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NEWS ABOUT: Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey stories: 178 news summaries

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 Palin to Hawk Book on Oprah 

It'll be ex-governor's first visit to a non-news talk show

Oct 20, 09 2:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - In what could be a showdown for the ages, Sarah Palin will be bringing her trademark wink to the Oprah Winfrey Show on Nov. 16. Why would the conservative Palin sit down with a noted friend of Barack Obama’s? Because Nov. 16 is the day before her memoir,... More »

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Oprah Winfrey • memoir • talk show • book • Sarah Palin • women's issues • Going Rogue • Sarah Palin Going Rogue

happy ending

 Tyson, Holyfield Make Up 

Boxers reconcile 12 years after bizarre championship bout

Oct 16, 09 4:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Evander Holyfield forgives Mike Tyson for biting his ear during their heavyweight title fight in 1997, he said during a joint appearance with his former opponent on today's Oprah Winfrey Show. The boxers—who knew each other as teens—shook hands, and Holyfield said the famous bite “wasn't really... More »

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entertainment • television • boxing • Mike Tyson • Oprah Winfrey • Evander Holyfield • reconciliation • heavyweight

 Sweat-Lodge Deaths 
 Seen as Homicide 

Self-help expert James Arthur Ray now 'person of interest' in investigation

Oct 15, 09 8:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Authorities are now treating as homicide the two deaths during a sweat-lodge ritual in Arizona last week, with the self-help guru who was in charge of the proceedings being called a “person of interest.” Investigators have found “indications” the deaths weren’t accidental, but wouldn’t explain.... More »

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investigation • Oprah Winfrey • homicide • James Arthur Ray • sweat lodge • Sedona • Angel Valley Retreat Center • person of interest • sweat lodge survivor


 Robin Givens on 
 Mike Tyson, 
 Abuse 

Actress: 'There’s never any reason for a man to hit you'

Oct 12, 09 10:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - As Mike Tyson prepares for his Oprah appearance today, ex-wife Robin Givens recalls her abuse at his hands—and gives advice to anyone who is in a similar situation. “Zero tolerance,” she tells OK! “I don’t care if you read his BlackBerry, I don’... More »

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entertainment • Mike Tyson • Oprah Winfrey • domestic violence • celebrity • domestic abuse • Robin Givens

 Oprah Flight Attendant 
 Sues Over Sex Allegations 

Claims co-workers made up story about her and the pilot

Oct 10, 09 2:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - A weird lawsuit from the world of Oprah: A flight attendant on the talk show queen's private jet claims she was unjustly fired over false allegations that she had sex with the pilot. The woman says two other flight attendants—one of them the daughter of Oprah pal Gayle King—... More »

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flight attendant • Oprah Winfrey • lawsuit • mile high club

 Chris Rock Wants to Be 
 Your Black Friend 

Comedian lands film that could—or could not—be an insightful look at race relations

Oct 7, 09 11:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Now’s your chance to make Chris Rock your black friend: the comedian will star in Will You Be My Black Friend? The film's based on the GQ article of the same name, chronicling author Devin Friedman’s attempt to diversify his circle of white buddies. More »

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entertainment • film • Oprah Winfrey • celebrity • Chris Rock • comedian • Harpo Films

OLYMPICS SLIDESHOW

 Michelle, Oprah Hit Copenhagen 


Sep 30, 09 3:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Copenhagen's star power got a big boost today with the arrival of Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey, in town to push Chicago's bid for the Games. Oprah was greeted with "bad weather for hair" and a throng of fans crying "Oprah! Oprah!" as she walked the streets,... More »

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Michelle Obama • Oprah Winfrey • Copenhagen • 2016 Olympics

 Precious Director, 
 Star Earn 'Wows' 

Expect astonishing Gabourey Sidibe and director Lee Daniels to stay in the spotlight

Sep 28, 09 12:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Film festival darling Precious is a breakthrough not just for director Lee Daniels—who collected Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey to champion the movie—but also for star Gabourey Sidibe, who plays the abused main character. Though media reports paint her as “this downtrodden, ugly girl who got... More »

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entertainment • film • Oprah Winfrey • Tyler Perry • movies • movie star • Gabourey Sidibe • Lee Daniels • Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

 Abortion Ended 
 Relations 
 With Dad: 
 Phillips 

John Phillips' former wife says allegations aren't true

Sep 23, 09 5:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - More unfortunate details from the Mackenzie Phillips saga: She tells Oprah on today's show that she ended her decade-long incestuous relationship with her father only after having an abortion. He paid for the procedure, but she wasn't sure who fathered the child, notes USA Today. After that, “I never... More »

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abortion • Oprah Winfrey • incest • Mackenzie Phillips • John Phillips


 Oprah Picks 
 Short Story 
 Collection 
 for Book Club 

Nigerian author writes about African children

Sep 19, 09 8:15 AM CDT
(AP) - Oprah Winfrey has blessed the book world's eternal underdog: the short story. Publishing's surest hitmaker yesterday picked Uwem Akpan's debut collection, Say You're One Of Them, guaranteeing sales generally unthinkable for short stories beyond works by Ernest Hemingway, John Cheever and other giants of the art form. Akpan, 38, is... More »

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Oprah Winfrey • publishing • Oprah's Book Club • writers • Uwem Akpan • short story

 Bobby Brown 'Spit on Me,' 
 Houston Tells Oprah 

Singer enjoyed mixing pot, cocaine, she confides in interview

Sep 14, 09 5:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Emotional abuse and drug addiction marked Whitney Houston’s marriage to Bobby Brown, the singer says. “He spit on me,” Houston recalled in the first part of a tell-all interview with Oprah, broadcast today. She described their intense drug habits: Brown a full-blown, “mean” alcoholic, and Houston... More »

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entertainment • television • music • drugs • cocaine • alcoholism • Oprah Winfrey • marijuana • Whitney Houston • Bobby Brown • daytime television

 Oprah May 
 Lobby for 
 Chicago 
 Olympics 

Winfrey considers joining First Lady in Copenhagen to bid for 2016 games

Sep 14, 09 7:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey may join the contingent helping Chicago bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics, she tells the Tribune. “There’s some talk about it, and if I feel I can be useful there, then that’s what I will do,” Winfrey says of a possible trip to... More »

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entertainment • Chicago • Michelle Obama • Oprah Winfrey • celebrity • 2016 Olympics • Chicago Olympics • International Olympic Committee

 Strung-out 
 Whitney Spent 
 7 Months in PJs

Whitney Houston reveals her darkest moments to Oprah

Sep 10, 09 11:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Whitney Houston was so strung out on drugs that she didn't get out of her pajamas for 7 months, the Sun reports. In the first of a two-part Oprah interview set to air Monday, the singer openly discusses her out-of-control lifestyle with ex Bobby Brown—and owns up to it... More »

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Oprah Winfrey • celebrity • Whitney Houston • Bobby Brown

Oprah Urges Chris Brown
to Get Some Help

Media mogul has no regrets about domestic violence show 'inspired by Rihanna'

Sep 3, 09 4:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chris Brown was miffed that Oprah said a recent show on domestic abuse was “inspired by Rihanna.” The singer told People it was “a slap in my face. I did a lot of stuff for her, like going to Africa and performing for her school." When... More »

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Oprah Winfrey • domestic violence • People Magazine • Rihanna • Chris Brown • counseling

interview

 Jay-Z to Oprah: 
 Drug Dealing 
 Was 'Natural' 

Says his generation 'disarmed' the N-word

Sep 3, 09 7:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Becoming a teen drug dealer was “natural” for Jay-Z, and it didn’t scare him a bit, given his environment in the projects, he tells Oprah in her O Magazine. “At some point, you become addicted to the feeling. The uncertainty and adrenaline and danger of that lifestyle,... More »

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Oprah Winfrey • hip-hop • rapper • Beyonce • rap music • interview • Jay-Z • O, the Oprah Magazine • Jay-ZTV

(AP) - ESPN reporter Erin Andrews tells Oprah Winfrey that having secretly videotaped nude footage of her distributed on the Internet was a "nightmare." In an interview taped last week and scheduled to air Sept. 11 on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Andrews also tells Winfrey she "opened up... More »

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ESPN • Oprah Winfrey • video • invasion of privacy • Erin Andrews • nude video • peeping tom

glossies

 World's Most Powerful Women 


Aug 19, 09 9:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - German leader Angela Merkel keeps her spot as the world's most powerful woman for the fourth straight year on the annual Forbes list. Other notables in the top 100: Michelle Obama debuts at 40, just ahead of Oprah (41) and Queen Elizabeth (42). Hillary Clinton is 36, down from 28... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Hillary Clinton • Angela Merkel • Queen Elizabeth • Michelle Obama • women • Oprah Winfrey • Sheila Bair • Sonia Sotomayor

 'Trailblazer' 
 Shriver Laid to Rest 

Special Olympian: she was 'Queen of humanity'

Aug 14, 09 1:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - At today's funeral Mass for Eunice Kennedy Shriver, daughter Maria called her a “trailblazer” who “was scary smart and not afraid to show it,” the Cape Cod Times reports. Oprah Winfrey, Stevie Wonder, Joe Biden, and Arnold Schwarzenegger attended the private service for the Special Olympics founder... More »

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Joe Biden • Arnold Schwarzenegger • obituary • Massachusetts • Oprah Winfrey • mass • Stevie Wonder • Cape Cod • Kennedy family • memorial service • Maria Shriver • Special Olympics • Eunice Shriver

(Newser) - Nobody’s No. 1 on O, the Oprah Magazine’s inaugural “Power List.” Indeed, no one’s any other number either.  “Power can be so many things,” the editors reason, so they’re honoring women who are powerful in different ways. A sampling:... More »

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entertainment • theater • Al Gore • tennis • list • Oprah Winfrey • comedy • power • Venus Williams • Sarah Silverman • Donna Brazile • O, the Oprah Magazine • Anna Deavere Smith

 Top-Earning 
 Celebs  
 Over 50 

Successful franchises pay out for their creators in 2008

Aug 13, 09 5:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Forbes ranks the entertainment industry’s top earners age 50 and older in the last year:
  1. Oprah, 55, $275 million. Viewership for her show may be waning, but Winfrey’s diverse enterprises, from a magazine to satellite radio to her Harpo production company, remain wildly profitable.
  2. George Lucas,
... More »

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Indiana Jones • Steven Spielberg • Jerry Seinfeld • Oprah Winfrey • George Lucas • Star Wars • Madonna • Jerry Bruckheimer

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