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		<title>Make It Last Forever: Oprah Winfrey and Stedman Graham</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Camilla Williams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/special-features/black-history-month/cwilliams/oprah-winfrey-and-stedman-graham/" alt="Make It Last Forever: Oprah Winfrey and Stedman Graham"><img src="http://hellobeautiful.com/files/2012/02/107353581-150x150.jpg" align="left" alt="Make It Last Forever: Oprah Winfrey and Stedman Graham" hspace="5" vspace="5" border="0" /></a>Through 26 years of rumors, speculations and tabloid scandals Oprah Winfrey and Stedman Graham’s non-traditional relationship has stood the test of time. Winfrey and Graham, CEO and founder of S. Graham &amp; Associates, began dating in 1986 after ending her then relationship with  <a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/special-features/black-history-month/cwilliams/oprah-winfrey-and-stedman-graham/">Read more..</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Through 26 years of rumors, speculations and tabloid scandals Oprah Winfrey and Stedman Graham’s non-traditional relationship has stood the test of time. Winfrey and Graham, CEO and founder of S. Graham &amp; Associates, began dating in 1986 after ending her then relationship with <a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/sweet-sweetback/oprahs-ex-lover-calls-her-cold-as-ice/" target="_blank">Reginald Chevalier</a>.</p>
<p>In spite of the gossip and rumors of separation, Oprah and Stedman have continued to blossom in their love and support of one another. In 2010 during an <a href="http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2010/09/oprah-stedman-and-i-have-never-broken-up-/1" target="_blank">interview</a> with Jenny McCarthy, Oprah rebuffed these claims stating, &#8220;We&#8217;ve never broken up once. They&#8217;re always lies,&#8221; said Oprah, adding, &#8220;I do regret ever mentioning him&#8221; in the press.</p>
<p><em><strong>READ MORE &#8216;Black History In Love&#8217;: </strong><strong><a title="Edit “Make It Last Forever: Jay-Z And Beyonce”" href="http://hellobeautiful.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=2288455&amp;action=edit">Make It Last Forever: Jay-Z And Beyonce</a></strong></em></p>
<p>In the past few years, Oprah has opened up about her personal life, demonstrating that long-term couples can find happiness living non-traditional lives, without marriage and children.</p>
<p><strong>Why She Loves Him: </strong>In her 2010 interview with Barbara Walters, Oprah stated of Stedman, “I don’t know of another man on this planet who could have lived this life with such dignity, such grace and such respect and humility in it and still hold his own and be his own.”  Despite Oprah’s significant fame, Stedman has maintained his own identity and remained by her side through it all.</p>
<p>During her appearance on the <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsvideo/celebrity-news-video/8265926/Oprah-Winfrey-opens-up-to-Piers-Morgan-on-love-and-betrayal.html" target="_blank">Piers Morgan Show</a>, Oprah candidly discussed a family member selling her out to the tabloids for $20,000. In response to Stedman’s support at that traumatic time in her life, she said, “here is someone who is willing to stand in and stand up for you. And that is love.”</p>
<p><strong>Why He Loves Her: </strong>Though the two rarely make public appearances together, Stedman surprised the audience by walking out on stage and paying tribute to Oprah during Part 2 of the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/24/oprahs-final-shows-steadm_n_866477.html" target="_blank">‘Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular.’</a> &#8220;It really does amaze me that I get to be around a woman who changes peoples&#8217; lives every day and who also takes her own lunch to work,&#8221; Stedman said. &#8220;I cannot, honey, believe that a colored girl from the backwoods of Mississippi has done all that you have done … But you know what really is amazing? You have done this, sweetheart, through all of the sacrifices you have made and the humility that you have and through God&#8217;s amazing grace. I love you for making a difference in my life.&#8221;</p>
<p><em><strong>READ: </strong><strong><a title="Edit “[Un]happy Black History Month: 5 Embarrassing Black Moments We Wished Never Happened”" href="http://hellobeautiful.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=2300815&amp;action=edit">5 Embarrassing Black Moments We Wished Never Happened</a></strong></em></p>
<p><strong>Why They Work: </strong>Again during her Piers Morgan appearance, Oprah said it best “the reason why this relationship has worked as well as it has is that we each got to define ourselves in it and not in a traditional form.”  In the early 2000s, Oprah and Stedman made a conscious effort to pull back on their public appearances together, stating that &#8220;every time we showed up in public&#8230; there&#8217;d be another exploitative story.” Maintaining their privacy and the integrity of their relationship has definitely been the keystone to their success as a couple.</p>
<p><strong>Why We Love Them: </strong>Oprah and Stedman have battled it out with the media for the past 26 years, choosing to live outside of society’s norms and embracing their own definition of happiness.  Oprah once said about her relationship, &#8220;the truth of the matter is, had we gotten married we wouldn&#8217;t be together now, because in no way is this a traditional relationship.&#8221; Thus proving that happiness doesn’t have to be defined by a ring or a label.</p>


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		<title>Oprah To BFF Gayle King: &#8220;Please Don&#8217;t Leave Me&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:15:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sweet Sweetback</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/sweet-sweetback/oprah-to-bff-gayle-king-please-dont-leave-me/" alt="Oprah To BFF Gayle King: "Please Don't Leave Me""><img src="http://hellobeautiful.com/files/2011/11/Oprah-Gayle-King-150x150.jpg" align="left" alt="Oprah To BFF Gayle King: "Please Don't Leave Me"" hspace="5" vspace="5" border="0" /></a>Now that Oprah Winfrey's BFF, Gayle King, is leaving Oprah's struggling OWN network for her own show on CBS, I'm hearing that Oprah is devastated.

A distraught Oprah allegedly begged her bestie not to abandon her OWN network and was reduced to tears when Gayle turned her back and walked out the door, sources told  <a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/sweet-sweetback/oprah-to-bff-gayle-king-please-dont-leave-me/">Read more..</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Now that Oprah Winfrey&#8217;s BFF, Gayle King, is leaving Oprah&#8217;s struggling OWN network for her own show on CBS, I&#8217;m hearing that Oprah is devastated.</p>
<p>A distraught Oprah allegedly begged her bestie not to abandon her OWN network and was reduced to tears when Gayle turned her back and walked out the door, sources told <a href="http://www.nationalenquirer.com/celebrity/oprah-winfrey-begs-gayle-king-dont-leave-me" target="_blank"><em><strong>The ENQUIRER</strong></em></a>:</p>
<p><em>“Oprah is terribly hurt that Gayle could be so ungrateful,” a source revealed. “She begged Gayle not to go, but Gayle said she just couldn’t pass up the opportunity of a lifetime.</em></p>
<p><em>“And I think she stunned Oprah when she kept saying, ‘It’s a major network!’ ”</em></p>
<p>Despite her personal grief, Oprah is putting on a happy public face when discussing Gayle’s departure.<a title="Oprah Reveals Her “Biggest Mistake” In Her Talk Show’s History" rel="bookmark" href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/hellobeautifulstaff2/oprah-biggest-talk-show-regret-mistake/"></a></p>
<p>Even Gayle knows it&#8217;s time to jump ship&#8230;This OWN network is not going to go the distance, Oprah really needs to step her game up and give folks what they want.</p>
<p>What do you think, should Gayle stay or branch out and create her own brand?</p>
<p><em><strong><a title="Oprah Reveals Her “Biggest Mistake” In Her Talk Show’s History" rel="bookmark" href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/hellobeautifulstaff2/oprah-biggest-talk-show-regret-mistake/">Oprah Reveals Her “Biggest Mistake” In Her Talk Show’s History</a></strong></em><a title="Oprah Meditates &amp; Firewalks In “Next Chapter” [FIRST LOOK]" rel="bookmark" href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/hellobeautifulstaff1/oprah-meditates-firewalks-in-next-chapter-first-look/"></a></p>
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		<title>Oprah Meditates &amp; Firewalks In &#8220;Next Chapter&#8221; [FIRST LOOK]</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hello Beautiful Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Housewives rejoice! Oprah Winfrey makes her return to television with the launch of her new series "Oprah's Next Chapter." Before her talk show went off the air, Oprah revealed she would be returning to TV with a show that would take her to different places outside of a studio.

Oprah said:
"After 25 years I got myself out of the studio chairs. I moved into the next chapter, and I am having more fun than ever - moving around the country and the world talking to people I'm really interested in getting to know and I think viewers will be, too," said Winfrey. "It is so energizing to be out... <a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/hellobeautifulstaff1/oprah-meditates-firewalks-in-next-chapter-first-look/">Read more..</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Housewives rejoice! Oprah Winfrey makes her return to television with the launch of her new series &#8220;Oprah&#8217;s Next Chapter.&#8221; Before her talk show went off the air, Oprah revealed she would be returning to TV with a show that would take her to different places outside of a studio.</p>
<p>Oprah said:<br />
<em>&#8220;After 25 years I got myself out of the studio chairs. I moved into the next chapter, and I am having more fun than ever &#8211; moving around the country and the world talking to people I&#8217;m really interested in getting to know and I think viewers will be, too,&#8221; said Winfrey. &#8220;It is so energizing to be out and about in the world exploring new people, new places and new ideas. </em></p>
<p><em>&#8220;I sat at the dinner table with a Hasidic Jewish family and tried to explain to the children who have never seen a television what TV is&#8230;can you imagine? I fire-walked with Tony Robbins—never pictured myself doing that! I celebrated the power of God and community with Joel Osteen and I&#8217;m planning a trip with Deepak Chopra to India where I&#8217;ve never been,&#8221; Winfrey added.</em></p>
<p>Here’s a first look at Oprah Winfrey’s new series:</p>
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<p>Tune in January 1, 2012, for a two-hour premiere event from 9-11 p.m. ET/PT, only on OWN!<a title="Oprah Reveals Her “Biggest Mistake” In Her Talk Show’s History" rel="bookmark" href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/hellobeautifulstaff2/oprah-biggest-talk-show-regret-mistake/"></a></p>
<p><em><strong><a title="Oprah Reveals Her “Biggest Mistake” In Her Talk Show’s History" rel="bookmark" href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/hellobeautifulstaff2/oprah-biggest-talk-show-regret-mistake/">Oprah Reveals Her “Biggest Mistake” In Her Talk Show’s History</a></strong></em><a title="Stars Shine As Oprah Hosts Honorary Gala For Ralph Lauren [PHOTOS]" rel="bookmark" href="http://hellobeautiful.com/celeb-photos/hellobeautifulstaff2/oprah-hosts-ralph-lauren-gala-celebrity-pics-2011/"></a></p>
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		<title>Oprah Winfrey To Host Her Version Of &#8220;Cribs&#8221; On OWN Network!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 17:45:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shamika Sanders</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/songs-videos/shamika-sanders/oprah-winfrey-returning-to-television/" alt="Oprah Winfrey To Host Her Version Of "Cribs" On OWN Network!"><img src="http://hellobeautiful.com/files/2011/11/Screen-shot-2011-11-20-at-12.37.36-PM-150x150.png" align="left" alt="Oprah Winfrey To Host Her Version Of "Cribs" On OWN Network!" hspace="5" vspace="5" border="0" /></a>Oprah Winfrey will be making her return to television with a "small screen venture" where she will visit celebrities at his or her homes. The first episode, featuring Stephen Tyler, will air January 1 on her network OWN!

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oprah Winfrey will be making her return to television with a &#8220;small screen venture&#8221; where she will visit celebrities at his or her homes. The first episode, featuring Stephen Tyler, will air January 1 on her network OWN!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.aoltv.com/2011/10/18/oprah-winfrey-teaches-rosie-odonnell-drink-tequila-shot-video/"><strong>Oprah Winfrey Teaches Rosie O&#8217;Donnell How to Drink a Tequila Shot (VIDEO)</strong></a></p>
<p>“After 25 years I got myself out of the studio chairs. I moved into the  next chapter, and I am having more fun than ever &#8211; moving around the  country and the world talking to people I’m really interested in getting  to know and I think viewers will be, too,” said Oprah.</p>
<p>The OWN network has been struggling to find a recipe for success since its launch in 2010.  Oprah&#8217;s return to the screen comes after much speculation that the Queen of Daytime TV would have to use her own star power to boost the network&#8217;s lackluster ratings.</p>
<p><strong><a title="Oprah Winfrey Will Finally Receive An Oscar" rel="bookmark" href="http://hellobeautiful.com/songs-videos/hello-beautiful-staff/oprah-winfrey-will-finally-receive-oscar-award/">Oprah Winfrey Will Finally Receive An Oscar</a></strong></p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 23:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hello Beautiful</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/songs-videos/hello-beautiful-staff/oprah-winfrey-will-finally-receive-oscar-award/" alt="Oprah Winfrey Will Finally Receive An Oscar"><img src="http://hellobeautiful.com/files/2011/08/oprah-winfrey-150x150.jpg" align="left" alt="Oprah Winfrey Will Finally Receive An Oscar" hspace="5" vspace="5" border="0" /></a>Oprah Winfrey will be the recipient of an Academy Award this year, and no it's not a retrograde honor for her role in Steven Spielberg's adaption of "The Color Purple."  Ms. Winfrey will be awarded the 2011 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy of  Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. This is an honorary award given to someone whose philanthropic work benefit the fil... <a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/songs-videos/hello-beautiful-staff/oprah-winfrey-will-finally-receive-oscar-award/">Read more..</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oprah Winfrey will be the recipient of an Academy Award this year, and no it&#8217;s not a retrograde honor for her role in Steven Spielberg&#8217;s adaption of &#8220;The Color Purple.&#8221;  Ms. Winfrey will be awarded the 2011 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy of  Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. This is an honorary award given to someone whose philanthropic work benefit the film industry.</p>
<p>Oprah told Essence.com,&#8221;I was surprised because I am not known as an actress. I&#8217;ve  done film and I love the films that I&#8217;ve done.&#8221;</p>
<div>Read more at <strong><a href="http://www.essence.com/2011/11/08/oprah-surprised-to-receive-honorary-oscar/#ixzz1d9tiJRet">ESSENCE</a>.   <a href="http://www.essence.com/2011/11/08/oprah-surprised-to-receive-honorary-oscar/#ixzz1d9tiJRet"></a></strong></div>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/songs-videos/hellobeautifulstaff1/oprah-winfrey-is-forbes-top-earning-woman-in-entertainment/" alt="Oprah Winfrey Is Forbes' Top-Earning Woman In Entertainment"><img src="http://elev8.com/files/2011/10/Oprah-Winfrey-150x150.jpg" align="left" alt="Oprah Winfrey Is Forbes' Top-Earning Woman In Entertainment" hspace="5" vspace="5" border="0" /></a>Oprah Winfrey is the highest-earning woman in entertainment, according to Forbes magazine. The former talk show host earned $290 million from May 2010 to May 2011, besting the second place earner, Lady Gaga, by $200 million.... <a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/songs-videos/hellobeautifulstaff1/oprah-winfrey-is-forbes-top-earning-woman-in-entertainment/">Read more..</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oprah Winfrey is the highest-earning woman in entertainment, according to <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2011/10/04/entertainments-highest-earning-women/" target="_blank"><em><strong>Forbes</strong></em></a> magazine. The former talk show host earned $290 million from May 2010 to May 2011, besting the second place earner, Lady Gaga, by $200 million.</p>
<p>Take a look at the full list below:</p>
<p>1. Oprah Winfrey -$290 million</p>
<p>2. Lady Gaga – $90 million</p>
<p>3. Bethenny Frankel – $55 million</p>
<p>4. Gisele Bundchen – $45 million</p>
<p>5. Ellen DeGeneres – $45 million</p>
<p>6. Judge Judy Sheindlin – $45 million</p>
<p>7. Taylor Swift – $45 million</p>
<p>8. Katy Perry – $44 million</p>
<p>9. Beyonce Knowles – $35 million</p>
<p>10. Danielle Steel – $35 million</p>
<p>Could this be Oprah&#8217;s last year on this list? Her biggest money-maker “The Oprah Winfrey Show” ended in May.<a title="Oprah’s Hairstylist Dishes On Kinky Hair, Argan Oil &amp; Keratin Treatments" rel="bookmark" href="http://hellobeautiful.com/style-beauty/hellobeautifulstaff2/oprah-hairstylist-andre-walker-secrets/"></a></p>
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		<title>Oprah Goes Back To Work</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/hellobeautifulstaff1/oprah-goes-back-to-work/" alt="Oprah Goes Back To Work"><img src="http://elev8.com/files/2011/07/oprah-back-to-work-150x150.jpg" align="left" alt="Oprah Goes Back To Work" hspace="5" vspace="5" border="0" /></a>The hardest working woman in showbiz is back to work after a brief hiatus. After relieving Christina Norman as CEO of her OWN network, Oprah tweeted a pic of herself in her new office digs in L.A.

"Here I am "CEO-ing" in my new office at OWN in LA!!"

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The hardest working woman in showbiz is back to work after a brief hiatus. After relieving Christina Norman as CEO of her OWN network, Oprah tweeted a pic of herself in her new office digs in L.A.</p>
<p>&#8220;Here I am &#8220;CEO-ing&#8221; in my new office at OWN in LA!!&#8221;</p>
<p>Winfrey&#8217;s channel, which went live in January, has struggled to build ratings despite hundreds of millions of dollars spent on programming and promotion.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s hoping Oprah can turn things around.</p>
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		<title>Oprah Gets Dumped!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:15:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/hellobeautifulstaff1/oprah-gets-dumped/" alt="Oprah Gets Dumped!"><img src="http://hellobeautiful.com/files/2011/07/oprah-150x150.jpg" align="left" alt="Oprah Gets Dumped!" hspace="5" vspace="5" border="0" /></a>Someone just pissed Oprah off!! Oprah Winfrey was just rejected by Jenny McCarthy, who had signed a development deal in 2009 to create a series for OWN. Jenny is leaving the network and taking her show concept to NBC, a source tells  <a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/hellobeautifulstaff1/oprah-gets-dumped/">Read more..</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Someone just pissed Oprah off!! Oprah Winfrey was just rejected by Jenny McCarthy, who had signed a development deal in 2009 to create a series for OWN. Jenny is leaving the network and taking her show concept to NBC, a source tells <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2011/07/28/exclusive-jenny-mccarthy-dumps-oprah-winfreys-struggling-network-for-nbc/" target="_blank"><em><strong>Fox News.</strong></em></a></p>
<p>“Jenny wasn’t thrilled with the direction that OWN producers were going with on the show,” the source says, so McCarthy &#8220;finally decided to embrace Oprah’s philosophy, which is to ‘follow your bliss.’ Well, Jenny followed her bliss and walked right off the project.” An OWN rep confirms McCarthy&#8217;s departure.</p>
<p>An OWN rep confirmed the sudden development to Fox411.</p>
<p>“OWN does not have a show in development with Jenny McCarthy,” the rep said.</p>
<p>And it gets worse, McCarthy has now taken the concept for the show she developed for OWN to NBC to produce. OUCH!<a title="Oprah Cuts Vacation Short To Work On OWN Network" rel="bookmark" href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/hellobeautifulstaff2/oprah-vacation-own-network/"></a></p>
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		<title>Oprah Appointed CEO Of OWN Network</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:45:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Bennett, Senior Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/dbennett/oprah-appointed-ceo-of-own-network/" alt="Oprah Appointed CEO Of OWN Network"><img src="http://elev8.com/files/2011/07/oprah-own-150x150.jpg" align="left" alt="Oprah Appointed CEO Of OWN Network" hspace="5" vspace="5" border="0" /></a>The former queen of daytime Oprah Winfrey is now a CEO. Oprah Winfrey, whose successful talk show ended in May after 25 years, was named on Wednesday the chief executive and chief creative officer of OWN, the cable network she launched with Discovery Communications earlier this year.

Winfrey posted a letter on Facebook today, explaining that Harpo Productions Inc. will join forces wit... <a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/dbennett/oprah-appointed-ceo-of-own-network/">Read more..</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The former queen of daytime Oprah Winfrey is now a CEO. Oprah Winfrey, whose successful talk show ended in May after 25 years, was named on Wednesday the chief executive and chief creative officer of OWN, the cable network she launched with Discovery Communications earlier this year.</p>
<p>Winfrey posted a letter on Facebook today, explaining that Harpo Productions Inc. will join forces with OWN to run the network:</p>
<p><em>So as of today… Harpo Team and OWN team become ONE.</em></p>
<p><em>Our intention is to use the cable platform and the internet platform and the mobile platform to create messages that fill you up and bring you to new levels of awareness about yourself, ourselves, and our world; our potential…</em></p>
<p><em>It’s an incredible challenge ahead trying to figure out what kind of shows and programming will resonate with you, inspire you, bring a little piece of light into your already crowded existence. But I feel called to do it, and will be relying on your feedback, emails and tweets and message boards to let me know what you think.</em></p>
<p><em><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/13/oprah-own-ceo_n_896991.html" target="_blank"><strong>SOURCE</strong></a></em><a title="Oprah Cuts Vacation Short To Work On OWN Network" rel="bookmark" href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/hellobeautifulstaff2/oprah-vacation-own-network/"></a></p>
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		<title>When Black Don&#8217;t Crack: 12 Celebs That Have Aged Gracefully [PHOTOS]</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ariel Crockett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/hellobeautiful-original/arielcrockett/when-black-dont-crack-12-celebs-that-have-aged-gracefully/" alt="When Black Don't Crack: 12 Celebs That Have Aged Gracefully [PHOTOS]"><img src="http://hellobeautiful.com/files/2011/07/Stacey-Dash-Gabrielle-Union-Britney-Spears-Lindsay-Lohan-150x150.jpg" align="left" alt="When Black Don't Crack: 12 Celebs That Have Aged Gracefully [PHOTOS]" hspace="5" vspace="5" border="0" /></a>You know how the saying goes, "Black don't crack," well although I'm black I can't even front, I know sometimes this is a bald head lie, plain and simple. There are many African American's that just don't age well. Period. BUT, as a whole I h... <a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/hellobeautiful-original/arielcrockett/when-black-dont-crack-12-celebs-that-have-aged-gracefully/">Read more..</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You know how the saying goes, &#8220;Black don&#8217;t crack,&#8221; well although I&#8217;m black I can&#8217;t even front, I know <em>sometimes</em> this is a bald head lie, plain and simple. There are many African American&#8217;s that just don&#8217;t age well. Period. BUT, as a whole I have to say my beautiful people of color age pretty damn good compared to other races. While I don&#8217;t want to make this out to be a black/white issue, posting posts and viewing pics of celebs all day long I can&#8217;t help but see how gracefully we tend to age. Although I can&#8217;t go through every single average Joe walking down the street, I can however pick out celebs.</p>
<p>Check out a list and gallery of celebs that have aged gracefully below!</p>
<p>12. <strong>LisaRaye, 43.</strong> Though she sometimes annoys me, I&#8217;d officially be a <em>hater</em> if I didn&#8217;t give the woman her props. She is 43 and fabulous!</p>
<p>11. <strong>Common, 39. </strong>Proving that some of the high yella fellas <em>still</em> got it, Mr. Common sense will forever hold the subtle sex appeal of an African king and the wisdom of an old soul. I can&#8217;t even front, I was surprised myself when I saw how close to 40 he is, it doesn&#8217;t even matter because he still has &#8220;it.&#8221;</p>
<p>10. <strong>Oprah Winfrey, 57. </strong>Although she&#8217;s no Miss America, I will say that to be approaching the big 6-0, she sure doesn&#8217;t look like it. I mean don&#8217;t get me wrong, she&#8217;s no 37 but she also doesn&#8217;t look like she&#8217;s almost 60.</p>
<p>9. <strong>Halle Berry, 44.</strong> Although I get extremely tired of hearing about  her beauty, I simply can&#8217;t deny it. She&#8217;s absolutely more beautiful now  as a 44 year old mother, then she was as a pageant girl at 18, in my own  personal opinion.<strong> </strong></p>
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<p>8. <strong>Stacey Dash, 45. </strong>This woman at 45 looks exactly like she did when she played <a href="http://home.earthlink.net/~greatkisser/Blog/Sirens/Dash01b.jpg" target="_blank"><em><strong>Deon</strong></em></a> on &#8220;Clueless,&#8221; if not better. The woman is absolutely gorgeous!</p>
<p>7. <strong>Phylicia Rashad, 63.</strong> Mrs. Huxtable hasn&#8217;t changed a bit, everything from her beauty, style, grace, and class is still in tact, without a hair out of place!</p>
<p>6. <strong>Gabrielle Union, 38. </strong>For a woman kissing 40, She still could pass for 25. No lie.</p>
<p>5. <strong>Angela Bassett, 52</strong>. The soon to be 53 Angela Bassett, has been a staple for the beautiful black actress for years. Not only that but the woman has arms that will put Michelle Obama&#8217;s to shame.</p>
<p>4. <strong>Blair Underwood, 46. </strong>Without a wrinkle in sight Blair Underwood is to black women, what George Clooney is to Caucasian&#8217;s, in other words–all of that! This man still looks just as good as he did in &#8220;Set It Off,&#8221; when he was pouring wax down Jada Pinkett&#8217;s back, and chile I am not mad.  At all.</p>
<p>3. <strong>Jada Pinkett-Smith, 39. </strong>Though there&#8217;s much speculation as to whether or not she&#8217;s had work done or not, one thing you cannot say is that if she didn&#8217;t throw some dookey braids in her hair or cut it short to a fade, she could still look like she did back in 1995.</p>
<p>2. <strong>Will Smith, 42. </strong>I&#8217;d be lying if I said Will looks exactly like he did during his fresh prince days, but he does look amazing to be in his forties.</p>
<p>1. <strong>Nia Long, 40.</strong> In my eyes, Nia Long exemplifies beauty! I&#8217;ll  nominate her as the most beautiful woman in the world over Halle Berry  any day, no lie. This woman looks better pregnant at age 40 looks better  than Lindsey Lohan at 25. Don&#8217;t believe me, take a look at the gallery.</p>
<p>All I have to say is, thank God for the melanin in my skin!</p>
<p>Peep the gallery below:</p>
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<p>Do you think black cracks? Who do you believe should&#8217;ve made the list?<em><strong> </strong></em></p>
<p>Also, add me on twitter<em><strong> <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/arieinthecity" target="_blank">@arieinthecity</a> </strong></em>and on facebook at Ariel Crockett!</p>
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		<title>Did Oprah Get O.J. Simpson To Confess To Murdering His Wife?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/hellobeautifulstaff1/oprah-o-j-simpson-confess-murder-nicole-simpson-brown/" alt="Did Oprah Get O.J. Simpson To Confess To Murdering His Wife?"><img src="http://hellobeautiful.com/files/2011/06/oprah-winfrey-o-j-simpson1-150x150.jpg" align="left" alt="Did Oprah Get O.J. Simpson To Confess To Murdering His Wife?" hspace="5" vspace="5" border="0" /></a>O.J Simpson has reportedly confessed to Oprah Winfrey that he murdered his former wife, Nicole Simpson Brown. Oprah made headlines recently saying that one of her regrets was never having got the disgraced football player to confess to the killing.

“I have a dream of O.J. Simpson confessing to me,” she said... <a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/hellobeautifulstaff1/oprah-o-j-simpson-confess-murder-nicole-simpson-brown/">Read more..</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>O.J Simpson has reportedly confessed to Oprah Winfrey that he murdered his former wife, Nicole Simpson Brown. Oprah made headlines recently saying that one of her regrets was never having got the disgraced football player to confess to the killing.</p>
<p><em>“I have a dream of O.J. Simpson confessing to me,” she said at the National Cable &amp; Telecommunications Association convention in Chicago. “And I am going to make that happen, people. I don’t just want the interview. I want the interview on the condition that you are ready, Mr. Simpson.”</em></p>
<p>According to <em><strong><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2006908/OJ-Simpson-confessed-Nicole-Brown-murder-Oprah-TV-interview-planned.html" target="_blank">thedailymail</a></strong></em>, Simpson has already told one of her producers in an interview from jail that he knifed ex-wife Nicole in self-defense &#8211; a confession he will now repeat to the talk show queen during a spectacular televised sit down interview.</p>
<p>Simpson was acquitted in October 1995 of the murders of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman despite the numerous amounts of evidence against him.</p>
<p>For those of you who are too young to remember this dramatic story, almost 100 million people watched the event unfold live on television. After the bodies were found in a pool of blood, Simpson  began a bizarre slowspeed car chase with police holding a gun to his head while being driven by a friend, even interrupting the NY Knicks playoffs!</p>
<p>If the confession is legit, O.J. cannot be charged due to double jeopardy.</p>
<p>O.J. finally went to jail after he was convicted of robbing two sports memorabilia dealers at gunpoint.</p>
<p>Do you believe this story? Is O.J. finally coming clean?</p>
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		<title>Oprah Reveals Dying 12-Year-Old Boy Told Her To End Her Talk Show</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 16:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/hellobeautifulstaff1/oprah-reveals-dying-12-year-old-boy-told-her-to-end-her-talk-show/" alt="Oprah Reveals Dying 12-Year-Old Boy Told Her To End Her Talk Show"><img src="http://hellobeautiful.com/files/2011/05/oprah-150x150.jpg" align="left" alt="Oprah Reveals Dying 12-Year-Old Boy Told Her To End Her Talk Show" hspace="5" vspace="5" border="0" /></a>Oprah Winfrey has revealed the real reason why she’s ending her daytime talk show after 25 years on the air. In an editorial published in her ‘O’ magazine this month, Oprah revealed that a dying 12-year-old boy told her to end her show at the 25-year mark:

Winfrey says that Mattie Stepanek – a child author who had a rare form of muscular dystrophy – told her th... <a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/hellobeautifulstaff1/oprah-reveals-dying-12-year-old-boy-told-her-to-end-her-talk-show/">Read more..</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oprah Winfrey has revealed the real reason why she’s ending her daytime talk show after 25 years on the air. In an editorial published in her ‘O’ magazine this month, Oprah revealed that a dying 12-year-old boy told her to end her show at the 25-year mark:</p>
<p><em>Winfrey says that Mattie Stepanek – a child author who had a rare form of muscular dystrophy – told her that she should end the Oprah show only after it had been on the air for 25 years. He sent her the e-mail in May 2003, 13 months before he died at the age of 13.</em></p>
<p><em>Winfrey, 57, says: ‘At the 20-year mark, I was almost certain that the time was finally right to call it a day (although I was uncertain about what to do next.)</em></p>
<p><em>‘That’s when I received an e-mail from Mattie Stepanek.</em></p>
<p><em>Winfrey has published the entire e-mail that Stepanek wrote to her from his hospital bed. In it he told the millionaire: ‘I know that you are planning to retire your show on its 20th anniversary. ‘It is my opinion that you should wait to stop your daytime show on its 25th anniversary. Let me explain why.</em></p>
<p><em>‘Twenty-five makes more sense to me, partially because I am a bit OCD [obsessive compulsive] and 25 is a perfect number.’</em></p>
<p><a href="http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/news/article_1639693.php/Dying-12-year-old-told-Oprah-to-end-her-show" target="_blank"><em><strong>SOURCE</strong></em></a><a title="Oprah Regrets Launching OWN Before Ending Talk Show" rel="bookmark" href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/hellobeautifulstaff2/oprah-regrets-launching-own-before-ending-talk-show/"></a></p>
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		<title>Meet The Winners Of The Top 30 Women In Black Media</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 20:50:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/songs-videos/hellobeautifulstaff1/meet-the-winners-of-the-top-30-women-in-black-media/" alt="Meet The Winners Of The Top 30 Women In Black Media"><img src="http://hellobeautiful.com/files/2011/05/Oprah-Cathy-Hughes-150x150.jpg" align="left" alt="Meet The Winners Of The Top 30 Women In Black Media" hspace="5" vspace="5" border="0" /></a>Radio One CEO/Founder Cathy Hughes has been named #2 in an impressive lineup of 30 Black women in media. Congratulations also goes out to the following from our Radio One family: 93.9 WKYS program director Neke Howse, Majic 102.3 and Praise 104.1 program director Jamillah Muhammad and the rest of our Radio One family who made Radio Fact’... <a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/songs-videos/hellobeautifulstaff1/meet-the-winners-of-the-top-30-women-in-black-media/">Read more..</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Radio One CEO/Founder Cathy Hughes has been named #2 in an impressive lineup of 30 Black women in media. Congratulations also goes out to the following from our Radio One family: 93.9 WKYS program director Neke Howse, Majic 102.3 and Praise 104.1 program director Jamillah Muhammad and the rest of our Radio One family who made Radio Fact’s Top 30 Black Women in Media list. Other heavy hitters on the list included, Oprah Winfrey, Wendy Williams, Sylvia Rhone and Soledad O&#8217;Brien.</p>
<p><a href="http://radiofacts.com/2011/05/05/the-radio-facts-top-30-black-women-in-media-winners/" target="_blank"><em><strong>CLICK HERE TO SEE THE ENTIRE LIST</strong></em></a><a title="HelloBeautiful.com Presents “25 Black Women You Should Know About”" rel="bookmark" href="http://hellobeautiful.com/special-features/hello-beautiful-staff/25-black-women-you-should-know-about/"></a></p>
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		<title>Christina Norman Out As CEO Of Oprah&#8217;s OWN Network</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 19:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/hellobeautifulstaff1/christina-norman-fired-oprah-own/" alt="Christina Norman Out As CEO Of Oprah's OWN Network"><img src="http://hellobeautiful.com/files/2011/05/Christina-Norman-Oprah-Winfrey-150x150.jpg" align="left" alt="Christina Norman Out As CEO Of Oprah's OWN Network" hspace="5" vspace="5" border="0" /></a>Christina Norman, head of the four-month old Oprah Winfrey Network, has been dismissed. According to the NY Times, Peter Liguori, the chief operating office... <a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/hellobeautifulstaff1/christina-norman-fired-oprah-own/">Read more..</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Christina Norman, head of the four-month old Oprah Winfrey Network, has been dismissed. According to the <a href="http://www.mediaite.com/tv/report-christina-norman-fired-as-chief-of-oprah-winfreys-own/" target="_blank"><em><strong>NY Times</strong></em></a>, Peter Liguori, the chief operating officer for Discovery Communications, will take over the channel on an interim basis. Mr. Ligouri’s appointment is effective immediately and will likely last into the fall, if not longer.</p>
<p><a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/special-features/25-women-to-know/hello-beautiful-staff/25-women-to-know-christina-norman/" target="_self"><em><strong>25 Women To Know: Christina Norman</strong></em></a></p>
<p>In an e-mail message to the staff at OWN on Friday, Ms. Winfrey said that Ms. Norman’s “hard work, passion and leadership were instrumental in getting OWN on the air,” but added, “Given all that we have to do, the OWN Board felt it was necessary that we have a different kind of leadership in place for the next phase of OWN’s growth.”</p>
<p>We are huge fans of Christina Norman, and we&#8217;re sure she&#8217;ll be back doing big things in the near future!<a title="Oprah To Charge $1 Million For Commercial On Show Finale" rel="bookmark" href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/hellobeautifulstaff1/oprah-to-charge-1-million-for-commercial-on-her-last-show/"></a></p>
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		<title>Who Made TIME&#8217;s 100 Most Influential People List Of 2011? [PHOTOS]</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/hellobeautifulstaff2/time-100-most-influential-2011/" alt="Who Made TIME's 100 Most Influential People List Of 2011? [PHOTOS]"><img src="http://hellobeautiful.com/files/2011/04/time-most-influentional-2011-150x150.jpg" align="left" alt="Who Made TIME's 100 Most Influential People List Of 2011? [PHOTOS]" hspace="5" vspace="5" border="0" /></a>TIME has picked their 100 most influential people in the world. They are artists and activists, reformers and researchers, heads of state and captains of industry. Their ideas spark dialogue and dissent and sometimes even revolution.

Here are a few of 2011's TIME 100:

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>TIME has picked their 100 most influential people in the world. They are artists and activists, reformers and researchers, heads of state and captains of industry. Their ideas spark dialogue and dissent and sometimes even revolution.</p>
<p>Here are a few of 2011&#8242;s TIME 100:</p>

<p>And check out last year&#8217;s list here: <strong><em><a title="Who Made The Cut? TIME Names 100 Most Influential People" rel="bookmark" href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/hellobeautifulstaff2/who-made-the-cut-time-names-100-most-influential-people/">Who Made The Cut? TIME Names 100 Most Influential People (2010)</a></em></strong></p>
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		<title>Oprah Loses Cool With J.Hud In Behind-The-Scenes Footage [VIDEO]</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren Minogue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/laurenminogue/oprah-jennifer-hudson/" alt="Oprah Loses Cool With J.Hud In Behind-The-Scenes Footage [VIDEO]"><img src="http://hellobeautiful.com/files/2011/04/oprah-jhud-150x150.jpg" align="left" alt="Oprah Loses Cool With J.Hud In Behind-The-Scenes Footage [VIDEO]" hspace="5" vspace="5" border="0" /></a>Oprah Winfrey is the Queen of daytime television. When she decided to give away new cars to her whole audience, it was done. When she decided to film a few episodes in Australia, no questions asked. Normally, if she asks for something, people bend heaven and earth to get it for her, because she is Oprah after all. I'm will... <a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/laurenminogue/oprah-jennifer-hudson/">Read more..</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oprah Winfrey is the Queen of daytime television. When she decided to give away new cars to her whole audience, it was done. When she decided to film a few episodes in Australia, no questions asked. Normally, if she asks for something, people bend heaven and earth to get it for her, because she is Oprah after all. I&#8217;m willing to bet that whenever anyone is asked to be a guest on her show, there isn&#8217;t even hesitation before they agree, after all; it&#8217;s the Oprah Winfrey Show!</p>
<p>I&#8217;m guessing she doesn&#8217;t hear &#8220;no&#8221; very often, and if something goes wrong, her many staffers jump right in to sort out the mess before she lifts her very pampered head off her very expensive pillow and slips on her Manolo&#8217;s. And in a preview for an upcoming episode of the series,<em> Season 25: Oprah Behind The Scenes</em>, Oprah shows us why her staff don&#8217;t bother her with the minor details- she get&#8217;s mad, very mad!</p>
<p><a href="http://perezhilton.com/page/2/">Perez Hilton</a> recently posted a clip of the show where Oprah loses her cool big time with <a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/tag/jennifer-hudson/">Jennifer Hudson</a> for daring to get stuck in Texas after a blizzard the day of her Oprah interview. (How dare she not make Oprah a priority?) Upon hearing the news Oprah says: &#8220;Excuse me, excuse me. What the hell is going on?! I&#8217;ve never heard of this in 25 years!&#8221;</p>
<p>Oprah then busts out her inner diva and stars barking orders at the executive producers of her show, while they awkwardly fumble their words trying to find a suitable response. She tells them to call the pilots (because apparently you can do that on private planes) and says to Eric Logan, Harpo President, &#8220;your whole day is backed up.&#8221; Yep, &#8220;your&#8221; whole day, not &#8220;ours&#8221; but only his. How&#8217;s that for delegating a problem?</p>
<p>Oh and she also makes sure she lets the audience know that critics have called the show &#8220;riveting&#8221; and &#8220;the ultimate treat.&#8221;</p>
<p>One things for sure, it sure did make me want to watch! Watch the clip below and see for yourself&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Say What? Oprah Is A Religious Icon?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 19:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren Minogue</dc:creator>
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No, seriously, I'm actually asking this. I can't believe that I am actually asking this, but I am, because according to the New York Post, a Yale professor who has studied almost every episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show show from t... <a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/laurenminogue/say-what-oprah-is-a-religious-icon/">Read more..</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Is Oprah a religious icon?</p>
<p>No, seriously, I&#8217;m actually asking this. I can&#8217;t believe that I am actually asking this, but I am, because according to the <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/eat_pray_love_oprah_8HUBevZzxvyUjKdvwX1DXJ">New York Post</a>, a Yale professor who has studied almost every episode of <em>The Oprah Winfrey Show</em> show from the last 12 years says the enormous success of the talk show queen is down to one thing and one thing only; &#8220;she has transformed herself into the equivalent of a  religious icon.&#8221;</p>
<p>Yale religion professor Kathryn Lofton writes in  her new book, &#8220;Oprah: The Gospel of an  Icon&#8221;;</p>
<p>&#8220;By using the techniques of a preacher, Oprah  has been able to create a new &#8220;gospel&#8221; that goes beyond just being a  simple daytime TV show.. Gospel is a word that means &#8216;good news,&#8217; Oprah says that the good news is &#8216;you.&#8217;&#8221;</p>
<p>Thus, the professor is arguing that &#8220;Oprah&#8221; is effectively a religion icon. No, I&#8217;m not kidding.</p>
<p>Lofton isn&#8217;t arguing that Oprah&#8217;s followers admire her as a sort of god, (which, judging by the way some of her audience members act, is probably very true), instead she is arguing that Oprah herself gets her message across, by using the language and trappings of traditional religion. The New York Post note that; &#8220;a mix of southern preacher&#8217;s  rhythmic speech patterns with a  sermon-like structure for each show,  [meant that] Oprah could tackle subjects  ranging from spousal abuse to the best pair  of Ugg boots.&#8221;</p>
<p>Lofton believes she can pinpoint the moment Oprah  went from being a successful talk-show host to a religious icon in 1994. At that time Oprah said;</p>
<p>&#8220;The time has come for this genre of talk shows to move on  from dysfunctional whining and complaining and blaming&#8230; I have had enough of people&#8217;s dysfunction.&#8221;</p>
<p>Lofon argues that this &#8220;spiritual revelation&#8221; was converted into a &#8220;corporate makeover&#8221; with her show becoming &#8220;Change Your Life TV.&#8221; Lofton told the Post;</p>
<p>&#8220;As a  part of this new look and focus for the show, she began to develop her  brand, including, eventually, the book club, the magazine, the Web site,  and her Angel Network.&#8221;</p>
<p>Lofton argues that the message of Oprah&#8217;s shows became &#8220;a consistent gospel, The Gospel of You&#8221; She argues that her shows were geared toward the discovery of yourself as the source for change; in yourself and in the world. She says; &#8220;Oprah  says, first, you don&#8217;t have to be perfect; and second, she gives endless  advice so you might try to be [perfect].&#8221;</p>
<p>It is these elements which (at least in the professors mind) provide the successful formula for her religion. She says; &#8220;the double whammy of being forgiven for your shortcomings and  simultaneously being shown what you ought to be doing; reading books,  giving to charity, etc,  is the secret of Oprah&#8217;s success&#8221;</p>
<p>Yeah, I don&#8217;t get it either.</p>
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		<title>Oprah Scared To Back President Obama For Fear Of Losing Viewers?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2011 23:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharde Gilliam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/shardegilliam/oprah-scared-to-back-barack-obama/" alt="Oprah Scared To Back President Obama For Fear Of Losing Viewers?"><img src="http://hellobeautiful.com/files/2011/04/Oprah-Obama-election-2008-post-150x150.jpg" align="left" alt="Oprah Scared To Back President Obama For Fear Of Losing Viewers?" hspace="5" vspace="5" border="0" /></a>According to Popeater.com, Oprah feels a little pressure from her OWN Network and the struggle to secure viewers that she doesn't want to do anything that might hurt her chances in getting potential viewers.  The... <a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/shardegilliam/oprah-scared-to-back-barack-obama/">Read more..</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>According to <a href="http://www.popeater.com/2011/04/06/oprah-obama-2012/"><strong><em>Popeater.com</em></strong></a>, Oprah feels a little pressure from her OWN Network and the struggle to secure viewers that she doesn&#8217;t want to do anything that might hurt her chances in getting potential viewers.  The insider stated: “Unlike in 2008, when a drop in ratings didn’t matter as much for the   queen of TV, Oprah is now fighting every day to get people to tune into   OWN. Helping a friend keep the most important   job in the world is great, but making sure her OWN network thrives is   now her priority.”</p>
<p>The &#8220;Oprah Show&#8221; dropped in ratings in 2008 after she announced that she was backing then Illinois senator Barack Obama. These ratings showed that her audience had fallen by about 2 million viewers since 2005.  Now with OWN&#8217;s ratings not being extremely high, the company reportedly doesn&#8217;t want to take any chances in losing any of the viewers they currently have.</p>
<p>Sigh.</p>
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		<title>25 Women To Know: Christina Norman</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:50:29 +0000</pubDate>
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Christina Norman
OWNing It
Business
In 2004 when Christina Norman earned the title of President of VH1 network, she had already spent years working to help change the failing cable network’s identity from an outdated channel with no core branding into a machine that cranked... <a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/special-features/25-women-to-know/hello-beautiful-staff/25-women-to-know-christina-norman/">Read more..</a>]]></description>
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<h2><strong>Christina Norman</strong></h2>
<p><strong>OWNing It</strong><br />
<em>Business</em><br />
In 2004 when Christina Norman earned the title of President of VH1 network, she had already spent years working to help change the failing cable network’s identity from an outdated channel with no core branding into a machine that cranked hit shows like I Love the 80’s and Best Week Ever.   Norman’s watchful creative eye brought VH1 up to speed and helped the network not only survive, but thrive in the prime-time slot, taking its viewership numbers from 243,000 to 339,000.  She went on to become president of MTV <!-- @font-face {   font-family: "Arial"; }@font-face {   font-family: "Cambria"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } --> overseeing  MTV, MTV2, mtvU, MTV Tr3s and MTV.com until leaving the company in 2008.</p>
<p>With endless television accolades and a trail of success in her wake, it was no surprise that Norman was amongst the top choice to run Oprah Winfrey’s <em>OWN</em> network.  In January 2009 the then unlaunched network named Norman as CEO after over a year of searching for the right fit. <em> OWN</em> launched in January of this year and with Norman and Oprah at its helm it seems destined for success.</p>
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		<title>Is Oprah Winfrey Angry At Aretha Franklin?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 14:15:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hello Beautiful Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/hellobeautifulstaff1/is-oprah-winfrey-angry-at-aretha-franklin/" alt="Is Oprah Winfrey Angry At Aretha Franklin?"><img src="http://hellobeautiful.com/files/2011/03/aretha-and-oprah-150x150.jpg" align="left" alt="Is Oprah Winfrey Angry At Aretha Franklin?" hspace="5" vspace="5" border="0" /></a>Oprah Winfrey is feeling like she was disrespected by the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin for granting Wendy Williams the first interview since her surgery. Sources say while Oprah, 57, gives Wendy, 46, credits for sna... <a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/hellobeautifulstaff1/is-oprah-winfrey-angry-at-aretha-franklin/">Read more..</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oprah Winfrey is feeling like she was disrespected by the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin for granting Wendy Williams the first interview since her surgery. <a href="http://www.celebdirtylaundry.com/2011/03/08/oprah-passed-over-and-dis-respected-by-aretha-franklin/" target="_blank"><strong>Sources </strong></a>say while Oprah, 57, gives Wendy, 46, credits for snagging the much-coveted sit-down with Aretha, she’s still “steaming,” and feels  that Wendy’s show is “a long way” from hers, and criticizing it for being “silly and gossipy.”</p>
<p>&#8220;Oprah is about as angry as can be,&#8221; said an insider.</p>
<p>&#8220;This is the final season of her show, and she&#8217;s been pushing to land all the big &#8216;gets&#8217; out there. Oprah is embarrassed that Aretha &#8211; a legend &#8211; chose Wendy, who is a relative newcomer in the TV talk show world.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Oprah was not going to keep the whole interview on the illness, which she knows Aretha is reluctant to fully discuss,&#8221; said the source.</p>
<p>&#8220;She was going to get Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson and Berry Gordy, the founder of Motown Records, for a touching tribute. But instead, Aretha chose Wendy &#8211; and Oprah is NOT happy!&#8221;</p>
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		<title>Oprah School Trial To Begin In South Africa</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 23:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharde Gilliam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/shardegilliam/oprah-school-trial-to-begin-in-south-africa/" alt="Oprah School Trial To Begin In South Africa "><img src="http://hellobeautiful.com/files/2011/03/2_62_oprah_school-150x150.jpg" align="left" alt="Oprah School Trial To Begin In South Africa " hspace="5" vspace="5" border="0" /></a>Oprah Winfrey's school for disadvantaged girls in South Africa opened in January 2007 and is designed to prepare girls for future leadership in their communities. The school which cost $40 million to open, has been successful in educating young girls and preparing them for their future for the past few years. Unfortunately, it was reported that a former dorm m... <a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/shardegilliam/oprah-school-trial-to-begin-in-south-africa/">Read more..</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oprah Winfrey&#8217;s school for disadvantaged girls in South Africa opened in January 2007 and is designed to prepare girls for future leadership in their communities. The school which cost $40 million to open, has been successful in educating young girls and preparing them for their future for the past few years. Unfortunately, it was reported that a former dorm matron at the school, Tiny Virgina Makopo, was accused of abusing students that the school and is set to go on trial this Tuesday for his reported actions.</p>
<p>It is reported that Makopo, 28 years old, is going to plead not guilty to the charges of indecent assault, assault and criminal injury. Six teenage girls along with another dorm matron were abused over a period of four months while attending the school by Makopo, according to police. The prosecutor described the girls to be &#8220;very scared and emotional&#8221;.</p>
<p>Oprah Winfrey is a victim of abuse herself, and felt deeply sorry for the situation at hand. She has apologized to the student&#8217;s parents and promised an overhaul of the school.</p>
<p>The trial should run through August 1, 2011.</p>
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		<title>Family Member Says: &#8220;I Was Terrified Of Oprah&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 23:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren Minogue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/laurenminogue/family-member-says-i-was-terrified-of-oprah/" alt="Family Member Says: "I Was Terrified Of Oprah" "><img src="http://hellobeautiful.com/files/2011/03/oprah-150x150.jpg" align="left" alt="Family Member Says: "I Was Terrified Of Oprah" " hspace="5" vspace="5" border="0" /></a>Gawker recently published an excerpt of an interview by Oprah's first cousin Jo Baldwin, who's story appears in the new paper back book 'Oprah: A Biography', revealing some bombshell revelations about Oprah's personal life.

In the interview Baldwin reveals that when she graduated from college, Oprah hired her as a speechwriter, only to fir... <a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/laurenminogue/family-member-says-i-was-terrified-of-oprah/">Read more..</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em><strong>Gawker </strong></em>recently published an excerpt of an interview by Oprah&#8217;s first cousin Jo Baldwin, who&#8217;s story appears in the new paper back book &#8216;<em>Oprah: A Biography</em>&#8216;, revealing some bombshell revelations about Oprah&#8217;s personal life.</p>
<p>In the interview Baldwin reveals that when she graduated from college, Oprah hired her as a speechwriter, only to fire her unexpectedly two years into her three year contract. Baldwin claims that she was fired for talking about her faith in Jesus to much, as Oprah herself prefers the teachings of Shirley MacLaine. She goes on to note that not even Oprah&#8217;s own mother has her cell phone number, and needs to contact her producers if she wishes to speak to her daughter, as Oprah prefers the company of her high-powered celebrity friends.</p>
<p>Baldwin claims that the Winfrey family is &#8216;tangled with so many secrets and so much fear&#8230;I admit I was afraid of Oprah for 20 years. Absolutely  terrified. She&#8217;s powerful and dangerous. She told me if I ever opened my  mouth [about what I know] she&#8217;d sue my pants off.&#8217; But she then notes that the family still hang around for the lavish gifts and checks that Oprah has been known to bestow upon the family.</p>
<p>Hmmm&#8230; I don&#8217;t know whether I believe it or not, but one thing I do know is that if my family were only hanging around for money and gifts, I probably wouldn&#8217;t associate with them either.</p>
<p>The biography by Kitty Kelley is available now. <a title="Oprah Announces Her Final Show Date" rel="bookmark" href="http://hellobeautiful.com/songs-videos/hellobeautifulstaff1/oprah-announces-her-final-show-date/"></a></p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/songs-videos/hellobeautifulstaff1/oprah-announces-her-final-show-date/" alt="Oprah Announces Her Final Show Date"><img src="http://hellobeautiful.com/files/2011/02/oprah1-150x150.jpg" align="left" alt="Oprah Announces Her Final Show Date" hspace="5" vspace="5" border="0" /></a>Oprah Winfrey wrapped up her final "post-Oscars" award show in LA this morning, and announced her final show date.  According to the ybf.com, before the audience departed, she announced that the last "Oprah" show will air on May 25. We knew this day was coming, but now... <a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/songs-videos/hellobeautifulstaff1/oprah-announces-her-final-show-date/">Read more..</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oprah Winfrey wrapped up her final &#8220;post-Oscars&#8221; award show in LA this morning, and announced her final show date.  According to the <a href="http://theybf.com/2011/02/28/exclusive-oprahs-last-show-airs" target="_blank"><em>ybf.com</em></a>, before the audience departed, she announced that the last &#8220;Oprah&#8221; show will air on May 25. We knew this day was coming, but now that we have an official date&#8230; well let&#8217;s just say it&#8217;s the end of an era!</p>
<p><em><strong><a title="Willow Smith To Debut New Single On The Oprah Show" rel="bookmark" href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/shardegilliam/willow-smith-to-debut-new-single-on-the-oprah-show/">Willow Smith To Debut New Single On The Oprah Show</a></strong></em><a title="Dead Body Of Newborn Found At Oprah’s South African School" rel="bookmark" href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/hellobeautifulstaff1/dead-body-of-newborn-oprahs-african-school/"></a></p>
<p><em><strong><a title="Dead Body Of Newborn Found At Oprah’s South African School" rel="bookmark" href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/hellobeautifulstaff1/dead-body-of-newborn-oprahs-african-school/">Dead Body Of Newborn Found At Oprah’s South African School</a></strong></em></p>
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		<title>Oprah &amp; Ex-BFF Iyanla Vanzant Reunite [VIDEO]</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 19:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/hellobeautifulstaff1/oprah-ex-bff-iyanla-vanzant-reunite-video/" alt="Oprah &amp; Ex-BFF Iyanla Vanzant Reunite [VIDEO]"><img src="http://hellobeautiful.com/files/2011/02/iyanla-vanzant-on-oprah-150x150.jpg" align="left" alt="Oprah &amp; Ex-BFF Iyanla Vanzant Reunite [VIDEO]" hspace="5" vspace="5" border="0" /></a>Oprah Winfrey will get another emotional visit from the past today, but this time it's not from a long-lost relative...The talk show host will reunite with her former BFF Iyanla Vanzant,an inspirational speaker and spiritual life coach who was featured regularly on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in the late '90s. The two... <a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/hellobeautifulstaff1/oprah-ex-bff-iyanla-vanzant-reunite-video/">Read more..</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oprah Winfrey will get another emotional visit from the past today, but this time it&#8217;s not from a long-lost relative&#8230;The talk show host will reunite with her former BFF Iyanla Vanzant,an inspirational speaker and spiritual life coach who was featured regularly on &#8220;The Oprah Winfrey Show&#8221; in the late &#8217;90s. The two lost touch when Vanzant left to do her own very short-lived syndicated talk show produced by Oprah’s rival Barbara Walters.<a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/way-black-when/hello-beautiful-staff/wbw-honors-oprah-winfrey/" target="_self"><em><strong></strong></em></a></p>
<p><a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/way-black-when/hello-beautiful-staff/wbw-honors-oprah-winfrey/" target="_self"><em><strong>WBW Honors: Oprah Winfrey</strong></em></a></p>
<p><a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/way-black-when/hello-beautiful-staff/top-9-black-television-talk-show-hosts/" target="_self"><em><strong>Top 9 Black Television Talk Show Hosts</strong></em></a></p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a teaser from today&#8217;s show:<br />
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<p><em><strong><a title="Oprah’s Ex-Lover Calls Her “Cold As Ice”" rel="bookmark" href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/sweet-sweetback/oprahs-ex-lover-calls-her-cold-as-ice/">Oprah’s Ex-Lover Calls Her “Cold As Ice”</a></strong></em></p>
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		<title>Oprah&#8217;s Ex-Lover Calls Her &#8220;Cold As Ice&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 18:15:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/sweet-sweetback/oprahs-ex-lover-calls-her-cold-as-ice/" alt="Oprah's Ex-Lover Calls Her "Cold As Ice""><img src="http://hellobeautiful.com/files/2011/02/oprah-150x150.jpg" align="left" alt="Oprah's Ex-Lover Calls Her "Cold As Ice"" hspace="5" vspace="5" border="0" /></a>Oprah Winfrey's former lover, who met the daytime host when he appeared on her show in 1985 is calling the daytime host "cold as ice." Reginald Chevalier, claims he appeared on an Oprah look-alike show in 1985 because he bore a strong resemblance to Billy Dee Williams, and the two started dating shortly after. The Haitian filmmaker says that he and Oprah stared their a... <a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/sweet-sweetback/oprahs-ex-lover-calls-her-cold-as-ice/">Read more..</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oprah Winfrey&#8217;s former lover, who met the daytime host when he appeared on her show in 1985 is calling the daytime host &#8220;cold as ice.&#8221; Reginald Chevalier, claims he appeared on an Oprah look-alike show in 1985 because he bore a strong resemblance to Billy Dee Williams, and the two started dating shortly after. The Haitian filmmaker says that he and Oprah stared their affair the same day, had a four-month-long affair. He was 25 and she was 32.</p>
<p><em>“She later confided that she instructed her producers to keep me backstage after the show,” Chevalier said. “She threatened to fire them, if I got away. She took me to lunch at the Water Tower restaurant and ordered stuffed mashed potatoes for both of us.&#8221;</em><a title="WBW Honors: Oprah Winfrey" rel="bookmark" href="http://hellobeautiful.com/way-black-when/hello-beautiful-staff/wbw-honors-oprah-winfrey/"></a></p>
<p><em><strong><a title="WBW Honors: Oprah Winfrey" rel="bookmark" href="http://hellobeautiful.com/way-black-when/hello-beautiful-staff/wbw-honors-oprah-winfrey/">WBW Honors: Oprah Winfrey</a></strong></em></p>
<p><a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/way-black-when/hello-beautiful-staff/top-9-black-television-talk-show-hosts/" target="_self"><em><strong>Top 9 Black Television Talk Show Hosts</strong></em></a></p>
<p><em>The two started dating, and Oprah took Chevalier to the premiere of The Color Purple. “Oprah bought a purple mink coat for the occasion and wanted me to wear purple mink as well but I just couldn&#8217;t do it.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>Chevalier claims like always her BFF Gayle King wasn’t far behind:</p>
<p><em>&#8220;If you look carefully, you can see part of Gayle King&#8217;s face in the lower left of the picture,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Gayle was always around. Everywhere we went she was there. She was Oprah&#8217;s shadow.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>But the relationship ended in April 1986 when Chevalier was locked out of her home-literally—and his belongings waiting for him.</p>
<p><em>&#8220;I had been out of town on a modeling assignment and when I returned to the Water Tower condo, my key wouldn&#8217;t work. The concierge informed me that the locks had been changed. Oprah had left a box for me filled with all my belongings. On a yellow envelope she had written: ‘Sorry, things aren&#8217;t working between us. Oprah Winfrey.&#8217; That was it. No phone call. No good-bye. Nothing. She was as cold as ice…. A few weeks later Stedman was on the scene—full time.&#8221;</em></p>
<p><a href="http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2011/02/oprahs-ex-lover-says-tv-queen-was-cold-ice" target="_blank"><em><strong>SOURCE</strong></em></a><a title="Oprah &amp; Gayle Joke About Being Lesbian Lovers [VIDEO]" rel="bookmark" href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/hellobeautifulstaff2/oprah-gayle-joke-about-being-lesbian-lovers-video/"></a></p>
<p><em><strong><a title="Oprah &amp; Gayle Joke About Being Lesbian Lovers [VIDEO]" rel="bookmark" href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/hellobeautifulstaff2/oprah-gayle-joke-about-being-lesbian-lovers-video/">Oprah &amp; Gayle Joke About Being Lesbian Lovers [VIDEO]</a></strong></em></p>
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		<title>Oprah&#8217;s Mother Collapsed After Big Reveal</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 15:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/sweet-sweetback/oprahs-mother-collapsed/" alt="Oprah's Mother Collapsed After Big Reveal"><img src="http://hellobeautiful.com/files/2011/02/oprah-family-150x150.jpg" align="left" alt="Oprah's Mother Collapsed After Big Reveal" hspace="5" vspace="5" border="0" /></a>Oprah Winfrey's mother reportedly collapsed after her painful secret from her past was revealed on Oprah's recent  <a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/sweet-sweetback/oprahs-mother-collapsed/">Read more..</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oprah Winfrey&#8217;s mother reportedly collapsed after her painful <a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/hellobeautifulstaff1/oprah-to-make-shocking-announcement/" target="_self"><em><strong>secret</strong></em></a> from her past was revealed on Oprah&#8217;s recent <em><strong><a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/hellobeautifulstaff1/oprah-sister/" target="_self">family reunion</a> </strong></em>show. <em><strong><a href="http://www.rhymeswithsnitch.com/2011/02/oprahs-mom-collapses-after-big-reveal.html" target="_blank">Sources </a></strong></em>say that Oprah&#8217;s mother did NOT want to come forward with her secret daughter and collapsed under the stress after the show.</p>
<p>On Jan. 24, Oprah surprised the nation by revealing she had recently learned she has a half sister named Patricia &#8211; whom her mother Vernita Lee secretly gave up for adoption at birth.</p>
<p>Oprah, who met Patricia over Thanksgiving, persuaded both her half sister and her mother to appear on The Oprah Winfrey Show &#8211; something Vernita didn&#8217;t want to do.</p>
<p>&#8220;Poor Vernita never wanted the show to happen,&#8221; a family insider told <em><a href="http://www.nationalenquirer.com/celebrity/70094?cid=RSS" target="_blank"><strong>The ENQUIRER.</strong></a></em></p>
<p>&#8220;She had kept the secret of Patricia&#8217;s birth to herself for 47 years.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;She never wanted to meet Patricia and certainly didn&#8217;t want Oprah involved.&#8221;<a title="BET’s Co-Founder Sheila Johnson Slams Oprah’s OWN Network" rel="bookmark" href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/hellobeautifulstaff1/bets-co-founder-sheila-johnsn-slams-oprahs-own-network/"></a></p>
<p><em><strong><a title="BET’s Co-Founder Sheila Johnson Slams Oprah’s OWN Network" rel="bookmark" href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/hellobeautifulstaff1/bets-co-founder-sheila-johnsn-slams-oprahs-own-network/">BET’s Co-Founder Sheila Johnson Slams Oprah’s OWN Network</a></strong></em></p>
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		<title>J.Hud Honors Oprah With &#8220;I&#8217;m Here&#8221; From &#8220;The Color Purple&#8221; [VIDEO]</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 20:45:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/songs-videos/hellobeautifulstaff2/jennifer-hudson-honors-oprah-video/" alt="J.Hud Honors Oprah With "I'm Here" From "The Color Purple" [VIDEO]"><img src="http://hellobeautiful.com/files/2010/12/j-hud-oprah-150x150.jpg" align="left" alt="J.Hud Honors Oprah With "I'm Here" From "The Color Purple" [VIDEO]" hspace="5" vspace="5" border="0" /></a>Jennifer Hudson serenaded Oprah Winfrey and more at the 33rd Annual Kennedy Center Honors. The First Family was in attendance too, as Jennifer sang "I'm Here" from "The Color Purple" to the talk show host.

Backed by the Tennessee State University Choir, Jennifer tore the house down, as always.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jennifer Hudson serenaded Oprah Winfrey and more at the 33rd Annual Kennedy Center Honors. The First Family was in attendance too, as Jennifer sang &#8220;I&#8217;m Here&#8221; from &#8220;The Color Purple&#8221; to the talk show host.</p>
<p>Backed by the Tennessee State University Choir, Jennifer tore the house down, as always.</p>
<p>Oprah, of course, produced the Broadway musical and starred in the 1985 film.</p>
<p><strong><em><a title="J.Hud Belts Out New Song In Weight Watchers Commercial &amp; Promo Pics" rel="bookmark" href="http://hellobeautiful.com/songs-videos/hellobeautifulstaff2/jennifer-hudson-weight-watchers-its-a-new-day/">.Hud Belts Out New Song In Weight Watchers Commercial &amp; Promo Pics</a></em></strong></p>
<p><strong><em><a title="Jennifer Hudson Hosts Toy Drive In Honor Of Late Nephew" rel="bookmark" href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/hellobeautifulstaff1/jennifer-hudson-hosts-toy-drive-in-honor-of-late-nephew/">Jennifer Hudson Hosts Toy Drive In Honor Of Late Nephew</a></em></strong></p>
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		<title>Celebs Get Glam For 2010 Kennedy Center Honors [PHOTOS]</title>
		<link>http://hellobeautiful.com/celeb-photos/hellobeautifulstaff1/celebs-get-glam-for-2010-kennedy-center-honors-photos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 18:15:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/celeb-photos/hellobeautifulstaff1/celebs-get-glam-for-2010-kennedy-center-honors-photos/" alt="Celebs Get Glam For 2010 Kennedy Center Honors [PHOTOS]"><img src="http://hellobeautiful.com/files/2010/12/Oprah-at-Kennedy-Center-Honors-2010-150x150.jpg" align="left" alt="Celebs Get Glam For 2010 Kennedy Center Honors [PHOTOS]" hspace="5" vspace="5" border="0" /></a>Celebs were out in full force last night at the 2010 Kennedy Center Honors. Oprah Winfrey drew most of the attention  because of the people who showed up to salute her. They were John Travolta, Barbara Walters, Julia Roberts, Sidney Poitier and Jennifer Hudson, who performed a song from “... <a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/celeb-photos/hellobeautifulstaff1/celebs-get-glam-for-2010-kennedy-center-honors-photos/">Read more..</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Celebs were out in full force last night at the 2010 Kennedy Center Honors. Oprah Winfrey drew most of the attention  because of the people who showed up to salute her. They were John Travolta, Barbara Walters, Julia Roberts, Sidney Poitier and Jennifer Hudson, who performed a song from “The Color Purple.”  Chris Rock lauded Winfrey as “the most powerful person in the world …  and sitting next to her is Barack Obama.”</p>
<p>Take a look at the pics:</p>

<p><strong><em><a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/hellobeautifulstaff2/oprah-favorite-things-2010-list/" target="_self">Oprah’s Final “Favorite Things” Giveaway List Is Unbelievable! [SNEAK PEEK]</a></em></strong></p>
<p><strong><em><a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/jmack/oprah-and-beyonce-are-top-2-most-powerful-celebs/" target="_self">Oprah And Beyonce Top Forbes 2010 Celebrity Power Lists</a></em></strong></p>
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		<title>Oprah &amp; Whoopi Are BFF&#8217;s Again [VIDEO]</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2010 03:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/hellobeautifulstaff1/oprah-whoopi-are-bffs-again/" alt="Oprah &amp; Whoopi Are BFF's Again [VIDEO]"><img src="http://hellobeautiful.com/files/2010/11/oprah-and-whoopie-150x150.jpg" align="left" alt="Oprah &amp; Whoopi Are BFF's Again [VIDEO]" hspace="5" vspace="5" border="0" /></a>Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg recently ended their low-key non celebrity beef at a recent "Color Purple" reunion show taping.

"Whoopi came up to me and she said, 'Can I just ask you something?' She said … 'Did I do something to you?" Winfrey recalls during a "Color Purple" reunion that is schedule to air on Monday on "The Oprah Show."... <a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/hellobeautifulstaff1/oprah-whoopi-are-bffs-again/">Read more..</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg recently ended their low-key non celebrity beef at a recent &#8220;Color Purple&#8221; reunion show taping.</p>
<p><em>&#8220;Whoopi came up to me and she said, &#8216;Can I just ask you something?&#8217; She said … &#8216;Did I do something to you?&#8221; </em>Winfrey recalls during a &#8220;Color Purple&#8221; reunion that is schedule to air on Monday on &#8220;The Oprah Show.&#8221;</p>
<p><em>&#8220;I said, &#8216;What are you talking about?&#8217; &#8221; Winfrey, 54, explains. &#8220;[Whoopi] says, &#8216;All these years, you know, we&#8217;ve been disconnected and I just want to know, did I do something?&#8217; I said, &#8216;All these years I thought you were mad at me.&#8217;</em></p>
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		<title>Janet Jackson Upset With Oprah For Interviewing MJ&#8217;s Kids</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/hellobeautifulstaff1/janet-jackson-upset-with-oprah-for-interviewing-mjs-kids/" alt="Janet Jackson Upset With Oprah For Interviewing MJ's Kids"><img src="http://hellobeautiful.com/files/2010/11/janet-oprah-show-Janet-Jackson-On-Oprah2-150x150.jpg" align="left" alt="Janet Jackson Upset With Oprah For Interviewing MJ's Kids" hspace="5" vspace="5" border="0" /></a>Add Janet Jackson's name to the list of Jackson family members upset by Oprah Winfrey's interview with the kids of their late brother, Michael. Even though Janet has appeared on "Oprah" several times, she didn't think the kids should have done it," says an insider. Jackson's handlers d... <a href="http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/hellobeautifulstaff1/janet-jackson-upset-with-oprah-for-interviewing-mjs-kids/">Read more..</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Add Janet Jackson&#8217;s name to the list of Jackson family members upset by Oprah Winfrey&#8217;s interview with the kids of their late brother, Michael. Even though Janet has appeared on &#8220;Oprah&#8221; several times, she didn&#8217;t think the kids should have done it,&#8221; says an insider. Jackson&#8217;s handlers did not respond to requests for comment. Her brother Randy Jackson recently voiced his displeasure in a more public fashion.</p>
<p><strong><em><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2010/11/11/2010-11-11_janet_jackson_joins_voices_with_brother_randy_upset_over_michaels_childrens_inte.html" target="_blank">SOURCE</a></em></strong></p>
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