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29 August 2008 9:58 PM, PDT | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news

Everyone is catching the fever of the Olympic Games and Oprah Winfrey is no exception. With the United States bringing home a total of 36 gold medals, the talk show queen is planning to celebrate the achievement in style. She's inviting the sports event's gold medalists into her show, "The Oprah Winfrey Show", for the premiere of its 23rd season.

Michael Phelps, who has become talk of the town for winning 14 career Olympic gold medals, the most by any Olympian, is one of the athletes who's set to appear on the show. He will be joined by the likes of Nastia Liukin, Kobe Bryant and 150 other U.S. Olympic team members.

According to reports, Oprah is planning to tape the show next Wednesday, September 3 in Chicago's Millennium Park. It is said that her company, Harpo Productions, calls the episode a "welcome-home celebration." As for the 23rd season premiere of Oprah's talk show,

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29 August 2008 9:30 AM, PDT | From Popsugar.com | See recent Popsugar news

John McCain has selected Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to be his running mate. — CitizenSugar Rumor has it Jennifer Aniston is guest starring on 30 Rock and will film in New York next week. — Star Oprah Winfrey said she "cried [her] eyelashes off" during Barack Obama's speech last night. — AP Michael Jackson turns 50 today! How well do you know the birthday boy? — PopSugar UK Drew Lachey will kick off of the new Broadway Season on Sept. 14 in Times Square. — People Icymi, David Duchovny has checked himself into rehab for sex addiction. Studio Babelsberg Ag, the German studio that coproduced Valkyrie with United Artists, has offered a settlement to the 12 extras who are suing UA for $12 million. — E! Online Source

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29 August 2008 6:20 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

He's only just become the official Democratic nominee, but it seems Barack Obama already has the celebrity vote sewn up. His moving acceptance speech at Denver's 2008 Democratic National Convention was watched by a bevy of cheering stars Thursday night. One of the most moved? Oprah Winfrey, a longtime supporter, who told the Associated Press, "I cried my eyelashes off." "I think it's the most powerful thing I have ever experienced," added the daytime queen, comparing his words to Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic "I Have a Dream Speech." (Fitting, then, that Obama's prime-time speech fell on the 45th anniversary

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29 August 2008 5:09 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

TV mogul Oprah Winfrey came out in support of U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama on Thursday - and burst into tears when the Democrat accepted his nomination.

The legendary chatshow host, who has urged her viewers to vote for the Illinois senator, turned up at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado to back the politician.

And Winfrey said she was moved to tears by Barack Obama's acceptance speech.

She says, "I cried my eyelashes off. I think it's the most powerful thing I have ever experienced."

Obama accepted the nomination for presidency in front of 84,000 people on the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I have a dream" speech.

Winfrey adds, "He's not an African-American candidate. He's a candidate for Americans.

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29 August 2008 12:50 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

After conquering Beijing they're now ready to conquer the American airwaves. Gold medalists Michael Phelps, Nastia Liukin, Kobe Bryant and 150 other U.S. Olympic team members join the queen of TV, Oprah Winfrey on the Sept. 8 23rd-season premiere of The Oprah Winfrey Show, which will be taped next Wednesday in Chicago's Millennium Park, the Associated Press reports. Winfrey's company, Harpo Productions, calls the episode a "welcome-home celebration." Also on the bill for the special show: beach volleyball gold medal team members Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh; gold medal basketball players Carmelo Anthony, Lisa Leslie and Dwyane Wade; and silver medal swimmer Dara Torres.

28 August 2008 6:31 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Media titan Oprah Winfrey has been named the 36th most powerful woman in the world in a new Forbes magazine list.

Winfrey was 21st on the list in 2007.

Other celebrities to make it onto the top 100 include U.S. broadcasters Barbara Walters and Diane Sawyer, at numbers 63 and 65 respectively.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel tops the new list, which is published on Friday.

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28 August 2008 6:58 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Owen Wilson is set to join best pal Woody Harrelson by becoming a resident of Hawaii.

The laidback movie star has reportedly made an offer on a home on Maui after spending a week with Harrelson and his family on the island paradise.

Harrelson has lived the eco-friendly life in a completely solar-powered, sustainable community on Maui for many years.

A source tells America's In Touch magazine, "Owen likes it so much (there) that he made an offer on a home."

Many stars call the island state home - Pierce Brosnan, rocker Todd Rundgren, Ben Stiller, native Bette Midler and Oprah Winfrey all have retreats in Hawaii.

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27 August 2008 5:54 PM, PDT | From JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news

Sam Peckinpah, Ernest Hemmingway and Oprah Winfrey will go down as legends in the pantheon of functioning alcoholics; people who can tie a few back and still get some good work done. The elusive club has suddenly gained new, nubile members, those belonging to the much-dissected, oft-admired hipster set, straight from the unforgiving streets of Montreal. Matt Silver, Darren Curtis and the rest of the Canadian comedy crew known as Kidnapper Films are officially releasing their under-the-radar...

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26 August 2008 10:34 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

No one comes close to rivaling Oprah Winfrey as the highest paid talk-show personality. In the latest Forbes magazine list, Winfrey holds the top spot with $275 million a year, nearly four times the amount that the second person on the list, radio shock-jock Howard Stern, earns each year ($75 million). Third place wound up in a tie between David Letterman and Judge Judy Sheindlin, who each earned about $45 million, while Dr. Phil McGraw rounded out the top 5 with $40 million.

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26 August 2008 12:10 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

Not one to mince words, Kid Rock nevertheless says don't ask him to sound off on affairs of state. "I truly believe that people like myself, who are in a position of entertainers in the limelight, should keep their mouth shut on politics," the rap-rock musician, 37, tells Cmt Insider. "Because at the end of the day," he goes on to say, "I'm good at writing songs and singing. What I'm not educated in is the field of political science. And so for me to be sharing my views and influencing people of who I think they should be voting for

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24 August 2008 8:30 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

Ben Affleck is upping his stake in politics – with poker. The Oscar winner, 36, will be in Denver this week for the Democratic National Convention, where he'll be celebrating at more than one political party. Among his official duties: performing at a roundtable event for SeaChange Ideas Forum, packing food for the needy and playing poker to benefit paralyzed veterans. Colorado first lady Jeannie Ritter, who joins Affleck and Barack Obama's wife Michelle on Wednesday to box produce for the charity America's Second Harvest, tells People that Affleck's celebrity, "right or wrong, gives us our traction." But, while she and

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21 August 2008 5:06 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

TV mogul Oprah Winfrey has denied snubbing her own magazine by refusing to pose for the front cover.

The legendary chatshow host publishes her own monthly magazine, O, and the cover always features a picture of the star.

Winfrey was recently rumoured to have grown tired of the regular photoshoots and reportedly told editors at the publication to find other celebrities to grace the front page.

But a representative for the magazine has denied Winfrey will no longer be appearing on the O cover - insisting she will carry on her duties as normal.

The spokesperson tells New York Post gossip column PageSix, "Oprah Winfrey has appeared on the cover of O... since its launch in 2000, and she will continue to do so. In fact, shoots for three upcoming covers will take place in early September."

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17 August 2008 7:10 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Thousands of mourners, including actor Samuel L. Jackson and comic Chris Rock, gathered for the funeral of U.S. funnyman Bernie Mac on Saturday.

Steve Harvey, Cedric the Entertainer and Reverend Jesse Jackson were among those who attended the service at the House of Hope church in Chicago, Illinois, where more than 6,000 fans and locals crowded outside to bid their final farewells.

Jackson, who recently filmed the movie Soul Men with Mac, remembered him as "that kid from Chicago who wanted to make everybody laugh".

He added: "He never turned down that kid for an autograph."

A slideshow of photos from the star's life was played on video screens and letters of condolence from children, TV host Oprah Winfrey and Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama were read aloud.

The Chicago White Sox organisation, Mac's beloved baseball team, presented his widow Rhonda with a jersey bearing his name and the number one.

Mac died on Saturday aged 50 after losing his battle with pneumonia.

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16 August 2008 12:55 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

Thousands of mourners came out for a Chicago memorial service honoring Bernie Mac Saturday. Some fans slept outside overnight in hopes of securing a seat inside the House of Hope church on the city's South Side, the Chicago Tribune reports. Chris Rock, Steve Harvey, Cedric the Entertainer and Rev. Jesse Jackson attended the emotional service, in which photos from the comedian's career were shown on projectors and the White Sox organization presented Mac's widow Rhonda with a No. 1 jersey bearing his name, the paper reports.Oprah Winfrey, Barack Obama and Andy Garcia also sent condolences. During the service, Mayor Richard

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15 August 2008 5:04 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

U.S. chatshow queen Oprah Winfrey has confirmed she will support U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama on the night he is crowned America's Democratic party leader.

The TV icon has championed the Illinois senator throughout his campaign, speaking out on her daily chatshow to urge people to vote for the politician.

Winfrey came under fire from female fans after she refused to back Hillary Clinton - the first woman to run for U.S. presidency - before the politician lost the race to become the Democrat presidential candidate to her rival Obama earlier this year.

And the TV mogul is taking her support a step further, by announcing she will attend Barack's official crowning at the end of the party's four-day convention in Denver, Colorado later this month.

A representative for Winfrey says, "She will be there."

Earlier this month, U.S. economists mathematically calculated the number of votes Winfrey had won for Obama - claiming she had won the senator and estimated 1,015,519 voters so far.

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14 August 2008 9:30 AM, PDT | From Popsugar.com | See recent Popsugar news

David Beckham will star in the surprise finale of the August 24 closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, when China transfers the honor of the summer Olympics to London for 2012. — People Paula Wagner announced yesterday she is leaving her role as CEO of United Artists but will maintain her co-ownership interest with Tom Cruise. — Variety The 40-Year-Old Virgin actor Shelley Malil pled not guilty today to charges of premeditated attempted murder after allegedly stabbing his ex-girlfriend 20 times. His bail is set at $10 million. — La Times Oprah Winfrey will attend Obama's acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver on Aug. 28, though she is not planning to take the stage. — Entertainment Tonight Julia Child is listed as one of the 24,000 spies who helped the Us government during World War II as part of the Office of Strategic Services, an early version of the CIA. — YumSugar Gael García Bernal and his girlfriend

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11 August 2008 7:20 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

One Hollywood star being hotly pursued – not only by movie producers, but also by Presidential hopefuls John McCain and Barack Obama – is Angelina Jolie. Only, the new mom and United Nations goodwill ambassador has a message for both parties: Not so fast. "I have not decided on a candidate," Jolie says in a statement provided by political adviser Trevor Neilson to Variety managing editor Ted Johnson, for the trade publication's Wilshire & Washington column. "I am waiting to see the commitments they will make on issues like international justice, refugees and how to address the needs of children in crisis around the world,

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5 August 2008 11:58 PM, PDT | From NYPost.com | See recent New York Post news

Oprah Winfrey doesn't rule just yet, but she does control more than 1 million American voters. That's how many ballots she delivered to her favorite presidential candidate, Barack Obama, in the primaries, according to two University of Maryland economists who claim they figured out a way to precisely determine Oprah's impact. The economists, Craig Garthwaite and Tim Moore, developed complex numerical formulas to calibrate the might of Oprah's star power, based on book sales, TV ratings, voter turnout and other factors, to determine

5 August 2008 9:01 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Charlie Sheen is the highest paid actor on U.S. TV, pocketing a whopping $825,000 (GBP412,500) per episode for his hit comedy Two And A Half Men, according to a new poll.

The star's huge earnings includes profits for ownership rights of the programme.

Sheen is way ahead of his nearest contender William Petersen, who takes home $600,000 (GBP300,000) per show for his role as Gil Grissom on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

Actress Mariska Hargitay is the best paid female in a prime-time TV drama - she earns an estimated $400,000 (GBP200,000) for every Law + Order: Special Victims Unit (Svu) episode she films.

The cast of The Simpsons are also well-paid - each voice actor receives $400,000 per episode.

Others on the TV Guide magazine list include American Idol judge Simon Cowell, who gets $50 million (GBP25 million) per season of the talent show, and Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane, whose five-year deal with TV network Fox is worth $100 million (GBP50 million).

But the highest paid TV celebrity by far is chat show queen Oprah Winfrey - her annual salary from her talkshow alone is $385 million (GBP197 million).

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4 August 2008 9:12 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Latest: The trial of a former employee accused of abusing children at Oprah Winfrey's all-girl academy in South Africa has been postponed until October.

Former dorm matron Tiny Virginia Makopo was arrested in October on 14 charges including assault, indecent assault and soliciting underage girls to perform indecent acts.

She is accused of committing the crimes at Winfrey's Henley-on-Klip Leadership Academy over a period of four months in 2007.

The trial opened in Johannesburg last Tuesday with Makopo entering a not guilty plea to all charges against her.

However, on Friday, the judge at Sebokeng Magistrate Court ruled the trial will resume on 22 October - when testimony from the remaining victims will be heard.

The delay has come as a blow to the prosecution - who had hoped the trial would be over this summer.

State prosecutor Etienne Venter says, "I'm a bit sad. We were hoping to finish all six victims by now... We're going to try and see if we can finish all six of them in those three days."

If found guilty on all 14 charges, Makopo faces a minimum of 10 years in prison. She is currently free on bail.

Winfrey co-founded the academy in 2006, and in late 2007 issued a heartfelt apology to the students who allegedly suffered at the hands of school officials.

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