4) Johnny Depp’s $3 Million Cannon for Ashes

Johnny Depp made headlines when he shelled out $3 million to help fulfill Hunter S. Thompson's final wish: having his ashes fired out of a cannon. The event featured a 150-foot cannon and a cocktail party that read like a Who's Who of Hollywood. Depp's tribute to the author of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas was, in this case, equal parts celebration and an overblown spectacle.
Edited by Abhimanyu Sharma