The trailer for Lee Daniels' The Butler confirms that Oprah Winfrey is returning to the big screen (in non-cameo, non-voiceover form) for the first time since starring opposite of Danny Glover in 1998's Beloved. The trailer also features some of the strangest casting of U.S. presidents in recent memory.
After much speculation, the Justice Department pulled back the curtain on its plan to recoup some of the dozens of millions of dollars that the government spent sponsoring confessed cheater Lance Armstrong.
Armstrong's second interview since spilling the beans to Oprah is inside this week's Sports Illustrated, and the biggest nugget so far is that his first sit-down might not have been with the confession expert but the resident hero-worshipper at NBC News, which might have brought in bigger ratings.
We learned today that Oprah would be speaking at Harvard's commencement. Let's look at some of the most intriguing and most WTF options for 2013 commencement speakers.
Her new HBO documentary asks us to sympathize with her. But should we?
Today in celebrity news: Amanda Bynes tells us interesting things, Hoda and Kathie are in a fight, and Drake and Chris Brown deny everything.
George W. Bush, Mitt Romney, even Oprah Winfrey — the famous people who didn't attend Barack Obama's second inauguration say as much about the ceremony as those who did turn up.
It was pretty clear this week that Oprah is the person to go to for blockbuster interviews, but don't tell that to Manti Te'o. It's not surprising that a guy who maintained a relationship without ever meeting his partner would buck conventional wisdom.
A lot of people criticized Lance Armstrong's performance for being emotionless in the first half of his big confessional interview with Oprah Winfrey, but we knew from earlier reports he was going to at least tear up at some point. It came when he spoke of telling his kids the truth.
Well, that happened. Lance Armstrong sat down with Oprah Winfrey and admitted mostly everything, as one does when speaking with Oprah. But what does the great Court of Public Opinion (Twitter) have to say about all this?
Lance Armstrong sat down with Oprah Winfrey and admitted using testosterone and EPO and to performing blood transfusions during the height of his career as a pro cyclist. Starting from the beginning and highlighting every important quote of the interview, here's our recap, with video.
While Oprah may claim tonight's Lance Armstrong sit-down is "the biggest interview I've ever done," she's no stranger to confessional interviews.
On this special day, loaded with legal ramifications along with ratings and tell-alls, the International Olympic Committee has finally decided to strip the disgraced cyclist of his Olympic bronze medal.
Oprah Winfrey confirmed this morning that Armstrong has finally fessed up to what everyone already knew, but after a lifetime of angry, vindictive denials of performance enhancing drug use, he's only opened the door to more legal troubles.
Oprah Winfrey's brand may not be what it used to be, but the all-digital edition of her all-powerful book club is back out in the TV-less waters today, trying to maintain not just relevancy but dominance.
A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.
Today in showbiz news: Oprah brings back some old tricks to save OWN, The CW has a good night, and Jason Schwartzman takes on a thrilling new role.
Did you hear that Monica Lewinsky is getting an eight-figure book deal for her juicy tell-all? We'd take that with a grain of salt.
Today in books and publishing: Joan Rivers dishes with the NYT; the book embroiled in a sexual harassment suit; a new player in e-books; authors say Harlequin owes them.
James Arthur Ray was found guilty involving the deaths of three people
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