Oprah Winfrey (born January 29, 1954) is one of the highest paid and most watched TV celebrities of all times. Oprah is an American multiple- Emmy Award winning host of The Oprah Winfrey Show. She is also an influential book critic, an...
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Oprah Winfrey (born January 29, 1954) is one of the highest paid and most watched TV celebrities of all times. Oprah is an American multiple- Emmy Award winning host of The Oprah Winfrey Show. She is also an influential book critic, an Academy Award -nominated actress, and a magazine publisher. According to Forbes magazine, she was the richest African American of the 20th century and the world's only Black billionaire for three straight years. Life magazine has ranked her as the most influential woman of her generation and Time magazine has ranked her as one of only four people to have shaped both the 20th century and the early 21st. In 2005, Business Week ranked her as the greatest Black philanthropist in American history.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oprah Winfrey has not yet made a decision on a possible move of her syndicated chat show -- one of the TV industry's biggest money makers -- to her new cable network OWN, her production company said on Thursday. Responding to a report that "The Oprah Winfrey Show" would move from network television to OWN in mid-2011, Winfrey's production company Harpo Inc. said Winfrey would make an announcement by the end of the year. "She has not made a decision yet. As she has... Read Full Story
CBS Corp. on Thursday was faced with rumors about the possible departure of Oprah Winfrey's talk show from broadcast television to her own cable channel, The Oprah Winfrey Network. CBS Corp. Chief Executive Leslie Moonves said Thursday that talks were under way to keep her show from leaving. CBS Television Distribution earns revenue by selling "The Oprah Winfrey Show" to local TV stations nationwide, and in most large markets her show appears on the local ABC affiliate, although it also runs... Read Full Story
Oprah Winfrey is opening her talk show's 24th season with a flourish. One week of programs include a Chicago block party with the Black Eyed Peas, an exclusive Whitney Houston interview, her first Dr. Phil visit in seven years and a trip to New York. It's hard to remember when it seemed more important. Winfrey is still the queen of daytime television, but the aura of invincibility is gone. The average viewership for "The Oprah Winfrey Show" slipped under 7 million last season, down 7 percent... Read Full Story
Getty Images Oprah 's former stewardess says she's been wrongly labeled as a member of the Mile High Club, and worse, lost her job over it. Corrine Gehrls is now said to be suing the talk show hostess for wrongful termination because of the sex she claims she didn't have with the married pilot while working on Oprah's private jet in July. Two flight attendants supposedly saw Gehrls gettin' it on with Terry Pansing during a flight, and ratted them out to O. They both got the boot, but they're... Read Full Story
Thousands of Oprah Winfrey's fans gathered on Michigan Avenue to help the talk show host celebrate the 24th season of her show with a public taping Tuesday that included performances from the Black Eyed Peas and Jennifer Hudson. "Hello Chicago," Winfrey said as she came on stage to a cheering crowd for a taping that will shut down the famous downtown street — known as the Magnificent Mile for its upscale shopping — to traffic from early Monday through Wednesday morning. "Isn't this the most... Read Full Story
Facts, biography, interview, and photographs of talk show host Oprah Winfrey Personal Quotes Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity. My idea of heaven is a great big baked potato and someone to share it with. Lots of people want to ride with you in the Limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the Limo breaks down. All my life I have always known I was born to greatness. The essential question is not, "How busy are you?' but 'What are you busy at... Read Full Story
OPRAH WINFREY is facing a staggering $1 trillion legal battle. The TV titan is being sued by author Damon Lloyd Goffe who accuses the media mogul and her production company Harpo Inc. of plagiarizing his book A Tome of Poetry in her internet published work Pieces of my Soul. And in a copyright infringement suit filed at the District of Columbia Court, Goffe insists Winfrey even admitted she used his original works in 2008, reports the National Enquirer. In the documents, he writes, "In... Read Full Story
There is drama in the skies above Chicago. Corrine Gehrls, a former flight attendant on Oprah Winfrey's private jet, has filed a defamation lawsuit alleging that Gayle King's daughter, Kirby Bumpus, lied about a fling between her and the pilot, Terry Pansing, that got her fired. Gehrls is suing Harpo, Oprah's company, along with the two flight attendants she claims lied about her. She's asking for damages in excess of $75,000. The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the... Read Full Story
Sarah Palin
Former Governor Sarah Palin has finally agreed to sit down for an interview on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” next month… to sell her new book.
Harpo Productions announced the former Governor will appear on ” The Oprah Winfrey Show ” on Monday, November 16. Palin notably would not appear on Oprah during the 2008 campaign, in which Winfrey backed Barack Obama.
Palin’s “Going Rogue: An American Life” was No. 4 on Amazon bestseller list on Tuesday. The memoir will be released... Read Full Story
In yet another recording released by Lindsay's dad Michael, her assistant Jenni Muro says, "I am trying to save your daughter's life every day." Wait, Lindsay Lohan has an assistant?
