling clan descended upon the Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel: Candy, along Tori, her husband Dean McDermott, their kids Liam, Stella, and his son Jack all joined Randy Spelling and his girlfriend, who also attended. Read More »

Kevin Jonas is a married man and People magazine has a new cover story devoted to the Jo Bro and his new wife Danielle. The oldest of the Jonas trio reportedly got married earlier this month to Danielle DeLeasa in Long Island, NY. The couple wed at a French-style chateau on an estate in Long Island, People.com reported following the nuptials. Read More »

ET has new video from the scene where Charlie Sheen was accused of domestic violence against his wife, Brooke. The video shows the quaint mountain resort town of Aspen where Charlie and Brooke were staying with their twin babies when the alleged incident occurred on Christmas Day. Read More »

Tom Arnold reacts to the alleged domestic dispute between his former neighbors Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller Sheen, calling the situation "sad." "It's hard to work things out publicly," Arnold tells HTV, adding that for the sake of their kids, "They gotta work it out." "I feel bad for both of them," he continues. Read More »

ET has obtained the court papers that show Bristol Palin has filed for sole custody of son Tripp, who she shares with ex-boyfriend Levi Johnston. Bristol's attorney Thomas V. Van Flein said in the papers, "The best interests of the child compel the conclusion that Bristol should be awarded 100% legal and physical custody of Tripp, with visitation rights in favor of Levi." Despite a request by Bristol's legal team to keep the court proceedings closed, the status of the case is currently listed as being open. Levi said, "I feel more comfortable in a public courtroom which will help everyone stay civil and be on their best behavior." Read More »