A Year’s Worth of Blunders

From Greg Smith’s kiss-off letter to Wall Street to a surprising sex scandal on Sesame Street, 2012 has been a long year for companies engaged in damage control. Here’s a look back.

January
Jay-Z and Beyoncé birth baby Blue Ivy! And immediately begin a trademark battle with a Boston wedding-planning company of the same name. They eventually lose, upping Hova’s problems to 100.