Tyler Perry appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show and cried after sharing the details of his horrific childhood in New Orleans and abusive father. In addition to being beaten by his father (once, so badly that he blacked out for three days), Tyler Perry was also sexually abused by four different adults when he was […]
Tyler Perry recently taped an interview with Oprah Winfrey where he spoke about being abused while growing up in New Orleans. He also tells the daytime host that he once tried to commit suicide. According to acesshowbiz.com, Tyler broke down when he spoke about being raped by a family member. He told Oprah, “It’s so […]
After 25 years, Oprah Winfrey is calling it quits with her talk show and moving on to her OWN Network which debuts January 1, 2011. In a recent interview with TV Guide, she discusses her last and final season and the secrets to success. Here are a few excerpts: On getting emotional about the end: […]
The Oprah Winfrey Network hasn’t even launched yet and already a lawsuit has been filed against the cable upstart by a former employee – who, by the way, says her legal action was a long time coming. On Friday, Catherine Dunn sued for wrongful termination and discrimination claiming she was fired because of her Multiple […]
On his radio show yesterday, Rush Limbaugh continued his race based criticism of President Barack Obama and also criticized Oprah. Here’s what he had to say: [Obama] wouldn’t have been voted president if he weren’t black. Somebody asked me over the weekend why does somebody earn a lot of money have a lot of money, […]
From the AJC.com: It was the way the teacher jumped on his desk refusing to be ignored, pushing a catatonic class beyond the complacency of can’t to a chapter of no excuses that hooked parents. This Ron Clark. This wiry white guy who turned around test scores in a Harlem hood with shtick, high expectations […]
It is true; we overcome by the word of our testimonies. One of the reasons that I love reading biographies and autobiographies is because it is a wonderful thing to see an entire lifetime or a portion of that lifetime laid out from beginning to end. If you look closely, you can see the hand […]
From the AFP: WASHINGTON — Superstar U.S. talk show host Oprah Winfrey regained the title of the world’s most powerful celebrity in her fourth appearance in the top spot, said a survey published by Forbes magazine. With 315 million dollars in earnings, Winfrey, 56, who next year is set to launch her own television channel, […]
From AccessAtlanta.com: Want to be a big TV star, courtesy of Oprah Winfrey? If so, then make plans to attend the final open casting call for the original series “Your OWN Show: Oprah’s Search For The Next TV Star.” Star searchers will be at the Kohl’s in Roswell this Saturday, June 26. The address is […]
From HuffingtonPost.com: Oprah Winfrey dismissed Kitty Kelley’s controversial book about her at a luncheon Monday afternoon in New York. Speaking at the New York Women in Communications’ annual Matrix Awards lunch — where she was presenting an award to Gayle King — Oprah made her first public comments on the book. Oprah said that she […]
The brother of Oscar winner Mo’Nique appeared on Oprah yesterday and admitted he molested the actress when they were children and wants to apologize to her.
From EW: Oprah Winfrey will soon be out of daytime but she won’t stop hosting her own show. The Queen of Daytime made it official today by announcing that the Oprah Winfrey Network, launching Jan. 1, will also include Oprah’s Next Chapter, a new one-hour show that will feature Winfrey hitting the road to have […]
