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Halloween 2016: Newsmakers, throwback music and Hollywood inspire celebrity costumes

Famous faces tapped into the news cycle, looked to the past and grabbed inspiration from Hollywood for some of this year's best celebrity Halloween costumes.

Newsmakers, retro music, screen stars inspire celebrity costumes

Standing next to a woman, a man dressed as the main character Rhett Butler from the classic film Gone with the Wind, during Halloween.
In this handout photo provided by Universal Orlando Resort, Steven Tyler, the singer-songwriter best known as the lead singer in Aerosmith, dressed as Rhett Butler from the classic film Gone with the Wind as he celebrates Halloween at Universal Studios on Oct. 31, 2016. (Octavian Cantilli/Universal Orlando Resort/Getty Images)

Some say it's not really Halloween until the trick-or-treaters hit the streets, but that didn't stop celebrities from stepping out in their best, spookiest finery to for parties overthe weekend.

A few themes emerged about what inspired some of the best star costumes this year. (Hilary Duff, you'll have to do much better next year).

Ripped from the headlines

From the imminent U.S. presidential electionto Olympic-size scandals,newsmakerswere just too irresistible to to ignore.

Musical blasts from the past

Many celebrities hit the dial to embrace retro music of the past, getting in touch with their inner musicians from the '60s, '70s, '80s and '90s.

Heroes, kings, ingenues and a horse

How fitting that many movie and TV stars were inspired by onscreen characters both classic and new.