Katie Holmes, Tim McGraw, and More Stars With the Most Heartwarming Moments of 2016

Updated: Dec 20, 2016 2:52 pm

By Tiffany White

Depending on whom you ask, many say 2016 was the "worst year ever." And although there were many celebrity deaths, there were also lots of heartwarming occasions, too. From Katie Holmes to Tim McGraw, see the most touching celebrity moments from 2016.

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Click through the gallery to see the celebrity photos that’ll tug on your heartstrings!

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When Katie Holmes shared this photo of Suri Cruise passed out in her lap after a family birthday party.

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When Tim McGraw crashed a wedding and gave a surprise performance to a stunned bride.

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When Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas celebrated Kirk Douglas' 100th birthday.

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When Gwyneth Paltrow shared this photo of ex-husband Chris Martin reuniting with their 10-year-old son, Moses.

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When Shannen Doherty shared this photo of her husband, Kurt Iswarienko, providing support during her first chemo treatment.

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When Robert Robert De Niro consoled Ellen DeGeneres after she teared up while being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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When Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson stopped production on Baywatch so that he could visit a young fan in the hospital.

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When Demi Moore shared this photo of her three daughters. "Couldn't ask for a better group of women to call my fam," she captioned.

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When Jennifer Lopez shared this photo of her cuddling on the couch with her 8-year-old son, Max.

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When Paris Jackson, Michael Jackson's daughter, shared this sweet moment with her cancer-stricken mother, Debbie Rowe. "I'm a fighter because she's a fighter," she captioned.

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When David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow had a mini Friends reunion (sans Matthew Perry).

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And finally, when Kate Middleton and Prince William shared their official family portrait taken during a skiing holiday.

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