James Earl Jones, Oprah to Get Oscars
Awards season is a long way off, but three Oscar winners have already been announced. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has voted to give statuettes to Oprah Winfrey, James Earl Jones,...
View ArticleDr. Phil Lands Interview With Casey Anthony's Parents
Casey Anthony may be getting huge, $1.5 million-plus offers for interviews (and naked pictures ), but it looks like her parents are going to be the first ones to talk to the media, with Dr. Phil...
View ArticleComing Next Week: Oprah, Live on Facebook
Ever wanted to ask Oprah Winfrey a question? Now's your chance. The talk show queen will appear in a video interview on Facebook Live on Thursday from 4:30pm to 5:30pm EDT, Mashable reports. Fans can...
View ArticleOprah Requires Employees to Meditate Twice a Day
In case you missed it, the Huffington Post has a recap of Oprah Winfrey’s Facebook live chat yesterday—and, according to HuffPo, it was “nothing short of incredible.” Highlights: On fear : The talk...
View ArticleRyan O'Neal: Tatum Drama All Oprah's Fault
Bad news: Turns out Oprah Winfrey is not always the magic antidote for what ails you, a lesson Ryan O’Neal learned the hard way: It seems that simply appearing in a reality show on her Oprah Winfrey...
View Article'HumbleBraggers,' You Know Who You Are
"Wow, I can't believe a national newspaper asked little old me to write a big story for it!" gushes Will Dean in the Independent . "Say hello to the humblebrag." For those outside the Twitter universe,...
View ArticleOprah's Favorite Things: Jay-Z's Bubbly, $45 Candles
Fear not, Oprah fans and shopaholics alike: Despite the fact that her show is no longer on the air, the talk show queen is still revealing her current list of “favorite things.” People has highlights...
View ArticleAlleged Obama Shooter Made Audition Tape for Oprah
Glimpses into the disturbed minds of accused assassins do not usually come in the form of audition tapes made for Oprah Winfrey. But alleged White House shooter Oscar Ortega-Hernandez bared his soul in...
View ArticleOprah's Luxe Apartment for Rent: $15K a Month
Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey’s Chicago digs are fit for, well, a queen—and for just $15,000 a month, you can enjoy them. That’s how much her 4,607-square-foot apartment is renting for, and for that...
View Article2011's Least Fascinating People
Needless to say, Gawker isn’t all that impressed with Barbara Walters’ annual list of the year’s 10 most fascinating people . The good news is, that didn’t stop blogger Seth Abramovitch from offering...
View ArticleOprah's New Talk Show Notches Lackluster Debut
Oprah's new talk show debuted Sunday night, and just 1.1 million people watched. That may sound like a lot at first—and, in fact, it is the second largest audience for any show on the struggling Oprah...
View ArticleIn Oprah Interview, Christie Has Praise for ... Obama
Chris Christie had surprisingly positive words for Barack Obama in a recent sit-down with Oprah Winfrey, calling him "very charismatic" and "genuine." Asked about the president's chances for...
View ArticleOprah Winfrey: Sorry for Begging for OWN Viewers
We all know the Oprah Winfrey Network is struggling with ratings —but apparently the situation is so bad that Winfrey herself felt the need to tweet a request for viewers on Sunday night, as the...
View ArticleBobbi Kristina: I Spent Mom's Last Night 'in Her Arms'
The night before Whitney Houston died, Bobbi Kristina Brown asked her mother to stay with her. "I slept in her arms all day, all night long," Brown told Oprah Winfrey last night. In her first interview...
View ArticleOprah Cancels Rosie
The struggles continue at Oprah Winfrey's cable channel OWN, as Rosie O'Donnell's talk show was canceled yesterday after just one season, reports E! Online . The Rosie Show started last October, with...
View ArticleLady Gaga: I Want a Soccer Team of Kids
Who knew Lady Gaga yearns for a hubby and kids— lots of them? She wants enough children to make a soccer team, she reveals in a surprising new interview. "I want kids, I want a soccer team," she...
View ArticleInside Rosie's 'Hellhole' OWN Show
Oprah Winfrey herself made the call to cancel Rosie O'Donnell's talk show on OWN , Ramin Setoodeh reveals in an extensive Daily Beast piece that goes behind the scenes. Setoodeh talked to staffers on...
View ArticleLatest at Oprah's Struggling Network: 20% of Staff Gone
This week on Oprah: dealing with unemployment. The Oprah Winfrey Network is laying off a fifth of its workers as part of a major restructuring at the cable network, which has struggled for ratings...
View ArticleOprah Winfrey Network Could Lose $143M This Year
Yet more bad news for the Oprah Winfrey Network: SNL Kagan estimates that its losses could hit $142.9 million this year. Low ratings and bad press could make trouble with advertisers as well as cable...
View ArticleInside One of Oprah's 'Lifeclasses'
If you aren't quite sure what to do with yourself now that the Oprah Winfrey Show is off the air, never fear: The talk show queen is doing a tour of "Lifeclasses," which Eliot Glazer describes as...
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