Photo SpecialPEOPLE of the Year

From Brad & Jen to Usher and Julia, see the stars whose stories enthralled us all year long

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MARTHA STEWART

When she showed up at the courthouse, the fur was faux, but the no-apologies-no-excuses look was real: Start 2004 in the penthouse, end it in the big house. But phoenix-like, Stewart, currently a resident of the Alderson Federal Prison Camp in West Virginia, will rise again. There's a fall TV talk show (with hitmaker Mark Burnett), and MSO stock has jumped from a post-scandal low of $5.26 to $26.59 a share.

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