It was the Year of the Spat!

There's no doubt about it, 2008 was all about meltdowns and pressure.

In the past 12 months, we've seen Madonna celebrating her split from Guy Ritchie with a defiant middle-finger salute onstage, Batman Christian Bale finding himself on the wrong side of the law over assault allegations, Britney Spears going crazy, literally, and Amy Winehouse making regular drugged-up, boozy stumbles around London in the early hours.

And then there's Heather Mills and her bitter battle with ex-husband Sir Paul McCartney.

It has just been one hurled jug of water after another!

From fights to falling-outs, from Hollywood tragedies to pop explosions - and implosions - this year has been one to remember, for all the wrong reasons!

Here, we take a look at the ten most shocking showbiz moments of 2008 - in all their grisly, toe-curling detail...

1. Britney Spears' meltdown

Spears shocked the world with her whirlwind romance and swift wedding to dancer Kevin Federline in 2004 and, after giving birth to two sons, the couple's messy split two years later left the singer in a tragic downward spiral.