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*Oprah Winfrey sits down with Oscar-winning actress Jane Fonda and her adopted African-American daughter Mary Williams for their first-ever interview together on “Oprah’s Next Chapter,” airing Sunday, April 7 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on OWN. Williams grew up in Oakland as a member of the Black Panther Party, as chronicled in her recently released memoir [...]
*Oprah Winfrey has not budged from the perch of Forbes’ list of most influential celebrities in America. According to E-Poll Research, 48% of people surveyed rate the TV titan as influential. That’s down only one point from last year when she also topped the list of Most Influential Celebrities. Ratings at Oprah’s OWN network are [...]
*Oprah Winfrey is teaming with her go-to guru Deepak Chopra to launch “Oprah’s Lifeclass and Deepak Center Present: Oprah & Deepak 21-Day Meditation Challenge – Perfect Health,” a free online, interactive meditation experience on Oprah.com beginning today. This first “Oprah’s Lifeclass” branded program is designed to introduce users to the benefits of regularly practiced meditation. [...]
*We’re wondering if somebody gave Terrence Howard a good tongue lashing. If so, that might explain the actor’s now toned down comments about Oprah Winfrey. Last week in an interview, he talked about his love scene with her in the upcoming film, “The Butler.” “Oprah and I had such chemistry, said Howard. “To be able [...]
*La Toya Jackson is firing back at a New York Post article that called her relationship with Michael Jackson’s three children “false” and “derogatory.” On Sunday, the publication reported that the 56-year-old had quietly begun to profit on the showbiz ambitions of the late singer’s children, signing them as the only clients of her Ja-Tail [...]
*In October, Oprah Winfrey tweeted the above photo of herself and Terrence Howard from the set of their upcoming film “The Butler.” “And THAT’s a Wrap! Terrence Howard and me in our goodbye ‘love scene’,” Winfrey wrote as a caption, providing no further details. Howard, however, is now spilling the beans on how he ended [...]
*Oprah Winfrey has been chosen to deliver the commencement address at Harvard University’s 362nd graduation ceremony, to take place on May 30, 2013. In a statement to the Harvard Gazette, Harvard president Drew Faust said that Oprah’s journey is one of the “great American success stories.” She added, “She has used her extraordinary influence and [...]
*It’s on y’all. Tyler Perry’s OWN deal has come into clearer view. Perry will bring two scripted series’ to the powerhouse conglomerate, one a comedy, the other a drama. “The Haves and the Have Nots,” is a drama about the dynamics of the affluent Cyrer family, the impoverished family of their housekeeper, Hanna, and the obstacles [...]
*With her plush dog-shaped purse in tow, 9-year-old Oscar nominee Quvenzhane Wallis rubbed shoulders with Oprah Winfrey, Alfre Woodard and other celebs Thursday at Essence magazine’s sixth annual Black Women in Hollywood awards luncheon. Wallis, who stars in best-picture contender “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” was among the magazine’s six honorees along with Gabrielle Union, [...]
*Beyonce pretty much owned cable TV on Saturday night. HBO’s documentary “Beyonce: Life Is but a Dream” pulled 1.8 million viewers during its 9 p.m. ET premiere. It’s the largest audience for a HBO doc since Nielsen revised its method of measuring viewership in 2004. The only other documentary to approach Beyonce’s haul was previous [...]
*Oprah Winfrey, 59, came to a realization that her extravagant Santa Barbara, Calif., home – albeit impeccable – wasn’t an accurate reflection of who she is, reports People.com. “I knew my house was impressive,” the talk show host writes in the March issue of O magazine. “I mean, just about every guest I ever invited [...]
*OWN has released a clip from Oprah Winfrey’s chat with Beyonce in advance of its airdate this Saturday at 8 p.m. [Scroll down to watch.] As previously reported, Oprah sits down with the 17-time Grammy winner to discuss the making of her documentary “Beyoncé: Life Is But A Dream,” which airs right after “Next Chapter” [...]
*Beyonce literally sparkled Tuesday night at the New York premiere of her HBO documentary, “Life Is But a Dream.” The singer wore a shimmering, sheer, greige, embellished Elie Saab gown with a floral applique. Oprah Winfrey also attended the screening. Earlier Tuesday, she interviewed Bey for an episode of “Oprah’s Next Chapter” that airs at [...]
*After serving nearly two decades as the president of Oprah Winfrey’s film company, Kate Forte has left the building. The Los Angeles-based executive ran Harpo Films for 18 years before leaving, which is effective immediately, reports Variety. The move comes as Harpo Films is set to make a corporate shift and become part of Harpo [...]
*If the public still hasn’t had its fill of Beyonce, just wait until Saturday. OWN has announced that the entertainer will be the subject of “Oprah’s Next Chapter” airing Saturday, Feb. 16 at 8 p.m., which precedes HBO’s premiere of Beyonce’s documentary “Life is But a Dream” at 9 p.m. Topics to be discussed during [...]
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