Oprah Winfrey from Oprah's Big Give

Powerful. Inspirational. A legend. These were just some of the many words used to describe talk show queen Oprah Winfrey. She was arguably the most influential person on TV as well as one of the richest. Yet, with all her success, money and multiple honors, the Academy Award-nominated actress was always remembered for her kind heart and desire for change. She rose out of poverty, racism and abuse to become a leading advocate for eradicating the evils of society and history, made evident by the 2007 opening of The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in Johannesburg, South Africa. She

Oprah Goes Retail with an Online Store

CELEBS | Nov 17, 2008 | Comments () | Recommended ()

With the opening of Oprah's online shop and a physical store in Chicago, everyone will now be able to bear the mark of the "O" and be spared the trials and tribulations that await us in the end times -- wait, scratch that, wrong…

Oprah Winfrey Says She Weighs 200 Pounds

CELEBS | Dec 09, 2008 | Comments () | Recommended ()

Oprah Winfrey is used to dealing with weighty issues. In the January issue of "O" magazine, she deals with another one — her own.

In the magazine, out Tuesday, the talk-show queen says she now weighs 200 pounds and has fallen off…

TV Throwdown: Oprah Winfrey Vs. Ellen DeGeneres

TV | Nov 14, 2008 | Comments () | Recommended ()

Recently, I had some vacation time to burn. During my time off, I ran errands, did some work around the house and watched a little bit of daytime TV. And frankly, that made me really happy that I have a day job.

But there is one…

Oprah Winfrey Writes Her First Tweet

CELEBS | Apr 17, 2009 | Comments () | Recommended ()

Oprah Winfrey sent her first "tweet" during a taping of her television talk show.

The audience cheered as Winfrey typed "ASHTON IS NEXT" on a laptop Friday morning and sent the message on the social networking site Twitter.

Winfrey…

Oprah Winfrey: Fever Chart!

TV | May 04, 2009 | Comments () | Recommended ()

As David Letterman sagely said, "Oprah Winfrey has all the money." And she earned it the new-fangled way: By taking the most soulless, cynical format ever devised, tabloid TV, and transforming it into a tool for the elevation of…

Susan Boyle To Appear On Oprah

TV | May 07, 2009 | Comments () | Recommended ()

What's Oprah's new Favorite Thing? Susan Boyle!

The Britain's Got Talent singer, whose audition video on YouTube has reached 120 million hits and counting, will appear on Monday's Oprah Winfrey show. The overnight global…

Oprah's Mom Gets Sued for Unpaid Bill

CELEBS | Sep 03, 2008 | Comments () | Recommended ()