Oprah Winfrey

05 November 2007, Johannesburg (By Scott Bobb) -- U.S. talk show host Oprah Winfrey says she was devastated upon learning that a staff member at her girls' school in South Africa had been accused of abusing several pupils. Oprah Winfrey made the remark hours after the staff member appeared in court on charges of indecent assault. Correspondent Scott Bobb reports from Johannesburg.

Talk show star Oprah Winfrey told reporters in Johannesburg via satellite about her distress upon learning that pupils at her school for disadvantaged girls had accused a female dorm parent of sexual abuse.    » read more »

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18 October 2007, Washington (By Ray McDonald) -- Television talk show host and actress Oprah Winfrey said a thyroid condition slowed her metabolism and caused her to gain nine kilos.

"My body was turning on me," Winfrey, 53, says in the October issue of O, the Oprah Magazine. "First hyperthyroidism, which sped up my metabolism and left me unable to sleep for days. Most people lose weight. I didn't."

Winfrey says she then experienced hypothyroidism, which slowed her metabolism and made her constantly sleepy.    » read more »

Bill Cosby Sets The Record Straight And Delivers A Powerful Message To Parents On The Oprah Winfrey Show Wednesday, October 17

TUESDAY, October 9, 2007, Chicago, IL — Legendary entertainer and "America's favorite dad" Bill Cosby is all fired up and speaking out on The Oprah Winfrey Show on Wednesday, October 17. Bringing his passion for dialogue and debate to the Oprah Show stage, Cosby sounds off on the controversy over his 2004 remarks and takes on topics including absent fathers, teenage pregnancy, violence, the n-word, spanking and much more.    » read more »

Michael Imperioli, Ellen Burstyn Star in Television Event Motion Picture on ABC

Thursday, August 16, 2007 -- Emmy Award(r)-winning actor Michael Imperioli ("The Sopranos") and Academy Award(r)-winning actress Ellen Burstyn ("The Fountain," "The Exorcist") star in the two-hour television event motion picture "Oprah Winfrey Presents: Mitch Albom's For One More Day," premiering SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. The production, which wrapped this week, was shot primarily on location in Connecticut.    » read more »