Oprah Winfrey took to the airwaves Friday to officially announce she will be ending her iconic daytime talk show in 2011 and explain why she’s decided to pull the plug after a quarter century.
“I love this show … this show has been my life and I love it enough to know when it’s time to say goodbye,” said Winfrey. “Twenty-five years feels right in my bones and my spirit. It’s the perfect number, the exact right time.”
Oprah Winfrey will say goodbye to daytime and her eponymous talk show in 2011.
On Thursday, Harpo Productions confirmed that the woman appointed The Queen of Talk has decided to end the groundbreaking Oprah Winfrey Show she has helmed since 1985. Oprah will formally announce news of her departure on Friday. The final episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show is scheduled to air in May 2011.
On Friday’s episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show, Oprah Winfrey apologized to actress Robin Givens over how she dealt with a comment made by the star’s ex-husband, former boxer Mike Tyson, last month.
The former wife of gospel singer BeBe Winans says she’s pleased with the decision of Oprah Winfrey to remove him from her “Karaoke Challenge” until his domestic violence case is resolved.
Debra Winans made headlines last week when she questioned O’ss stance against domestic violence in light of her ex-husband’s continued appearances on her talk show despite a pending case for domestic violence. In February, BeBe was arrested for allegedly shoving Debra to the pavement outside of her home during an argument over child custody. He is due back in court on Jan. 20.
“It further demonstrates the fact that Oprah continues to be a strong voice against domestic violence and that she’s willing to take the steps necessary to defend the defenseless,” Debra said in a statement last week.
Earlier in this year, Oprah devoted an entire hour to domestic violence after Rihanna was beaten by Chris Brown.
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.
