We have good news for those of you who are already starting to miss Oprah's TV show, though you can still read O magazine, tune into the OWN Network, and watch the 20th Anniversary Collection DVD obsessively. A commemorative book titled The Oprah Winfrey Show: Reflections on an American Legacy will be released on…
Despite conventional wisdom, Oprah's fans don't blindly follow her every command. In fact, two months after its launch, her OWN Network is struggling to find an audience, even though Oprah is constantly plugging it on her talk show. The New York Times reports:
In this preview of Piers Morgan's new CNN show, Oprah says she struggled with depression due to Beloved's weak box office performance, and wound up binging on macaroni and cheese. His follow up: "How much macaroni did you eat?"
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Oprah's website has been flooded complaints from fans about needing a basic, or in some areas premium, cable subscription for the OWN Network. They'll buy Oprah's magazine, Book Club selections, and Favorite Things but paying to watch her is outrageous.
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During a speech at Maria Shriver's Women's Conference this week, Oprah Winfrey said that the OWN Network will be, "fun and entertaining without tearing people down and calling them bitches. Imagine that. Imagine."
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Though Harpo hasn't made an announcement yet, Oprah Winfrey reportedly landed the first sit-down TV interview with Oksana Grigorieva on her relationship with Mel Gibson. Oprah was rumored to be battling 60 Minutes for the privilege.
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Although it's common knowledge at this point that John Kennedy. schtupped everything that moved, this month's Vanity Fair insists on perpetuating the Camelot fantasy of squeaky clean Kennedy imagery. Though painting Jack as the ideal family man is dishonest at best, the constant reverence given to Jackie galls me no…
