3.7 MILLION WATCH OWN: OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK SATURDAY NIGHT OWN's Saturday Primetime Lineup Ranks #1 For African-American Women in All of Television For Second Consecutive Week Series Premiere of "Raising Whitley" Attracts 1.2 Million Total Viewers For the Night "Iyanla: Fix My Life" Week Two Attracts 1.5 Million Total Viewers Week Two of "Life With La Toya" Attracts Over 1 Million Total Viewers OWN is the #1 Social Cable Network in Primetime on Saturday Night For Second Consecutive Week Los Angeles - OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network continues its strong momentum as 3.7 million total viewers tuned-in Saturday, April 20 to watch week two of the original series "Iyanla: Fix My Life" and "Life With La Toya," and the series premiere of "Raising Whitley." The comedy docu-series "Raising Whitley" starring actress and comedienne Kym Whitley attracted 1.2 million total viewers for the night with 789,000 tuning in for the premi

Embattled rapper DMX has threatened legal action against Oprah Winfrey's US TV network unless bosses remove online clips of a recent interview in which he breaks down over his lifelong struggle with drugs. The Party Up (Up in Here) hitmaker, real name Earl Simmons, sat down for a discussion with spiritual coach Iyanla Vanzant for an emotional episode of Iyanla: Fix My Life, and revealed all about his addiction issues, claiming he will "always have a drug problem, until I die". He also confessed that the paranoia caused by his heavy drug use almost drove him to commit suicide on multiple occasions, saying: "I thought about blowing my head off a few times. The only thing that stopped me was... I have children." The show aired on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) in the US last weekend, but DMX - who has fathered 10 children with multiple partners - claims the candid chat was only supposed to be about his addiction to women and that questions about his substance abus

A star-studded crowd gathered to celebrate the 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees on Thursday, as Oprah Winfrey and Usher gathered to pay homage to the likes of Donna Summer, Quincy Jones, Randy Newman and Rush. Disco queen Summer, producer Jones and comedy-rock singer Newman were inducted along with Canadian progressive rock band Rush, blues guitarist Albert King, hip hop pioneers Public Enemy, rockers Heart and veteran producer Lou Adler. Television personality and media mogul Winfrey, who said she was discovered by veteran R&B producer Jones when he cast her in "The Color Purple" in 1985, praised his decades-long career, during which he launched stars such as the late Michael Jackson. "He defines the word legend, he is remarkable and everybody knows it," Winfrey said. "I continue to be amazed at what goes on in his head ... he's of this time and so far ahead of this time," she added as she present Jones, 80, with his induction trophy. &qu

April 19, 2013 Oprah Winfrey speaks during the induction of Quincy Jones at the 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Los Angeles April 18, 2013. Reuters pic LOS ANGELES, April 19 A star-studded crowd gathered to celebrate the 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees yesterday, as Oprah Winfrey and Usher gathered to pay homage to the likes of Donna Summer, Quincy Jones, Randy Newman and Rush. Disco queen Summer, producer Jones and comedy-rock singer Newman were inducted along with Canadian progressive rock band Rush, blues guitarist Albert King, hip hop pioneers Public Enemy, rockers Heart and veteran producer Lou Adler. Television personality and media mogul Winfrey, who said she was discovered by veteran R&B producer Jones when he cast her in The Color Purple in 1985, praised his decades-long career, during which he launched stars such as the late Michael Jackson. He defines the word legend, he is remarkable and everybody knows it, Winfrey said. I continue to b

New Manhattan Author Publishes Controversial Book that Exposes Oprah Winfrey's Spiritual Teaching Anna Ariel, a new author in Manhattan, has published Oprah Winfrey the Most Dangerous Woman on the Earth! Contact: Anna Ariel, 917-993-2086, anna [at] oprahexposed [dot com]; www.oprahexposed.com DES MOINES, Iowa, April 17, 2013 / Christian Newswire / -- Manhattan Author, Anna Ariel, is proud to announce the publication of her new book, Oprah Winfrey The Most Dangerous Woman on the Earth, an informative spiritual guide for inspiring Christians. "Many Christians have long questioned Oprah's spiritual offerings, but they have been assured nothing being taught will conflict with their current religious beliefs." Anna Ariel examines the true meaning, behind the spiritual message being delivered by Oprah Winfrey, Eckhart Tolle, and Deepak Chopra. About the company: Anna Ariel has a degree in the field of Psychology. She published a controversial, yet informative book entitled

Oprah Winfrey hosted Mark Burnett and Roma Downey, the producers behind the hit miniseries "The Bible" on The History Channel, on her show Oprah's Next Chapter on Sunday, where the couple spoke about the resemblance between President Obama and the actor who played Satan. "The night before that broke in the news, Jesus had made his first appearance on the screen and I was so looking forward to Monday and knowing that Jesus would be on the lips of everyone," Downey, known for her 10-year role on the TV series "Touched By An Angel", told Oprah. "For Satan to be the point of conversation was really heartbreaking," she added. Her husband, however, was uncomplaining. "If you're gonna do what we do for a living, which is stick your neck out there it's a free country and you got to accept that," said Burnett, who is the creator of reality TV shows such as "Celebrity Apprentice", "Shark Tank", "Survivor"

Is it Oprah Winfrey's 'tweeting' debut or something else? News | BANGALORE, INDIA: On Thursday evening, Evan Williams, the co-founder of the micro-blogging site Twitter, unleashed a storm of rumours with just a tweet. "Tomorrow just became a very big day. (Sorry for the teaser - more later)," his 70-odd character tweet read. The moment it appeared on Twitter, there were interpretations and rumours from many corners while some interpreted it could be a big announcement, others felt it could be something related to Evan's personal life. What could be the possible announcement? It could be that talk queen Oprah Winfrey is starting to use Twitter from Friday. According to news reports, the megastar talk show host plans to send her first "tweet," on the hot micro-blogging service on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" on Friday. Within hours of Oprah announcing the creation of her Twitter account, @oprah, on her Facebook page on Thursday, it attracted mo

Oprah Winfrey spoke to an enthusiastic crowd of about 14,000 at Saskatoon's Credit Union Centre on Sunday night. Here's an audio exerpt from the beginning of her show.(Photo: Greg Paupst/tinePublic) American TV tycoon Oprah Winfrey received a rapturous reception from a sold-out crowd in Saskatoon last night. "So great to see you on a Sunday night in Saskatoon," Winfrey said as she stepped onstage at Credit Union Centre. For the next two hours, she had 14,000 people in the audience in the palm of her hand. They clapped, cheered and wept as she delivered life lessons and personal stories. Among those in the audience was Marva Angela-Walker who drove in from Regina to catch the show. "Amazing. I was so happy that I was able to come here," she said. "It was phenomenal." Superfan Rachelle Nieman recorded the show on her cell phone, so she could go back and listen to Winfrey's wisdom again later. "What I'll learn a lot from here is that it&#

Oprah Winfrey at Federation Square, Melbourne, with Carrie Bickmore and Prime Minister Julia Gillard in 2010. Picture: David Caird Source: Herald Sun AMERICAN megastar Oprah Winfrey could be on her way back to Melbourne. Confidential understands Winfrey is in talks to be the big-name guest speaker at the Education For Life conference that will take place in Melbourne from November 29 to December 2 at a yet-to-be-determined venue. The last time Winfrey was in Melbourne was back in December 2010, when she filmed segments of her show at Federation Square. Jamie McIntyre, the man who is bringing Arnold Schwarzenegger to Australia in June for the 21st Century Financial Education Summit, is also behind the conference that is wooing Winfrey. If she does make it, Winfrey, unfortunately, will not be in Melbourne early enough for the Spring Racing Carnival. Talking of big-name US talk show guests, the Ellen DeGeneres segments from Australia aired last week on Channel 9 and they looked fantast

WENN Justin Bieber is said to be following in the footsteps of Tom Cruise, Lady GaGa and Michael Jackson by sitting down for a confessional chat with talk show queen Oprah Winfrey. The troubled teen is said to be weighing up the possibility of an exclusive interview with Oprah in a bid to temper the increasingly negative headlines that have surrounded him since he kicked off his Believe World Tour last September. The ensuing months have seen Justin jeered by angry fans at London's O2 after he turned up almost two-hours late for his own show, with further late appearances and ugly spats with photographers outside his hotel adding weight to the argument that he is going off the rails. 'He Wants To Set The Record Straight': Troubled Justin Bieber 'Considering' An Appearance On Oprah Winfrey's Famous Setting the record straight: Justin is said to be weighing up an interview opportunity with talk show queen Oprah Winfrey (WENN) Away from the stage Justin is also faci

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An anti-circumcision human rights group is picketing media mogul Oprah Winfrey as she tours through Canada because she has endorsed an anti-aging cream made of cells extracted from foreskins. The Canadian Foreskin Awareness Project is the self-proclaimed feistiest pro-foreskin advocacy group which works to educate and raise awareness for a male infants right to keep his genitals intact. Winfrey has been on a three-stop tour of Canada giving motivational talks to sold-out audiences about her rise to fame, her famous inspirational idols and her Christian faith. As harmless as the tour may seem, the Toronto Star reported that the CFAP has picketed at Winfreys first two stops, Ottawa and Montreal. The rights group is angry that Winfrey has endorsed SkinMedicas TNS Recovery Complex an anti-aging cream made from the fibroblast cells of male foreskins. The founder of the product, Dr. Richard Fitzpatrick, explained that the cells were taken from a single foreskin that was removed over twen

OPRAH WINFREY AND DR. PHIL TEAM UP FOR TWO ALL-NEW EPISODES OF "OPRAH'S LIFECLASS" PREMIERING APRIL 28 ON OWN: OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK Los Angeles - OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced that Oprah Winfrey will be joining forces with one of her all-time favorite experts Dr. Phil McGraw on the popular series "Oprah's Lifeclass" for two upcoming episodes airing Sunday, April 28 at 9 p.m. ET/PT and Sunday, May 19 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. In two new episodes of "Oprah's Lifeclass," Winfrey and Dr. Phil will come together for the first time on-air since "The Oprah Winfrey Show" finale two years ago to reveal the new rules for winning in the real world. They'll uncover the truth about who may be taking advantage of you -- the users, abusers and the overall bad guys we all have in our lives. In a second eye-opening hour, they'll teach viewers how to win big and become a star in their own lives. The episodes will both stream live on Oprah.com Mo

Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images, Sandy Sharkey/Twitter Oprah Winfrey is famous for giving her fans free things, but she doesn't normally give away her own things. On Wednesday, however, during the Ottawa stop of An Evening With Oprah Winfrey , the 59-year-old media mogul kicked off her shoes and gifted them to one of the 15,000 people who had crowded into Scotiabank Place for her talk. See also: Why are foreskin activists protesting Oprah in Ottawa? Who wears a size 10? Winfrey reportedly asked after admitting that her feet were hurting in her stiletto heels. While several members of the crowd offered up their own shoes, she refused to take them but she did give the purple Manolo Blahniks to ex-radio-host Sandy Sharkey. I just happened to be a 10, the Ottawa resident later told the Ottawa Citizen . Sharkey was still stunned this morning when she tweeted a photo of herself holding the shoes in question and the message "still can't believe @Oprah gave me her @ManoloBlahnik sho

OTTAWA Oh, how they loved her. Close to 15,000 fans came to Scotiabank Place to see and hear Oprah, that media empire in heels. They loved her, and she loved them back. READ WHAT OUR REPORTERS TWEETED AS THEY TOOK IN THE EVENING WITH OPRAH BY CLICKING HERE. From the opening moment through to the end of the show, Oprah made the word Ottawa into a song, long holding the note on the final syllable each time. In exchange, the crowd was willing to do anything for her, like offering her their own shoes. At the end of the formal speech and just as she sat down for a question and answer period with CBC personality George Stroumboulopoulos, she told the crowd her feet were killing her because of her stiletto-heeled shoes. Who wears a size 10? she asked, and got many screaming answers of Me! No, Im not going to do it, she said. She wouldnt take anyones shoes, but she still gave hers away. The lucky winner was former Ottawa radio host Sandy Sharkey, who was the crowd and approached the stage whe

Nate Berkus, an interior designer who appeared regularly on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and once hosted his own daytime talk series, is engaged to his boyfriend, Jeremiah Brent. Photos: Celebrity engagements, weddings of 2013 Stories: Sara Gilbert engaged to Linda Perry, shares proposal story (Photos, video) Ian McKellen to officiate Patrick Stewart's wedding to Sunny Ozell (Photo) Nick Carter engaged, carried 7-carat ring for 2 weeks Berkus, 41, proposed to Brent while visiting Machu Picchu in the mountains of Peru on Monday, April 8, Us Weekly reported. The two had traveled to the famous Inca site as part of a shopping trip with executives of home furniture company One Kings Lane, the magaine said, adding that Berkus is working on a project for the firm. Brent posted a photo of the group on Instagram (pictured above). "Machu Picchu @nate_berkus @susankfeldman @allmoxie #lifechanging #specialday," he said. Brent, who is also a designer, first stepped out publicl

A Vancouver activist is organizing protests against Oprah Winfrey, who is set to make three appearances in Ottawa, Montreal and Hamilton this week. The issue: the celebritys endorsement of an anti-aging cream called TNS Recovery Complex made by SkinMedica , which contains skin cells called fibroblast that are derived from male foreskin. Winfrey endorsed the product on her talk show, which ended in 2011. How would Oprah respond if a skin cream for men hit the market that was made using cells from the genitalia of little girls? I think she would be absolutely disgusted and appalled, and rightly so. So its crazy that shes doing the opposite, said Glen Callender of the pro-foreskin advocacy group the Canadian Foreskin Awareness Project . We think its extremely hypocritical and distasteful that Oprah Winfrey who is herself a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and an outspoken opponent of female genital mutilation at the same time uses and promotes a product that wouldnt exist if not for t

Jane Fonda recently opened up to Oprah about her past struggle with cancer. Photos: Celebrities who have battled breast cancer Stories: Jane Fonda stars as Nancy Reagan: Oprah shares photo from 'The Butler' Jane Fonda, 74, says she 'was never a hippie' Jane Fonda treated for breast cancer, report says The 75-year-old actress, writer and political activist talked to the talk show host about her recent battle with breast cancer, calling ! this new phase in her life -- which she is thoroughly enjoying -- her "third act." "I think it's wonderful," Fonda told Oprah for her show, "Oprah's Next Chapter." "The fact that I made it and I'm all in one piece. You know a couple years ago I got breast cancer, and that was a good test, because I always said, I'm not afraid of dying -- and I wasn't." "I mean, I felt, God, I've just joined a family of millions of women who have gone through this," she continued.

By Thokozani Mbewe, Nyasa Times April 9, 2013 0 Comments Email This Post Presidential Initiative on Safe Motherhood and Maternal Health chairperson Senior Chief Kwatainereturned from a week-long visit to the United States of America where he attended a star-studded conference focusing on women across the globe, featuring appearances by celebrity Oprah Winfrey, actress Meryl Streep and US former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton. Kwataine also had an opportunity to have a one on one meeting with Oprah Winfrey and took the opportunity to brief her on the challenges facing Malawi in maternal health. In the conversation, the chief also touched on the need for more support in girls education, saying there is a link between early marriages and maternal death in thosegirls who marry at an early age are losing lives during childbirth (ages 13-21). Chief Kwataine told Oprah Winfrey it has been proven that girls that stay in school longerand give birthin their mid-twenties have a better chance

Oprah Winfrey knows how to age gracefully. In a behind-the-scenes video of her May O Magazine photo shoot on her Maui ranch, the TV legend talks about being 59-years-old. I stand here at 59 years old and so happy to claim every single part of the journey I don't understand women lying about their age and everybody dreading getting older. It makes me nuts that people get crazy about it! Check out the clip! The May issue of O Magazine is on newsstands April 16!

April 05, 2013 04:40:55 GMT Winfrey reprises her Oscar-nominated role Sofia while Perry appears as Madea in the commercial to promote the premiere of two new scripted series on the cable channel. Madea crosses path with Sofia of "The Color Purple" in an OWN commercial. reprises her Oscar-nominated role from the Steven Spielberg-directed movie, teaming up with who appears as his beloved character Madea in the parody to promote Perry's upcoming new series on the network. In the video, Perry's Madea bumps into Winfrey's Sofia on a dirt road. He asks for directions to OWN, but she replies dramatically, "All my life I had to fight. I had to fight to impress folks. I had to fight the ratings. I had to fight them haters. Girl, child, it ain't safe in the world for a cable channel." Confused Perry says he's simply looking for which channel OWN is depending on his cable provider. "I loves OWN. God knows I do. But I ain't going to let nobody bea

[04/04/13 - 03:17 PM] Video: Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry as Sofia and Madea in OWN Promo Parody Debuting on the Network Tonight The spot was filmed in anticipation of Perry's new series "The Haves and the Have Nots" and "Love Thy Neighbor" on the network.[via press release from OWN] OPRAH WINFREY AND TYLER PERRY AS SOFIA AND MADEA IN OWN PROMO PARODY DEBUTING ON THE NETWORK TONIGHT In anticipation of Tyler Perry's two new scripted series coming to OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network -- the drama "The Haves and the Have Nots" (May 28) and the comedy "Love Thy Neighbor" (May 29) -- Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry have come together for a promo parody that will begin airing on OWN tonight, Thursday, April 4. In the spot which was filmed outside of Atlanta, Georgia, Oprah --- recreating her famous role of Sofia from "The Color Purple" --- encounters Tyler Perry as his beloved character Madea, who is trying to find OWN. [april 2013] S M T W T

April 05, 2013 04:40:55 GMT Winfrey reprises her Oscar-nominated role Sofia while Perry appears as Madea in the commercial to promote the premiere of two new scripted series on the cable channel. Madea crosses path with Sofia of "The Color Purple" in an OWN commercial. reprises her Oscar-nominated role from the Steven Spielberg-directed movie, teaming up with who appears as his beloved character Madea in the parody to promote Perry's upcoming new series on the network. In the video, Perry's Madea bumps into Winfrey's Sofia on a dirt road. He asks for directions to OWN, but she replies dramatically, "All my life I had to fight. I had to fight to impress folks. I had to fight the ratings. I had to fight them haters. Girl, child, it ain't safe in the world for a cable channel." Confused Perry says he's simply looking for which channel OWN is depending on his cable provider. "I loves OWN. God knows I do. But I ain't going to let nobody bea

[04/04/13 - 03:17 PM] Video: Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry as Sofia and Madea in OWN Promo Parody Debuting on the Network Tonight The spot was filmed in anticipation of Perry's new series "The Haves and the Have Nots" and "Love Thy Neighbor" on the network.[via press release from OWN] OPRAH WINFREY AND TYLER PERRY AS SOFIA AND MADEA IN OWN PROMO PARODY DEBUTING ON THE NETWORK TONIGHT In anticipation of Tyler Perry's two new scripted series coming to OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network -- the drama "The Haves and the Have Nots" (May 28) and the comedy "Love Thy Neighbor" (May 29) -- Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry have come together for a promo parody that will begin airing on OWN tonight, Thursday, April 4. In the spot which was filmed outside of Atlanta, Georgia, Oprah --- recreating her famous role of Sofia from "The Color Purple" --- encounters Tyler Perry as his beloved character Madea, who is trying to find OWN. [april 2013] S M T W T

If there was any doubt Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry were painting a big bullseye on the African American female demographic with their partnership on Winfrey's OWN cable channel, that was erased by the new promotional video featuring two of their most enduring characters. In a cheeky scene, Winfrey plays Miss Sophia, her legendary character from The Color Purple film, and Perry recreates his classic Madea characters from his gospel plays and films. Both characters are incredibly popular with black audiences, especially African American women; bringing them together is something like the Super Bowl of middle-aged black pop culture. Criticizing Oprah and Asking the Question: Is ReacTV for Real? More than a Year ago New Dancing With the Stars cast: a rapper, a Go-Go, a Jackass and more More than a Year ago Andrew Dice Clay, Dennis Rodman among the "celebrities" on Trump's next Apprentice More than a Year ago Oprah Winfrey's OWN channel: Can the Queen of All Media

April 05, 2013 04:40:55 GMT Winfrey reprises her Oscar-nominated role Sofia while Perry appears as Madea in the commercial to promote the premiere of two new scripted series on the cable channel. Madea crosses path with Sofia of "The Color Purple" in an OWN commercial. reprises her Oscar-nominated role from the Steven Spielberg-directed movie, teaming up with who appears as his beloved character Madea in the parody to promote Perry's upcoming new series on the network. In the video, Perry's Madea bumps into Winfrey's Sofia on a dirt road. He asks for directions to OWN, but she replies dramatically, "All my life I had to fight. I had to fight to impress folks. I had to fight the ratings. I had to fight them haters. Girl, child, it ain't safe in the world for a cable channel." Confused Perry says he's simply looking for which channel OWN is depending on his cable provider. "I loves OWN. God knows I do. But I ain't going to let nobody bea

[04/04/13 - 03:17 PM] Video: Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry as Sofia and Madea in OWN Promo Parody Debuting on the Network Tonight The spot was filmed in anticipation of Perry's new series "The Haves and the Have Nots" and "Love Thy Neighbor" on the network.[via press release from OWN] OPRAH WINFREY AND TYLER PERRY AS SOFIA AND MADEA IN OWN PROMO PARODY DEBUTING ON THE NETWORK TONIGHT In anticipation of Tyler Perry's two new scripted series coming to OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network -- the drama "The Haves and the Have Nots" (May 28) and the comedy "Love Thy Neighbor" (May 29) -- Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry have come together for a promo parody that will begin airing on OWN tonight, Thursday, April 4. In the spot which was filmed outside of Atlanta, Georgia, Oprah --- recreating her famous role of Sofia from "The Color Purple" --- encounters Tyler Perry as his beloved character Madea, who is trying to find OWN. [april 2013] S M T W T