Oprah Winfrey to dedicate talk show to MJ

September 25th, 2009 Bijou Phillips knew Mackenzie had sex with fatherCHICAGO — Actress Bijou Phillips says she knew her half-sister Mackenzie Phillips had consensual sex with their father, Mamas and the Papas leader John Phillips. In a statement read by Oprah Winfrey on her talk show Friday, Bijou Phillips says she was 13 years old when Mackenzie Phillips told her about the sexual relationship.

September 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has come out in defense of her decision to not to support Chris Brown, after the star slammed the TV titan for siding with ex-girlfriend Rihanna following the bust-up. After Brown's beating of Rihanna in February (09), Winfrey dedicated an episode of her hit daytime talkshow to the topic of domestic abuse and also advised the 'Umbrella' singer against the Brown.

September 3rd, 2009 CHICAGO - Talk show host Oprah Winfrey plans to dedicate an upcoming episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" to late pop legend Michael Jackson. Windrey's Harpo Productions have announced the episode, to go on air Sep 16, will feature excerpts from Winfrey's 1993 interview with Jackson who died June 25 in Los Angeles, reports chicagotribune.com.

September 2nd, 2009 Oprah Winfrey to dedicate show to Michael JacksonCHICAGO — Talk show host Oprah Winfrey plans to dedicate an upcoming episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" to late pop singer Michael Jackson. Harpo Productions announced Wednesday the episode, to air Sept.

August 29th, 2009 LONDON - Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has come across problems that have stalled the launch of her TV channel, Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). Winfrey, 55, has been trying for two years to get the channel, a station full of "uplifting" shows, on air in America, but still has no start date and no programmes.

August 25th, 2009 Winfrey tweet says new book pick coming next monthNEW YORK — 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.

August 20th, 2009 Oprah fesses up to Cape Cod pie-buying spreeBARNSTABLE, Mass. — Oprah Winfrey is fessing up to her love of a Massachusetts pie company's creations.

August 20th, 2009 Whitney Houston grants TV interview to WinfreyNEW YORK — After a long absence from music, Whitney Houston is staging a much-hyped career comeback with an appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." Houston will be Winfrey's first guest as the talk-show queen launches her 24th season on Sept. 14. According to her Web site, Oprah.com, Winfrey calls Houston's appearance "the most anticipated music interview of the decade." The 46-year-old superstar hasn't done a major TV interview since 2002, when she addressed questions about her drug use from ABC's Diane Sawyer.

August 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Oprah Winfrey likes rapper Jay-Z because she thinks he smells great. The US talk show host had recently interviewed the '99 Problems' rapper.

July 18th, 2009 NEW YORK - Oprah Winfrey's show has recently recorded the lowest ever ratings, raising doubts whether the talk-show queen has lost her lustre. The ratings for 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' during the week ending July 5 were the lowest since the talk show's debut in 1983, averaging only a 3.2 household rating, according to Medialifemagazine.com.

June 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Chat show queen Oprah Winfrey is surely a generous boss. The talk show host has shelled out more than 750,000 dollars to take her staff and their families on an all expenses paid cruise around the Mediterranean.

June 19th, 2009 Winfrey visits art festival at her SAfrican schoolHENLEY-ON-KLIP, South Africa — Oprah Winfrey says the dream she had for the poor girls attending the school she established in South Africa is coming true. The talk-show host spoke to The Associated Press on Friday after watching some pupils put on a show at the end of the school's annual arts festival.

June 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - American talk show host Oprah Winfrey has decided to speak out on Newsweek's latest cover story claiming that she was giving dangerous medical advice on her Oprah Winfrey show. Winfrey, 55, was accused of abusing her influence and credibility by promoting health "cures" that are ineffective and dangerous, but she has insisted that she is only trying to open dialogue between her viewers and their doctors.

May 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has cancelled a low-key trip to India over fears of the swine flu epidemic, it has emerged. It was believed that Winfrey would visit the birthplace of Hindu monkey god Hanuman and then fly to Goa on May 5 and meet up with her guide, Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat.

May 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey is reportedly suffering from a severe thyroid problem and is headed for an "early grave." According to National Enquirer's cover story, the talk show queen might have just a few years to live. The reports claim that the magazine brought in "experts" to review Winfrey's medical history, reports The Hollywood Gossip.