Oprah-loving podcasters can’t use talk show host’s name: lawsuit

Extra will return for its 29th season Sept. 12 with a new senior correspondent and weekend co-host. Melvin Robert will join the team and be based in Los Angeles alongside anchor Billy Bush. and correspondents Rachel Lindsay and Jennifer Lahmers.

Oprah Winfrey has inspired Jennifer Hudson's new talk show. The 40-year-old singer is launching her eponymous TV talk show on September 12, and Jennifer has admitted to looking to Oprah for inspiration. She shared: "You know, Oprah's it.

taking over the time slot previously held by Wendy Williams with her own show, rather than just serving as a guest host. The comedian/actress has some big ideas when it comes to what she wants Sherri to accomplish, and it sounds like she’s getting advice from the right person to make those things happen. Shepherd opened up about the wise words she was offered from none other than Oprah Winfrey about how to find success in the daytime TV realm.

Chris Rock appears to have directly addressed the joke that resulted in Will Smith slapping him at the 2022 Oscars, a controversial incident that will forever be remembered as the slap heard 'round the world.During his and Dave Chappelle's co-headlining European tour at Liverpool's M&S Bank Arena on Friday night, Rock reportedly opened up about the severity of the slap and the joke's harshness, or lack thereof, according to the comedian.«Did that s**t hurt? Goddamn right,» Rock said. «The motherf***er hit me over a bulls**t joke, the nicest joke I ever told!»The controversial episode went down at the 94th annual Academy Awards earlier this year after Rock took the stage to present an Oscar.

Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey and LeBron James are among the stars to pay tribute to Serena Williams after she lost what could be her final match at the US Open. Williams, 40, had said she plans to "evolve away from tennis" and "grow her family" before losing to Ajla Tomljanovic in New York on Friday. After an emotional commiseration speech, in which she paid tribute to her parents and sister Venus, celebrities and fellow sport stars thanked her for her outstanding contribution to tennis.

The royal family is not too thrilled with Meghan Markle once again!

Oprah Winfrey doesn't know how to pull off a birthday celebration! The media mogul recently took to Instagram to share a behind-the-scenes look at the lavish, three-day blowout she hosted in honor of Ava DuVernay's 50th birthday. The duo has been close friends for almost 10 years and have worked together on numerous projects throughout the decade, such as  Disney's  and OWN's Queen Sugar, for which they both serve as executive producers. In a video posted to her page, the 68-year-old surprises DuVernay with a tall bouquet of fresh-picked sunflowers from her garden. Winfrey reminisces on their first meeting in the caption and credited actor David Oyelowo for introducing her to the director through her indie film, «I googled who directed the movie because I had not heard of Ava DuVernay at the time.

Oprah Winfrey sure knows how to throw a party.

Chris Rock to be opening up about the infamous Oscars slap anytime soon. ET spoke with January Harrison, founder of January Designs and Creations, who was in attendance at Rock's show in Phoenix on Sunday, where she said he not only discussed the incident between him and Will Smith at the 2022 Academy Awards, but was adamant about not speaking publicly about the slap.As many will remember, it was at the Academy Awards that Smith slapped Rock in the face after he made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith before presenting the award for Best Documentary Feature. Harrison said that Rock told the audience that Oprah Winfrey asked him to do a sit-down interview with her to discuss the incident, but he declined.«During the evening, he did describe that he declined an offer to go onto Oprah to do to a sit-down interview and even a Super Bowl commercial with Will Smith himself,» Harrison shared.

As Sherri Shepherd gears up for the launch of her daytime talk show, she got some advice from a bona fide professional – Oprah Winfrey! In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, the “Sherri” host revealed that Winfrey reached out and offered her a wealth of wisdom.

As Sherri Shepherd gears up for the launch of her daytime talk show, she got some advice from a bona fide professional -- Oprah Winfrey! In an interview with , the  host revealed that Winfrey reached out and offered her a wealth of wisdom. «I took 15 pages of notes until my fingers cramped up,» Shepherd said of the informative phone call.«I took a potassium pill because my fingers were cramped, and I couldn't write anymore,» she jokingly added. «I said, hold on, I have to commit this to memory because nobody will believe that I'm talking to and laughing with Oprah.»Shepherd revealed that Winfrey preached important lessons on maintaining a positive energy with her audience and not being too focused on the show's numbers. «One thing I took from Oprah is, she said, 'Sherri, the show is not about the ratings, it's about the energy.

Prince Charles would be "saddened" if Megan Markle's latest tell-all interview led to him losing his relationship with Prince Harry, sources claim. The Duchess of Sussex spoke openly about she and Harry's decision to step down from their role as senior royals in a new bombshell interview with US magazine The Cut - and claimed they were 'happy' to leave the UK.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's rift with the royal family was threatened to deepen this week after a new interview with former actress Meghan was released. In a bombshell chat with The Cut, The Duchess of Sussex discussed her husband's dynamic with his father Prince Charles following their departure as senior Royals and move to the US in 2020, suggesting the pair had ‘lost’ connection since.

Angelique Jackson It’s nearly time for “Queen Sugar” fans to “take flight” one last time, as we prepare to goodbye to the Bordelon family. OWN has released the official trailer for the seventh and final season of the critically acclaimed drama, created by Ava DuVernay and executive produced by Oprah Winfrey, which begins Tuesday, Sept. 6. “If we do not honor our past, we dishonor our future. Listen,” says Rutina Wesley’s Nova, the eldest Bordelon sibling, as the clip begins, previewing the tense and tender scenes that will play out over the next 13 episodes. The first look, set to Al Green’s “Love and Happiness,” tees up the latest developments in the lives of Bordelons: Ralph Angel (Kofi Siriboe) and Darla (Bianca Lawson) have welcomed their second child, a daughter, and they continue to fight for their family’s future by exorcising their personal demons — namely, his deal with the devil that jeopardized the Bordelon’s sugarcane farm and her continued recovery from addiction and overcoming her history of sexual assault..

Prince Harry reportedly told Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex that he 'lost his dad' in toxic tabloid culture during their royal exit.The Sussexes permanently stepped down from their royal duties in February 2021 and gave an interview about their decision later on in the year with Oprah Winfrey. A statement from Buckingham Palace at the time, said: "The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have confirmed to Her Majesty The Queen that they will not be returning as working members of The Royal Family." In a new interview with The Cut, Meghan has opened up about life since leaving the royal duties.The Duchess even addressed the drama that occurred as a result of the media.

Britney Spears doesn't want to do a tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey. The 40-year-old pop star gained control of her multimillion-dollar fortune and various aspects of her life when a conservatorship governed by her family was terminated back in 2021 after 13 years but despite receiving several lucrative offers, she thinks her story is "beyond" the concept of a sit-down interview. She said: "I really don’t think any of that is relevant, getting paid to tell your story.

Britney Spears is getting candid. On Sunday, the 40-year-old singer tweeted out a link to a YouTube video, which turned out to be a 22-minute voice memo in which she discussed her life both inside and outside of a conservatorship.

Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Inc. company has a message for a podcasting production: “O, no, you don’t.”