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Oprah Winfrey has been fighting tooth and nail to save her OWN TV station. After going through some tough financial times at the channel, the former talk show host is determined to reach success by any means necessary. Recently, she has been landing many controversial interviews for her Oprah’s Next Chapter show. From disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong to the domestic abused singer Rihanna, many have turned to Oprah to spill the beans about their stories. | Full Story
All the hype, all the talk, and all the new coverage about part one of the interview with disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong wasn’t enough to help Oprah Winfrey’s OWN ratings Thursday night. Well, it helped a little, but the ratings didn’t come close to the numbers that they had predicted.
Only 3.2 million viewers tune in to the first part of the Armstrong interview — almost half of the 6 million she averaged daily on her syndicated show last year. | Full Story
Back in October, Tyler Perry partnered with Oprah Winfrey’s OWN to develop a series of programming and other projects for the cable channel. A decision that saw the director-actor-screenwriter-producer leave his business home over a TBS to make OWN his TV platform. Was this a good decision for Perry? Winfrey’s OWN TV station has been struggling since the channel launched back in 2011.
Cowen and Co analyst Doug Creutz looked at the collaboration thoroughly and predicted that Perry’s decision to move to OWN will work out good for both his company and Winfrey’s. | Full Story
Oprah Winfrey has tweeted a new photo of her and actor Terrance Howard in Lee Daniels’ The Butler. On Twitter, the entertainment mogulette has been actively sharing several on-set photos of herself and other cast members to her fans.
The photo that Winfrey shared was accompanied by the Tweet that read:
And THAT’s a Wrap! Terrance Howard and me in our goodbye “love scene”. Thanks Lee Daniels for the great experience. | Full Story
Oprah Winfrey chose to revitalize her acting career by taking a role in Lee Daniels’ The Butler, and now the former talk show host has tweeting some new images of her return.
The Butler centers around Eugene Allen, a butler who worked at the White House from 1952 to 1986, serving under eight presidents. The movie is based on an article written about Eugene’s life story by Wil Haygood. Allen started working at the White House at a time when black people were still discriminated against. | Full Story
Lee Daniel’s film ‘The Butler’ has met a match that’s too big to handle. Production for the upcoming film has been shut down for a few days. Isaac, the category 1 hurricane which recently hit New Orleans, is the culprit behind the temporary set-backs.
In result of the anticipated hurricane, the entire cast and crew were moved to safer locations. According to one source: “The cast and crew for the film is huge, and it was a giant operation to get them out. | Full Story
The first official photo from Lee Daniels’ The Butler has come online featuring lead actor Forest Whitaker as The Butler.
The Oscar winning actor will play Eugene Allen who worked at the White House for 34 years. The African American butler served a total of eight American presidents, observed the civil rights movement, and was brought back after he retired to witness the inauguration of the country’s first black president, Barack Obama. | Full Story
Pernell Walker has landed a role to play in Lee Daniels’ upcoming film The Butler. The Pariah actress will play the character name Lorraine in the movie. There isn’t much details on her character’s role as of yet but she join a star-studded cast of actors which includes Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, David Oyelowo, Matthew McConaughey, John Cusack, Alan Rickman, Terence Howard, Cuba Good Jr., Jane Fonda, Nicole Kidman, Lenny Kravitz, Colman Domingo and Jess Williams. | Full Story
Kim Kardashian told media mogul Oprah Winfrey that her 72-day marriage to Kris Humphries was not an act to boost ratings. Kim K used the first part of a two-part interview with Winfrey to reiterate to fans that she entered the ill-fated marriage with the best of intentions.
“I was in love. I wanted the life that I always pictured my fairytale life to be,” said Kardashian. “We have an amazing fan base. | Full Story
Oprah’s OWN television network has yet to gain a steady stream of income for the mogul. In fact, the channel hasn’t even begun to get lukewarm. According to a recent report, the losses at Oprah Winfrey’s struggling cable channel are up to $330 million.
TV industry insiders are predicting that OWN will have to close its doors before the year is over.
According to a Businessweek magazine report, Discovery, which partnered 50-50 with Winfrey, has invested close to $600 million in the venture since 2008. | Full Story
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