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NEWS ABOUT: Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey stories: 180 news summaries

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 Edwardses Candid 
 in Oprah Interview 

Elizabeth and John talk candidly about their difficult year

May 7, 09 3:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey’s interview with John and Elizabeth Edwards was intensely personal, reports the Huffington Post, particularly on their marital troubles. Referencing revelations in Elizabeth’s memoir, Resilience, Winfrey asked John if the book’s treatment of his affair made him uncomfortable. “I think that’s up to her,... More »

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cancer • John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • politics • Oprah Winfrey • affair • Rielle Hunter

opinion

 Oprah Helps McCarthy 
 Spread Vaccine Lies 

They may turn parents off of vital vaccines: Allen

May 6, 09 6:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - “Chastising a celebrity is an exercise in futility,” Arthur Allen acknowledges in Slate, but he tries anyway, blasting Oprah Winfrey for giving vaccine skeptic Jenny McCarthy platforms from which to spread “dangerous misinformation that could bring some once-controlled diseases back.” McCarthy believes her son got autism... More »

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medicine • autism • Oprah Winfrey • vaccination • Jim Carrey • Jenny McCarthy

OPINION

 Key Twitter Myths Debunked 

A guide to what Twitter isn't

May 6, 09 3:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - The whole country may be having a love affair with Twitter, but a great many people are missing the point, argues blog Seldo.com. Among the things Twitter isn't:
  1. A replacement for email. "Idiot" Maureen Dowd's New York Times column was "entirely missing the point."
... More »

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Google • blogging • Oprah Winfrey • Maureen Dowd • Ashton Kutcher • Twitter • rumors

 Fake Memoirist Frey 
 Implies Dirt on Oprah 

Excerpt from new book seems to be based on Frey's experience

May 5, 09 9:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Does James Frey—who achieved infamy when Oprah Winfrey denounced his fake addiction memoir A Million Little Pieces—have dirt on the talk-show queen? That’s what he seems to imply in new novel Bright Shiny Morning, the New York Post reports. The paperback edition, out May 12, includes an... More »

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Oprah Winfrey • James Frey • A Million Little Pieces • Bright Shiny Morning • novel • fake memoirs

(Newser) - Jenny McCarthy has signed on with Oprah Winfrey’s production company in a deal that includes a syndicated talk show, according to the Hollywood Reporter. McCarthy’s first outing with Harpo is a blog, which launched Friday on Oprah.com. McCarthy has appeared multiple times on Winfrey’s talk show... More »

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entertainment • autism • Oprah Winfrey • blog • talk show • syndication • Harpo Films • Jenny McCarthy

(Newser) - Time has unveiled its latest tallying of the world’s 100 most influential people, and yes, of course, Barack Obama is on it. But the other 99 choices aren’t as obvious. Bernie Madoff makes the list, as do Rush Limbaugh, George Clooney, and 4Chan’s Moot. And as... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Ann Coulter • Michelle Obama • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Gordon Brown • Rush Limbaugh • JK Rowling • Ted Kennedy • Oprah Winfrey • Time magazine • George Clooney • Ashton Kutcher • Time's Person of the Year • Sarah Palin • Twitter • Bernard Madoff • 4Chan • Chesley Sullenberger • influential • Moot

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Tab: Oprah Has 3 Years to Live 

Plus, Samantha Ronson too girl-crazy for strippers, more

Apr 29, 09 9:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Oprah’s ongoing weight drama has reached a new level: Medical experts tell the National Enquirer that unless she has her thyroid removed to control her weight, she only has 3 years to live. “She can't face another round of strict dieting and rigorous exercise, and she fears surgery... More »

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Oprah Winfrey • celebrity • Samantha Ronson

ANALYSIS

 Twitterers Aren't 
 Sticking With It 

High proportion of Twitter quittersi mean 'Oprah effect' is overstated

Apr 29, 09 1:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Twitter's sign-up figures are skyrocketing but the site's reach will remain limited to less than a tenth of online consumers unless it can reduce the proportion of quitters, Neilsen exec David Martin tells AdAge. Over 60% of people who get a Twitter account soon abandon the service, according to Neilsen... More »

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social networking • Oprah Winfrey • Twitter • microblogging

 More Women 
 Explore 'Girl Crushes' 

Trend growing among heterosexuals

Apr 24, 09 11:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - “Girl crushes” are now fairly common—and more women are leaving heterosexual relationships behind entirely, O the Oprah magazine reports. In some cases, women are quite honest with their male partners about the crush: “The acceptance of the husband, I think, gives them permission to explore being attracted... More »

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lesbians • Oprah Winfrey • homosexuality

earth day

 Leo, Oprah Voted 
 Greenest Celebs 

Mariah, Travolta not so much

Apr 22, 09 9:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey was voted the greenest female celebrity in an Earth Day poll, the New York Daily News reports. Leonardo DiCaprio beat out Brad Pitt and Bono for the No. 1 male spot in the survey by GreenDaily.com and Bebo.com. On the other hand, Mariah Carey is least... More »

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environment • Brad Pitt • Leonardo DiCaprio • John Travolta • Earth Day • Bono • Oprah Winfrey • green • Mariah Carey

OPINION

 Twitter: LSD for Our Time 


Apr 20, 09 4:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - The parallels between Twitter and LSD are just too trippy for blogger Phil Baumann to ignore. “What was once a side project, a sort of laboratory experiment,” he writes, “has now seeped into the public domain and everyday more and more people are tripping tweeting.” Highlights... More »

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Britney Spears • Paul McCartney • drugs • Oprah Winfrey • Shaquille O'Neal • Peter Fonda • Ashton Kutcher • LSD • Timothy Leary • Twitter • hallucinogens • Phil Baumann • Cary Grant

Oprah Cans Columbine Episode

10th anniversary show set for today 'focused too much on the killers'

Apr 20, 09 2:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey canceled an episode of her show commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Columbine shootings, set to air today, the New York Post reports. “After reviewing it, I thought it focused too much on the killers,” Winfrey said of the scrapped show in a Facebook posting. “... More »

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television • Oprah Winfrey • talk show • Colorado • anniversary • Columbine school massacre • talk-show host • school shootings

 Oprah Tweets, 103K Follow 


Apr 17, 09 11:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Still learning the ropes of microblogging, Oprah Winfrey posted her first tweet this morning, the Chicago Tribune reports. In her first tweet—“HI TWITTERS . THANK YOU FOR A WARM WELCOME. FEELING REALLY 21st CENTURY”—she committed the Twitter faux pas of writing in all caps and using the... More »

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social networking • Oprah Winfrey • fans • Twitter • tweet • microblogging

(Newser) - If Twitter isn’t already a certified American phenomenon, it becomes so tomorrow—Oprah will issue her first tweet. Winfrey just signed up for an account and already has 35,000 followers (and counting, quickly) despite her tweetlessness, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. She will tweet during her show, joined by... More »

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social networking • Oprah Winfrey • Twitter • Evan Williams

Oprah: Most Girls Thrive at My School

Amid second scandal, she admits mistakes but defends mission

Apr 11, 09 11:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - As the second scandal rocks Oprah Winfrey's South African girls' school, the media mogul admits she made mistakes in setting it up but remains committed to its mission. "The majority of girls are thriving, really fulfilling the dream and vision I had," Winfrey told the African Weekly Argus,... More »

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education • South Africa • Oprah Winfrey • girls • Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls

 Oprah's Not 
 Giving You $1M, 
 FBI Warns Marks 

Bogus email asks for cash payment to attend Oprah 'giveaway'

Apr 9, 09 2:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - The FBI has warned that Oprah Winfrey isn't really giving anybody $1 million, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Scamsters have been sending people emails about a supposed "Oprah Winfrey Millionaire Contest Show." Recipients are told they have been nominated to attend a special show where the host will hand... More »

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television • online fraud • fraud • Oprah Winfrey • scam

 Rihanna, Chris May 
 Reunite on Oprah 

Singer reportedly wants public apology from alleged abuser

Apr 1, 09 7:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rihanna and Chris Brown may be reuniting—on Oprah’s couch, Hollyscoop reports. Rihanna has been talking to Oprah since the talk show queen famously begged her not to take Brown back, sources tell Look magazine, and a public apology may be in the works. More »

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Oprah Winfrey • domestic violence • Rihanna • physical abuse • Chris Brown

New Sex Scandal
Rocks Oprah School


Mar 31, 09 3:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new sex scandal has hit Oprah Winfrey's elite girls school in South Africa, the second in less than two years, reports the New York Daily News. Seven students have been suspended for sexually harassing classmates, including bullying students and "physical contact of a sexual nature," said a... More »

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sexual harassment • South Africa • Oprah Winfrey • Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls • prep schools • sexual assault

RealAge Quiz Offers Data to Big Pharma

Popular website uses health info to pitch drugs to users

Mar 26, 09 6:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - More than 27 million people have gone online to take a quiz called RealAge, which promises to determine your "biological age" and then suggests recommendations on how to feel "younger." But most users are unaware that the site makes its money by selling test results to... More »

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Internet • health • pharmaceutical companies • drug companies • Oprah Winfrey

 Oprah's Next 
 Cover Girl: 
 Ellen 

Winfrey surprises DeGeneres with invitation for O Magazine cover

Mar 20, 09 3:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ellen DeGeneres learned a lesson on her talk show today: Ask and ye shall receive—from Oprah, USA Today reports. DeGeneres’ dream has been to be on the cover of O magazine, and today Winfrey surprised her with an invitation. “I’m just in shock right now,” Ellen... More »

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Oprah Winfrey • talk show • Ellen DeGeneres • O Magazine

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