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Stewart: Lance Was Doping?! Um, Obviously

'Daily Show' host reacts to Armstrong confession

(Newser) - Jon Stewart took on the Lance Armstrong doping confession last night in a hilarious segment that also included a bit of riffing on Oprah Winfrey. "Lance Armstrong was doping? Of course he was doping! It's so obvious," Stewart said. "You can beat testicular cancer. You can...

Armstrong Admits Doping
 Armstrong Admits Doping 
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Jan 15, 2013 7:40 AM CST

Armstrong Admits Doping

Sources say he will now testify against cycling officials

(Newser) - Lance Armstrong has finally come clean and admitted using performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France. The cyclist confessed to Oprah Winfrey during an interview taped yesterday afternoon, sources tell the AP and the New York Times . Insiders say Armstrong is now planning to testify against officials from the...

Armstrong 'Ready to Speak Candidly' to Oprah

Cyclist says he's 'calm' and 'at ease' before interview

(Newser) - Lance Armstrong says he is "ready to speak candidly" as he prepares to discuss doping allegations against him in his upcoming interview with Oprah Winfrey . Armstrong was out for a morning run Sunday when he spoke briefly with the AP. The man who once ruled cycling was wearing a...

Armstrong Will Admit Doping to Oprah: Report

Cyclist expected to finally come clean next week

(Newser) - Lance Armstrong will make his expected doping admission on Monday during an interview with Oprah Winfrey, reports USA Today . An anonymous insider says Armstrong will not discuss specific events but will confess that he took illegal drugs to boost his performance throughout his cycling career, despite years of denials and...

Armstrong to Appear on Oprah Next Week

Plus: Disgraced cyclist 'offered $250K to anti-doping body'

(Newser) - Lance Armstrong is rumored to be ready to confess to drug use —and it could happen on Oprah's show. The disgraced cyclist will give a "no-holds-barred" interview to Oprah Winfrey that will air on her network next week, CNN reports. In his first formal interview since he...

Letterman on Sex Scandal: I Blame Myself

Dave opens up about affair, Jay Leno to Oprah Winfrey

(Newser) - David Letterman is opening up about his sex-and-extortion scandal for the first time—and he's doing it with none other than Oprah Winfrey, with whom he had a long-running and well-known feud . He admits he has "no one to blame but myself" for the affair with a colleague...

Once Again, Obama and Clinton Are Most Admired
Once Again, Obama and Clinton Are Most Admired
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Dec 31, 2012 9:31 AM CST

Once Again, Obama and Clinton Are Most Admired

Gallup poll results also include Conn. teachers, US troops

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton is the most admired woman in America for the 16th time since 1993, and President Obama is the most admired man for the fifth consecutive year, according to a new USA Today / Gallup poll. But it wasn't just familiar names for 2012: For the first time,...

Oprah Plugs the Microsoft Surface ... From Her iPad

But good Twitter apps are hard to find in Windows

(Newser) - Oops. Oprah Winfrey reiterated her love for the new Microsoft Surface this morning, but did it from a Twitter app—on her iPad, Techcrunch reports. "Gotta say love that SURFACE!" she tweeted . "Have bought 12 already for Christmas gifts." So why not tweet from her beloved...

Fergie: Scandal Strengthened Our Marriage

But stripper rumors were 'difficult,' she tells Oprah Winfrey

(Newser) - Three years later, Fergie is speaking out about the allegations that her husband, actor Josh Duhamel, had an affair with a stripper . "It was difficult," she tells Oprah Winfrey in an interview airing Sunday on Oprah's Next Chapter, Celebuzz reports. "When you go through difficult times...

Oprah OK With Rihanna and Brown, as Long as ...

... the abused singer helps Brown to 'help himself'

(Newser) - With opinions flying left and right about Rihanna's apparent reunion with Chris Brown, there's at least commentator keeping cool: Oprah. The iconic interviewer said she's not going to slam the 24-year-old "We Found Love" singer for hooking up with her violent ex, Us reports. "I...

Despite Struggles, Oprah Still Highest-Paid Celebrity
Despite Struggles, Oprah
Still Highest-Paid Celebrity
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Aug 28, 2012 9:35 AM CDT

Despite Struggles, Oprah Still Highest-Paid Celebrity

Three filmmakers also make it into top 5, plus ... Dr. Dre?!

(Newser) - We all know Oprah Winfrey hasn't been doing quite as well since she ended her iconic talk show to start her own network. But thanks to her massive empire—Harpo Productions, her magazine and radio station, and a number of popular shows she's involved in—she managed to...

Rihanna: I Will Always Love Chris Brown
 Rihanna: I Will 
 Always Love 
 Chris Brown 
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Aug 20, 2012 8:58 AM CDT

Rihanna: I Will Always Love Chris Brown

She's forgiven him, and they're 'close friends,' singer tells Oprah Winfrey

(Newser) - After much hype, Oprah Winfrey's interview with Rihanna aired last night—and it was a doozy. Think a lot of tears and talk of Chris Brown. In a clip obtained by TMZ , Rihanna says she and Brown aren't dating, but have "built a trust again" since the...

Oprah Debuts Her Real Hair
 Oprah Debuts Her Real Hair 
Aug 2, 2012 12:49 PM CDT

Oprah Debuts Her Real Hair

Goes natural on the cover of 'O'

(Newser) - It's not too often that the cover of O magazine generates much buzz. After all, it features cover girl Oprah month after month after year after decade. But the September issue is making waves, and the press is good this time (and the former talk-show queen needs it )....

Oprah Blasted for 'Snobbish' India Special

Media slam Winfrey's recent show

(Newser) - When Oprah Winfrey visited India in January to film a special that aired on Oprah's Next Chapter over the weekend, it may not have been a great idea for her to ask her hosts at one Mumbai party, "I heard some Indian people eat with their hands still?"...

Oprah Winfrey's Dad in Ugly Divorce Dispute

And Vernon Winfrey has lost a number of properties, too

(Newser) - Things aren't going so well for Oprah's dad: In divorce papers filed yesterday, Vernon Winfrey's second wife—Oprah's stepmother, Barbara—claims the 79-year-old has threatened her, cheated on her, and is trying (with help from O herself) to toss her out of their house. Vernon initially...

Michael Jackson Made Obama President, Says ...

Jermaine Jackson says brother's Oprah interview led to Obama presidency

(Newser) - President Obama, you can thank The Gloved One for your presidency. So says Michael Jackson's brother Jermaine, who tells the Independent that Michael's 1993 interview with Oprah Winfrey made her a star, and her support for Obama made him president. "Michael invited her [to Neverland] and that...

Kim Kardashian Reveals Early Sexual History

Kardashian opens up on birth control to Oprah Winfrey

(Newser) - Kim Kardashian went on birth control quite early, and it wasn't for medical reasons, she revealed last night on Oprah's Next Chapter. After dating a boy from age 12, she told mom Kris Jenner that she wanted to lose her virginity to him. "And she was like,...

Paris Jackson: Masks Were So We Could Be Normal

Paris tells Oprah she was 'confused' when younger, but understands now

(Newser) - Paris Jackson was "confused" about why she had to wear a mask in public when she was younger, she tells Oprah on Oprah's Next Chapter, via the BBC . "I understand it now, why my dad would want our face to be covered," she said. "Like...

Oprah Launches New Book Club Next Week

This time, it will have a digital component

(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey is back in the book club business, updated for the digital age. "Oprah's Book Club 2.0," a joint project of Winfrey's OWN network and her O magazine, begins Monday with the popular memoir Wild, Cheryl Strayed's story of her 1,100-mile hike...

Forbes' Most Powerful Celeb Is ... J.Lo?!

Jennifer Lopez manages comeback to top annual list

(Newser) - Jennifer Lopez went from superstar to has-been … and has now apparently swung back to superstar. The American Idol judge tops the latest Celebrity 100, Forbes ’ annual list of the stars with the most money and fame , with $52 million in earnings over the past year. In addition to...

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