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Oprah Confident on Brink of New Network's Launch

It will be up against plenty of competition, high channel number

(Newser) - The Oprah Winfrey Network is ready to launch January 1, following three years of planning and delays. It will face competition from at least 12 other networks targeting the same female audience, but supporters say it stands out from the rest thanks to, well, Oprah. The Los Angeles Times looks...

Hugh Jackman Injured in High-Flying Oprah Stunt

Actor enters via zipline, forgets to pull the brake

(Newser) - Hugh Jackman crashed Oprah Winfrey’s Australian show … literally. The Aussie star made his entrance via zip line, from the top of the Sydney Opera House to an outdoor stage below. Just one problem: He got so distracted by the huge crowd, he forgot to pull the brake and...

Oprah to Barbara Walters: 'I'm Not a Lesbian'

Tearful Winfrey dismisses 'dumb rumors' in interview

(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey looked to settle the gay rumors swirling about her relationship with best friend Gayle King in an interview with Barbara Walters, Mediaite reports. “I’m not a lesbian—I’m not even kind of a lesbian,” Winfrey said. The persistent "dumb rumors" are irritating, she...

Winfrey, McCartney Among Kennedy Center Honorees

Merle Haggard, Jerry Herman, Bill T. Jones also feted

(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey and Paul McCartney were among the latest group of celebs to receive Kennedy Center Honors in a star-filled night that included tributes from Julia Roberts and John Travolta, among others. Merle Haggard, Broadway composer Jerry Herman, and dancer Bill T. Jones were also honored, as they sat with...

Oprah: You All Get a 2012 VW Beetle!

Winfrey gives away yet-to-be-unveiled car

(Newser) - Oprah's always giving stuff away to audiences, but yesterday's gift was a bit over the top: The top-secret, redesigned 2012 VW Beetle. The talk show host, who owns the current model, featured the VW Beetle on her show yesterday as one of her "favorite things" and all 275 members...

Oprah, Your Health Gurus Are Quacks
 Oprah, Your Health 
 Gurus Are Quacks 
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Oprah, Your Health Gurus Are Quacks

Time to learn to love exercise

(Newser) - It’s obvious why Oprah has so many unconventional health “experts” on her show. “Sensationalism sells,” writes conditioning specialist James Fell in the LA Times . “Stuff that stands up to scientific scrutiny often lacks the pizazz that makes for scintillating television.” But it’s time...

Jackson Kids: Michael 'Just a Normal Dad'
 Jackson 
 Kids: Michael 
 'Just a Normal Dad' 
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Jackson Kids: Michael 'Just a Normal Dad'

Paris, Prince, and Blanket share memories with Oprah

(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey’s highly-anticipated interview with Michael Jackson’s children aired today, allowing Prince, Paris, and Blanket a chance to tell the world all about the “best dad ever.” Paris, 12, says “no one understood what a good father he was,” and says, “He was...

Oprah, Gayle Joke About Lesbian Rumors
 Oprah, Gayle Joke 
 About Lesbian Rumors 
'c'mon in, baby!'

Oprah, Gayle Joke About Lesbian Rumors

Winfrey and King sleeping in the same camper? Ooooh-la-la...

(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey has long fended off rumors that she and best friend Gayle King are gay. The pair recently camped in Yosemite together, airing clips on Oprah’s show, and slept in the same camper: “Let’s just add to that lesbian rumor,” joked Gayle, prompting a very...

Oprah Sued for Plagiarism
 Oprah Sued for Plagiarism 

Oprah Sued for Plagiarism

It seems so unlike the feel-good talk show host...

(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey, plagiarist? That's what a Philadelphia writer claims in a new lawsuit. Charles Harris, who authored a booklet called How America Elects Her Presidents in 2000, says he mailed 10 copies to Winfrey in 2008 hoping she would promote it. Instead, he claims, she recited portions of the work...

Oprah Bans 'Bitch' on Her Network

She wants to avoid 'tearing people down'

(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey's new network will include Rosie O'Donnell , the Duchess of York , Rachael Ray, and Dr. Phil —but it will not include any mention of the word "bitch," reports the New York Post. Even so, the Oprah Winfrey Network will manage to be "fun and entertaining...

Debate Rages Over Obama Hip-Hop Parody

Epithet-hurling Baracka Flacka Flames gets down in the 'hood

(Newser) - An epithet-laced hip-hop parody of President Obama has triggered furious debate: Is the hit YouTube video an "antidote" for Obama's popularity troubles among youth or an "anti-valentine" from those voters whose support the president craves, asks the Christian Science Monitor. The slick "Head of the State" video...

Lisa Marie: Michael Jackson Romance Was Real
 Lisa Marie: 
 Michael Jackson 
 Romance Was Real 
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Lisa Marie: Michael Jackson Romance Was Real

But even she 'didn't understand' relationship

(Newser) - Just like the rest of us, Lisa Marie Presley “didn’t understand” her relationship with Michael Jackson, she tells Oprah Winfrey in a new interview. Presley opens up about her two-year romance with the King of Pop for the first time, and insists that their romance was real, PopEater...

Oprah Flying Daily Show Audience to Rally

And she seems pretty darn excited about it

(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey is always giving stuff to her audience , and she feels bad that Jon Stewart’s audience never gets anything. So she made a surprise appearance on last night’s Daily Show (right after Stephen Colbert and Stewart announced that the Stewart’s Rally to Restore Sanity would be...

School Matron Acquitted of Abuse; Oprah Slams Verdict

'Forever proud of 9 girls who testified' against academy matron

(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey lashed out today after a South African court acquitted a former dorm matron at her elite girls school on charges of molestation, reports TMZ. "We began this child molestation trial in 2008," she said in a statement. "More than two years later, I am profoundly...

Michelle Obama: World's Most Powerful Woman

 Michelle Obama: 
 World's Most 
 Powerful 
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no. 9: beyonce?!

Michelle Obama: World's Most Powerful Woman

The first lady beats Hillary Clinton ... and Lady Gaga and Beyonce

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton is pretty powerful, but she’s still no Oprah Winfrey. The secretary of state does, however, wield more heft than Lady Gaga on Forbes ’ annual list of the world’s 100 most powerful women. This year's list still took wealth into account, but gave more weight to...

The Real Real Reason Oprah Hated Dave
 The Real Real Reason 
 Oprah Hated Dave 
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The Real Real Reason Oprah Hated Dave

It was about more than just a dine and dash, says Kitty Kelley

(Newser) - David Letterman finally spilled the beans on his long and legendary feud with Oprah Winfrey, but Kitty Kelley says there's more to it. The unauthorized Winfrey biographer says it all started when Oprah appeared on Letterman's show in 1989, the night after she hosted a disastrous devil-worshiping segment on her...

Letterman: Why Oprah Hated Me
 Letterman: Why Oprah Hated Me 

Letterman: Why Oprah Hated Me

It happened long before 'The Incident,' he says

(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey ’s longstanding, recently-ended feud with David Letterman was, everyone assumed, the result of his numerous “Oprah, Uma. Uma, Oprah” jokes at the 1995 Academy Awards. Not so, Letterman told Jon Stewart last night: “She hated me long before then.” Turns out the Late ...

Beck: Careful Stewart, Colbert, or You'll End Up Like Oprah!

Meaning ... wildly successful?

(Newser) - Yesterday on his radio show, Glenn Beck warned Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert that if they’re not careful … they’ll “go the way of Oprah.” Beck was specifically warning them against their planned Washington, DC, rallies, PopEater reports . “I believe that those who play these...

Hiker to Ahmadinejad: Let's Talk
 Hiker to 
 Ahmadinejad: 
 Let's Talk 
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Hiker to Ahmadinejad: Let's Talk

Sarah Shourd wants to meet with Iranian president

(Newser) - New York politicians and, er, hotel guests may not be too happy with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ’s visit, but there’s one person who’s happy he’s in town: Sarah Shourd . The hiker, just released after being held in Iran for more than 13 months, gives her first interview...

Oprah Donates $1M to Schools
 Oprah Donates $1M to Schools 

Oprah Donates $1M to Schools

Talk show queen is going out with a bang on show's last year

(Newser) - Will Oprah Winfrey ’s good deeds never cease? The talk show queen donated $1 million to a California nonprofit that runs 30 charter schools in the state, the AP reports. Winfrey’s Angel Foundation donated the money to Aspire Public Schools during her show yesterday, which was devoted to...

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