Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey and Win With Black Women Will Unite Zooms for Kamala Harris Groups at Live Event
Win with Black Women, the collective of community leaders working to elect female leaders of color is partnering with Oprah Winfrey for a live-streamed event that will unite the many grassroots political groups that have hosted Zoom events for Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, they announced on Monday. The grassroots groups, which include White Dudes for […]
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Oprah Winfrey Lines Up AI Heavy Hitters for ABC Special
Oprah Winfrey is delving into the realm of artificial intelligence. Winfrey will host an ABC special titled AI and the Future of Us: An Oprah Winfrey Special on Sept. 12, in which she’ll talk to some leading figures in the artificial-intelligence space, including Microsoft founder Bill Gates and OpenAI head Sam Altman, as well as […]
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Would a Taylor Swift Endorsement Actually Impact the Presidential Race?
Bad blood appears to abound between supporters for Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump heading into November’s tight presidential election. While both sides have enlisted varying degrees of star power at their respective national conventions, there appears to be one figure whose endorsement the two candidates seemingly covet: Taylor Swift. Trump took […]
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Oprah, Spike Lee, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lil Jon and More Stars at the 2024 DNC
After July’s Republican National Convention attracted such luminaries as Hulk Hogan, Kid Rock and Amber Rose, this year’s Democratic National Convention is drawing arguably bigger stars like Oprah, Spike Lee, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Stevie Wonder. This year’s DNC, celebrating Vice President Kamala Harris’ historic presidential nomination, was hosted by Tony Goldwyn, Ana Navarro, Mindy Kaling […]
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Oprah Winfrey Surprises DNC With Night Three Speech: “Decency and Respect Are on the Ballot”
Oprah Winfrey surprised a delighted crowd at night three of the Democratic National Convention, where she took the stage for a fiery speech in support of Kamala Harris. Reports of Oprah’s attendance surfaced only about an hour before she took the stage. DNC announcers teased her as “an upcoming speaker” shortly before she appeared. “I’ve […]
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Phil Donahue, Pioneering Talk Show Host, Dies at 88
Phil Donahue, the talk show innovator who changed the conversation and the course of daytime television with the weekday program he hosted for nearly three decades, has died. He was 88. Donahue died Sunday night at his New York City home following a long illness, his family announced. Survivors include his wife of 44 years, That […]
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‘Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge’ Review: Iconic Designer Reflects on Her Life and Loves in Vivid Tribeca Opener
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Trish Dalton's documentary, streaming on Hulu from June 25, presents a largely first-person portrait of the woman behind the wrap dress.
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Tyler Perry’s ‘Straw’ to Star Taraji P. Henson, Sherri Shepherd, Teyana Taylor
The ever-busy Tyler Perry has rounded out the cast for his next Netflix movie, Straw. Taraji P. Henson, Sherri Shepherd, Teyana Taylor, Glynn Turman, Sinbad, Rockmond Dunbar and Mike Merrill have boarded the film about a devoted single mother facing unfortunate events that send her down an unexpected path. Struggling against circumstances beyond her control, […]
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Oprah Winfrey Discusses Being a “Major Contributor” to Diet Culture: “I Own What I’ve Done”
Oprah Winfrey said that she owns the “major role” she played in modern diet culture, saying she has taken time to process her own shame and now wants to support her audience in their own shift toward healthier mindsets. “I wanted to gather all of us together because I believe that we have reached a […]
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H.E.R. Teams with Oprah Winfrey, Scott Sanders for Majorettes-Inspired Dance Movie at 20th Century (Exclusive)
H.E.R., the Oscar, Emmy, and five-time Grammy award-winning musical artist who made her feature acting debut with the recent The Color Purple musical adaptation, is keeping her movie career marching along. The multi-hyphenate is set to develop, produce, and star in a majorettes-inspired project set up at 20th Century Studios. The untitled project reteams her […]
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Raven-Symoné Clarifies 2014 Comments About Not Considering Herself “African American”
Raven-Symoné is clarifying a headline-making comment she made in 2014. On Tuesday, the former Disney Channel star shared a new episode of her podcast Tea Time With Raven and Miranda, in which she recalled receiving hate a decade ago for telling Oprah Winfrey that she doesn’t consider herself to be “African American.” “A lot of […]
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Whoopi Goldberg Reveals She Used Weight Loss Medication After Filming ‘Till’
Whoopi Goldberg revealed Tuesday she used weight loss drug Mounjaro after weighing around 300 pounds when filming Till, which she starred in and produced. Goldberg joins a growing list of celebrities to speak openly about obesity drugs amid Oprah Winfrey’s ABC special which aired Monday. Upon the film’s release in 2022, Goldberg took a moment […]
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