Oprah Winfrey is keeping gospel singer BeBe Winans — an alleged wife beater — off her show until domestic violence charges against him are resolved.
In February, BeBe was charged with pushing his ex-wife to the ground during an argument over custody of their children. Last Friday, the gospel singer made several appearances on Oprah’s “Karaoke Challenge.” The event set off a firestorm of controversy, with some commentators questioning whether Oprah was guilty of a double standard by including Beatdown BeBe on the show when she practically ripped Chris Brown a new ass following his assault on then-girlfriend Rihanna.
On Friday’s Oprah, boxing legends Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield reunited to speak for the first time since the infamous ear biting incident during their 1997 match-up in Las Vegas.
In an emotional interview on The Oprah Winfrey Show Monday, former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson tells Oprah that he was enraged over the death of his 4-year-old daughter Exodus last May. The little girl choked in a fatal treadmill accident in her mother’s Arizona mansion, but Tyson says he doesn’t want to know what went wrong.
“You don’t want to know?” Oprah asked
“If I know, then there might be a blame for it,” Iron Mike replied. “And if there’s somebody to blame for it, there will be a problem.”
He added: “My first instinct was a lot of rage, you know, and I was so happy that I had the tools in life, you know, to not go in that direction because I’ve been that direction. I know where that’s gonna lead me. I know I’m not gonna win.”
Whitney Houston says ex-husband Bobby Brown was emotionally abusive during their 14 year marriage and at one point slapped and spit on her.
On Monday, Whitney — who is staging a career comeback with the release of her album in 7 years, I Look To You – told Oprah that the crooner wasn’t physically abusive but that “he slapped me once but he got hit on the head three times by me.”
The Queen of Talk kicks off the 24th season of The Oprah Winfrey Show on Monday, Sept. 14 with what she says is “the best interview” she’s ever done — her one-on-one with Whitney Houston.
In this sneak peek video of Oprah Winfrey’s one-on-one interview with legendary singer Whitney Houston, the singer describes the day her mother, gospel legend Cissy Houston, staged an intervention to get the star into rehab — with the help of the local sheriff.
Oprah chats with Whitney on the 24th season premiere of The Oprah Winfrey Show Monday, Sept. 14 and Tuesday, Sept. 15.
Oprah Winfrey has addressed her recent controversy with disgraced R&B crooner Chris Brown.
The singer, who pleaded guilty to one count of assault over beating Rihanna in the early hours of February 8, and was sentenced to community labor and domestic counseling, recently suggested the talk show host could have been more supportive of him following the incident.
“I commend Oprah on being like, ‘This (abuse) is a problem’, but it was a slap in my face. I did a lot of stuff for her, like going to Africa and performing for her school. She could have been more helpful, like, ‘OK, I’m going to help both of these people out,” Chris told PEOPLE last week. Read the rest of this entry »
Jay-Z has worked hard to keep the intimate details of his marriage to R&B star Beyonce private, but Oprah has managed to convince the hip-hop mogul to open up a little –at least about date night!
“I’m gonna get killed for this, but I’ll tell you anyway,” Hov reveals in a new interview for the October issue of Oprah Magazine. “There’s a great pizza spot we go to every Sunday. It’s our tradition. It’s a small place in Brooklyn, you can bring your own wine, and there are candles there. It’s a nice date.”
Earlier this summer, Oprah joined Jay-Z as he returned to his childhood home in Brooklyn’s Marcy Housing Projects. Check out some highlights of their chat in the new October issue of O Magazine, on newsstands Sept. 15.
Jay-Z On His Days As A Teenage Drug Dealer:
Jay-Z: “It was natural…”
Winfrey: “Because drug dealers were your role models. There wasn’t a teacher or lawyer or nurse of doctor or and accountant in the neighborhood?”
Jay-Z: “Well, we were living in Marcy by then, so no. And if anyone did become something like that, they moved out. They never came back to share the wisdom of how they made it. If anyone made it, you never knew it. That’s why I’ve always said that if I become successful, I’d come back here, grab somebody, and show him how it can be done.”
Jay-Z On The N-Word:
Winfrey: “Do you believe that using the N word is necessary?”
Jay-Z: “Nothing is necessary. It’s just become part of the way we communicate. My generation hasn’t had the same experience with that word that generations of people before us had. We weren’t so close to the pain. So in our way, we disarmed the word. We took the fire pin out of the grenade.”
Jay-Z On Beyonce:
Winfrey: “Can I ask how in the world you kept your wedding a secret?”
Jay-Z: “Late planning!”
Winfrey: “How many people knew?”
Jay-Z: “Very few. The sad part is that we offended some. But people who love you understand. Because at the end of the day, it’s your day.”
