My relationship to Tyler Perry’s work is complicated. On one hand I love that he gives so many black actors much-need work, and on the other, I’m constantly frustrated by his predictable storylines and problematic depictions of black women. But it doesn’t really matter what I think; Mama O loves her some Tyler Perry and…
If life is a gift, shouldn’t we be celebrating each year that we grow older instead of dreading it? From anti-aging products to popular phrases like “30′s the new 20,” society would have us believe that looking or feeling younger is ideal. But Oprah Winfrey believes we have it all backwards. She recently told Extra…
You have to love a woman that can laugh an awkward situation off. Terrence Howard, an actor known for putting his foot in his mouth, had a lot to say about his love scenes with Oprah in their upcoming Lee Daniels-directed film The Butler. He told Movie Fanatic: “To be able to make out with Oprah, to…
Last Friday, in Los Angeles Supreme Court, Carolyn Hommel, a former employee of OWN, filed a lawsuit against the company for sex discrimination and willful failure to pay wages upon discharge or termination. Hommel states she was hired in 2010 as senior director of scheduling and acquisitions at the network, but even though she never received an unfavorable performance review,…
Sometimes it’s fun, just to throw out random tweets to celebrities. Whether you’re attempting to troll them and ruffle their feathers, or just being a ‘fan’, most people don’t ever expect a response. A few weeks ago, I had this exchange with Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson when he was bragging about Evelyn being in bed with…
Ayana Mathis didn’t know that her first novel would catapult her to immediate success. After receiving a call from Oprah Winfrey that her book, The Twelve Tribes of Hattie, had been tapped for the media moguls’ re-launched book club, Mathis’ success seemed to be one that came to life overnight. However, few would know that…
Toni Braxton and Oprah Winfrey will probably never be best friends after tonight’s airing of Braxton’s VH1 Behind The Music special. Braxton puts Winfrey on blast, saying during her 1998 interview about her bankruptcy, Oprah was mean and it shocked her. Toni tells VH1: “She was so frickin’ mean to me. I was in shock.”…
Ever since word that Oprah Winfrey’s network, OWN, was struggling to gain and retain viewers spread throughout media outlets earlier this year, Ms. Winfrey has been on a mission to turn things around. In addition to taking her wildly popular show LifeClass on the road, Ms. O has made a more concerted effort to grace…
After the monumental success of Oprah’s Next Chapter with Rihanna, folks have been debating about who Oprah should interview next. Between her uncanny ability to get people to open up about their deepest thoughts and feelings and her ability convince just about anyone on to take a load off on her couch, many of Oprah’s…
Earlier this year famed talk show host turned billionaire Oprah Winfrey admitted that if she’d known running her own network would be this hard she might not have done it. After all, she was leaving her career on top. Everyone and anyone had desired a seat on her daytime talk couch as she was the king…
