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Rumors We Love: Oprah Is Going To Be Blue Ivy’s Godmother!

As if she wasn’t already the most hooked up kid on the planet, little Blue Ivy Carter is about to get some more serious star power. Apparently her super celeb mom and dad, Beyonce and Jay-Z, have asked Oprah to be her godmother! Although the reports haven’t been confirmed by the couple themselves, RadarOnline reports that the talk show legend has been tapped to be a godparent, along side Jay-Z’s pal Tyran “Ty Ty” Smith. If it’s true, Baby Blue can probably expect some seriously killer birthday parties. (“You get a pony! And you get a pony! Everybody gets a pony!”).

Oprah would definitely be an awesome and obvious choice for Blue Ivy’s fairy godmother. She’s already been doting on the newborn, in a distinctly Oprah-like way. Instead of sending the new baby a pimped-out stroller or badass crib (see what we did there?), the Big O sent over a “trunk” filled with her favorite children’s books. Awwww! Do we sense an Oprah’s Baby Book Club coming our way?

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Oprah Gets An Oscar Just For Being Oprah

Oprah Winfrey hasn’t been in any movies lately, but that didn’t stop the Academy from awarding her an Oscar! It has been announced that the Queen of All Media will receive an honorary statuette on November 12th at the 3rd annual Governor’s Awards dinner in Los Angeles. The 57-year-old has earned the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, which recognizes outstanding philanthropic and charitable contributions. Oprah certainly fits the bill, with a host of charities to her name, including her Academy For Girls she recently founded in South Africa.

This is not Oprah’s first brush with the little gold man. She was nominated for an Oscar back in 1985 for her role in The Color Purple, but lost to Anjelica Huston. Is Oprah still quietly plotting her ice-cold revenge on Anjelica? Only Gayle King knows for sure. Also being honored is acting legend James Earl Jones, best known as the voice of Darth Vader. What’ll happen with the Lord of the Sith goes head to head with The Lord of Daytime Television? Stay tuned on November 12th to find out! There can be only one…

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Oprah Wants That O.J. Simpson Confession

Now we know why Oprah‘s show ended despite having the devotion of millions of fans: she needs that free time to find the real killer. Yup, now that her appointment book has some breathing room, Oprah wants O.J. Simpsons’ confession that he did, in fact, murder his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman in 1994, an allegation that Oprah seems pretty confident in asserting. “I have a dream of O.J. Simpson confessing to me, and I am going to make that happen people,” Winfrey told the crowd at the NCTA’s Cable Show in Chicago. Meanwhile most retirees dream about getting a really nice hammock, but we guess that’s why Oprah’s a billionaire and our grandmas aren’t.

The queen of media is hoping to snag such an interview for Oprah’s Next Chapter, an evening interview show starting January on OWN that would have Winfrey traveling the globe, as well as tackling much harder guests than a jolly Hugh Jackman swinging in on a faulty harness. “I don’t just want the interview. I want the interview on the condition that you are ready, Mr. Simpson,” Oprah explained. If this scheme somehow works, the F.B.I. should hire Oprah to solve the nation’s backlog of unsolved mysteries.. If they can afford her, that is.

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Farewell Oprah! We’ll Miss Your Face(s)

This post is gonna take on a bit of a personal tone (I’ve had half a glass of Ramona Singer pinot grigio, guys…get ready). See, I kinda love Oprah Winfrey in a major way. I am one of those “children of the 80s” whose mother had O on the TV every afternoon after school starting in 1986 and so Oprah basically raised me, which explains why I shout-talk everything in a very deep voice. I can remember watching her wheel out that wagon full of meat when she lost all that weight on crazy diet #1947201 and thinking to my young self, “I WANT OPRAH TO BE ON MY TV FOREVER!” Today, my childhood dream is shattering…and I’m left with nothing but this Nate Berkus designed bowl in which to pick up the pieces.

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Oprah, Celebrities Make Crazy Faces At Her (Almost) Final Show

Oprah Winfrey taped her some of her last shows this week (spoiler alert: there were celebrities!) and the one requirement for appearing onstage was that each star had to do their best “Oprah having an orgasmic meltdown” impression. The roster was a who’s who of ultimate Oprah BFFs, including Maya Angelou, Tom Hanks, Will and Jada Smith, Tom Cruise and his wife-bot Katie Holmes, Madonna, Rosie O’Donnell, Halle Berry, Aretha Franklin, Michael Jordan, Maria Shriver, Patti LaBelle, Josh Groban and, randomly, Dakota Fanning.

Our favorite pics from what will surely be the world’s saddest week of TV programming, below.

Oprah Is A Religious Icon, Yale Professor Claims

We’ll admit it. Sometimes when we’re watching Oprah’s Ultimate Favorite Things episode, we get so excited we start speaking in tongues. According to Yale professor Kathryn Lofton, when it comes to Oprah Winfrey, religious figure might not be too far off. According to Lofton, Winfrey is similar to a religious icon in that she employs a sermon-like structure in her show, uses speech patterns similar to preachers, and offers a cohesive message, or gospel, to her followers. Then again, nobody actually thinks Mr. Winfrey can walk on water. Unless she’s been saving it for the show’s finale. In which case, brava for saving the best for last.

All joking aside, there is cultural significance in the fact that millions of viewers find meaning in the talk show host’s message of self-esteem and hope, including those fans begging Oprah to save soap operas from their untimely fate. “Gospel is a word that means ‘good news,’ ” Lofton explained. “Oprah says that the good news is ‘you.’” Think about it: if I described a religious figure who teaches people hope, gives stuff away, and has great hair and sandals, who do you immediately think of? Throw in a best friend named Gayle, and we are looking at Jesus 2.0 here.

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Oprah Wants To Make Over Donald Trump Before Her Show Ends

Oprah Winfrey‘s talk show will end on May 25th of this year. Given that she is Oprah, the stakes are already pretty high, how do you end a twenty-five-year-long run of iconic television and still thrill your viewers? It’s going to be hard to top “Everybody gets a car!” but she is certainly going to try and outdo herself. Page Six reports that for one of her final episodes, Oprah has reached out to Donald Trump to try and convince the tycoon to get a makeover and cut his famously terrible hair for her audience’s viewing pleasure.

A source from Trump’s office said they received an email from Oprah’s camp asking him to be on her show, saying that “The eyes of the world will be upon these episodes,” and if he chooses to come on, his makeover will be treated with “integrity” and that Oprah will “not let it become a joke or silly…This will become one of those historical television moments that will become iconic.” Of course, they would also allow Trump to do what he does best: self-promote. He would be offered the chance to discuss his 2012 presidential bid (dear God, no) and talk about The Celebrity Apprentice in exchange for the trim. Trump’s hair has been a punchline for so long that we doubt he’d let Oprah touch it, but if he thinks about all the attention it will get him, he may not be able to resist.

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Michael Vick Cancels Oprah Appearance: Did The Eagles Make Him Do It?

Animal lovers hoping Oprah Winfrey would lay into Michael Vick will have to wait a while—the Eagles quarterback has “postponed” his interview with the talk show host. “After careful consideration, I will need to postpone the taping of the Oprah Winfrey interview,” he said in a statement. “I admire and respect Oprah and hope to be able to participate in an interview in the future.” Considering there’s less than seven months left to the show’s “future,” and no make-up date has been announced, it sounds like the interview may not happen ever.

A source told Philadelphia’ Fox 29 that the Eagles made Vick cancel the interview, with the announcement coming the same day the team gave Vick a franchise tag, keeping him from speaking to other teams in exchange for more money. With the Eagles looking to make more of an investment in them, they might have felt the interview, which would undoubtedly cover the animal abuses that got Vick sent to prison, would bring them too much of the wrong kind of publicity. Will he keep his mouth shut and just play ball, or find a way to get to Oprah’s couch before she closes up shop?

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Oprah Reveals Her Family Secret: She Has A Half-Sister

There has been more speculation about Oprah Winfrey‘s private life than probably any other celebrity. From her close but non-lesbian relationship with Gayle King to her vast fortune to who her father is, the woman has been the target of more rumors than Fleetwood Mac (you’re welcome, the three Fleetwood Mac fans that read this). But one thing that Oprah plans to address today is the deep, dark family secret that’s been floating around recently that she wants to set straight. On her show today, Winfrey plans to acknowledge that she has a half-sister whom she only just met two months ago.

Winfrey says she discovered that she has a half-sister, whose name is Patricia, in November and they met shortly after. Winfrey’s mother gave birth to Patricia and gave her up for adoption in 1963, unbeknownst to Oprah who was living with her father at the time. Oprah explained that learning about her new family member was “was one of the greatest surprises of my life.” And lest you think that Patricia is a con artist, the DNA matches and Oprah’s mother admitted the truth as well. Patricia began a search for her birth mother which led her to discover in 2007 that she was related to one of the richest women in the world. Not a bad thing to find out when you’re searching for your biological family. All the details of the family drama will be revealed on Oprah’s show today, but here’s hoping that there’s no Marcia-Jan Brady rivalry between the new siblings.

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Hugh Jackman Injured In Terrifying Accident On Oprah

Oh. My. God. Now we’re just feeling awful about what we said about Hugh Jackman high-kicking in our Oprah Winfrey-Russell Crowe post yesterday. The Wolverine star made a spectacular surprise appearance on O’ s set down under, sailing in on a flying fox towards front of the Sydney Opera House (as seen in the picture above). Unfortunately, something malfunctioned, and in the resulting accident, Hugh seriously injured his eye. The story is that Hugh came zooming in, but something was wrong with the mechanics, and he couldn’t slow down as he approached the landing. Ok, hold on. Imagine the earth coming up at you at high speed. Terrifying.

Hugh, fortunately, came to a sudden stop, but apparently ended up hitting a studio light with his leg which in turn chucked a fragment into his eye. We’re feeling sick at the thought of what would have happened if the apparatus didn’t stop. Hugh’s kids were in the audience and had to watch their Dad bleeding from a cut above his right eye. The actor still has his sense of humor, though. He ended up cracking, “That was so much fun until the end.” Oprah acted as his ministering angel until the paramedics arrived, wiping his head and in pure-O style (she always knows just what to do), said, “Let’s get some ice otherwise its going to swell.”

Hugh, we love you. Seriously. High-kicks and all. Feel better soon.

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