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BeBe and Cece Winans continue their promotional tour in support of the recently released album “Still” on Oprah this week.
According to B&C/Malaco, the Winans’ will perform “Grace” on the daytime diva’s stage Friday, October 23.
Taken from their recently released album “Still,” “Grace” is the second single to be revealed, following “Close To You”.
In related news, [...]

Solange Knowles will school Oprah Winfrey on hair, specifically her decision to cut off her lengthy locks over the summer.
Set to appear on Winfrey’s Wednesday, September 30 episode, Solange joins comedian Chris Rock.
Rock, appearing in support of his new documentary “Good Hair,” will reportedly discuss the film and the ways in which people are effected [...]

Jay-Z On Oprah Pt. 1

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After his ex-wife’s sit down with Oprah earlier this week, sources say Bobby Brown is intent on losing weight before millions.
Sources say the “My Prerogative” singer is one of over five celebrities signing on for VH1’s next round of Celebrity Fit Club.
A reality show that follows celebrities intent on shedding pounds, Celebrity Fit Club [...]

Whitney Houston on Oprah

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Whitney Houston took drugs, including cocaine and marijuana, with ex-husband Bobby Brown, who was emotionally abusive during their marriage and at one point spit on her, the singer said during an interview that aired Monday on “The Oprah Winfrey Show.”
“I had so much money and so much access to what I wanted,” Houston told Winfrey. [...]

Check your Twitter: Oprah Winfrey has some news.
The talk show host tweeted Monday that her first new book club pick in a year will be announced Friday, Sept. 18. In her announcement, Winfrey stated she had “never made a selection like `this.’”
The week of Sept. 14 could be a record-breaker for the publishing industry. It [...]

Winfrey representative Don Halcombe said Wednesday that four students were expelled and three were suspended last week from her Leadership Academy for Girls outside Johannesburg.
Halcombe declined to say what led to the violations because there are minors involved. Lisa Halliday, a spokeswoman for the academy’s foundation, said it was a confidential school matter and would [...]

 
Lady O, as in Oprah, is not deserving of the pedestal American’s reportedly put her on according to ex-boyfriend turned author Randolph Cook.
In Cook’s tell-all The Wizard of O: My Life With Oprah, Winfrey’s ex-lover says the media mogul maintained a cocaine habit during their secret love affair that began in 1984.
Prior to their relationship, [...]

As comfortable as Oprah appears with her weight, she’s not. She reportedly writes in the January issue of O, The Oprah Magazinethat she tips the scale at 200 pounds and that “I’m mad at myself.”
The magazine comes out Tuesday with two Oprahs on the cover, both in workout clothes but one looking trim in 2005 and [...]

You can always count on Will Smith to get great media coverage on the heels of one of his new movies opening.
Next month, the box-office kingpin, will offer audiences the drama ‘Seven Pounds.’ 
To wrap around all the marketing blitz that surely will come with a surefire box-office tally, the former ‘Fresh Prince of Bel Air‘ is making [...]

Oprah Winfrey’s mother is being sued by a high-end Wisconsin boutique for allegedly running up a $156,000 tab and refusing to make her monthly payments.
The clothing store Valentina claims Vernita Lee owes the money in purchases and interest as of July 1st and has failed to make the minimum monthly payment of $2,000.
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Wendy Williams

Wendy Williams son Kevin turned 8 Monday. So she was taking him to FAO Schwarz, and there he could pick out two items from the Lego department for his birthday present.
But little Kev wasn’t the one in his family to get a present.
Fox Television Stations said Williams’ syndicated daytime talk show, which has been [...]