LaToya Jackson is part of one of the most famous musical families in American history. While her musical career never really took off, she’s been a spokeswoman for the Jackson family at various times, a critic at others. She’s written a memoir “Starting Over” and currently runs Ja-Tail Enterprises, an entertainment company. Now, she has […]
Even Oprah admits she’s got some ‘tig ol’ bitties.’ Well, she didn’t use those exact words like actor Terrence Howard did, but essentially she’s saying the same thing. Last week, Howard, while doing press for his current film, “Dead Man Down,” spoke about his upcoming film, “The Butler,” in which he has a love scene […]
Oprah Winfrey has not budged from the perch of Forbes’ list of most influential celebrities in America. According to E-Poll Research, 48% of people surveyed rate the TV titan as influential. That’s down only one point from last year when she also topped the list of Most Influential Celebrities. Ratings at Oprah’s OWN network are […]
Oprah Winfrey is teaming with her go-to guru Deepak Chopra to launch “Oprah’s Lifeclass and Deepak Center Present: Oprah & Deepak 21-Day Meditation Challenge – Perfect Health,” a free online, interactive meditation experience on Oprah.com beginning today. This first “Oprah’s Lifeclass” branded program is designed to introduce users to the benefits of regularly practiced meditation. […]
Huggy Lowdown jokes with the crew about Terrence Howard‘s love scene with Oprah Winfrey in the film “The Butler”, the winter weather in Washington D.C. and more on the TJMS.
In October, Oprah Winfrey tweeted the above photo of herself and Terrence Howard from the set of their upcoming film “The Butler.” “And THAT’s a Wrap! Terrence Howard and me in our goodbye ‘love scene’,” Winfrey wrote as a caption, providing no further details. Howard, however, is now spilling the beans on how he ended […]
Oprah Winfrey has been chosen to deliver the commencement address at Harvard University’s 362nd graduation ceremony, to take place on May 30, 2013. In a statement to the Harvard Gazette, Harvard president Drew Faust said that Oprah’s journey is one of the “great American success stories.” She added, “She has used her extraordinary influence and […]
Oprah Winfrey‘s got female problems and paying the cost to be the boss. The lady who owns OWN has to deal with a lawsuit because a former employee claims she was let go because she was pregnant. Deadline says Carolyn Hommel, who was hired in 2010 as senior director of scheduling and acquisitions, filed a […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the midst of talking black history with Grammy-winning singer Alicia Keys, Maya Angelou breaks out singing a hymn a cappella. The acclaimed poet and author wants to show Keys, a New Yorker, what “lining out,” call-and-response singing that is popular in black churches down South, sounds like. That teaching moment is […]
For decades, as the world watched Whitney Houston crash and burn, reduced to a fraction of her former stardom because of her debilitating addiction to crack…
News broke in late December that Oprah Winfrey quit her longtime agency CAA. Today, Deadline.com is reporting that she has signed with its rival WME, where her career will be handled by a team of agents led by Ari Emanuel and Rick Rosen. Emanuel, the brother of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, was also the inspiration for […]
In advance of the Grammys, which he’s hosting again, LL Cool J talks to Oprah about the triumphs and tragedy he’s faced on his way to global stardom in two genres. Mike Epps heads to Rochester this weekend as part of his winter comedy tour and lucky hip-hop fans in D.C. will get the chance […]
