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Oprah Twitter Scandal! Winfrey Apologizes After Soliciting Nielsen Viewers to Watch OWN

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Let's get one thing straight: Oprah Winfrey doesn't beg.

She sends a polite albeit wholly policy-violating solicitation, removes it, than apologizes all while not quite getting what the fuss was about.

But she doesn't beg. We know this because in the wake of the fallout from her Nielsen viewer-seeking tweet over the weekend, the OWN honcho has seen fit to tell her followers that. Repeatedly.

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So True? So False? Are Barbara Walters and Oprah Winfrey Duking It Out for Pippa Middleton's First Interview?

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An interview with the sister-in-law of the future king? Now that's a job fit for a queen…of daytime. But which one?

If British tabloids are to be believed, then Barbara Walters and Oprah Winfrey are putting up their dukes (and duchesses) and fighting it out for the chance to be the first to interview Pippa Middleton in conjunction with the holiday release of her party planning book.

The longtime pillars of the airwaves are reportedly pulling out all the stops for first dibs on an hourlong special with Kate Middleton's little sis, with bidding on the interview supposedly reaching as high as $500,000.

But are Babs and Oprah really in a battle royale for this royal? Set your DVRs, this rumor is…

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So True? So False? Is Oprah Winfrey the Godmother of Beyoncé's Baby, Blue Ivy?!

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Who needs a fairy godmother when you have Oprah Winfrey?

Reports surfaced earlier this week that that the OWN mogul was the godmother of Beyoncé and Jay-Z's baby girl, Blue Ivy Carter.

So will little Blue be on the receiving end of ponies, cars and islands?

Winfrey's BFF, Gayle King, confirms that these rumors are...

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Oprah Winfrey's Bodyguards Brawl With Indian Media

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They love Oprah Winfrey in India—perhaps a little too much.

On a sojourn to the subcontinent this week, the former Queen of Daytime decided to pay a surprise visit to the sacred Hindu town of Uttar Pradesh, but things didn't go as smoothly as planned after her private security guards got into a row with local Indian reporters.

Perhaps some meditation is in order...

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Oprah Winfrey Celebrates First Graduating Class of Leadership Academy for Girls!

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It's official! Oprah Winfrey's Leadership Academy for Girls can now claim a class of graduates.

The media mogul's philanthropic school for disadvantaged girls in South Africa held its first graduation ceremony for 72 young women Saturday, after opening its doors in 2007, according to Reuters

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Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls to Hold First Graduation Ceremony

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It's been a long road, and three years after opening it's doors, Oprah Winfrey's Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa will be holding their first graduation ceremony this Saturday.

"I've learned so much...I would do it differently, but the fact that we are here is a triumph," Winfrey told ABC's Diane Sawyer on World News airing tonight. "This has been a journey of 8,000 miles. Tomorrow, for me, is about celebrating the journey this has been."

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99 Reasons We Love Hollywood: #36-28!

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So tomorrow is the day that you, Lea Michele, Zac Efron, Hilary Swank and the rest of 'em have been waiting for: New Year's Eve. And while we're sure you are busy prepping your streamers and party hats and fantasizing about which hottie you're going to smooch at midnight, take a sec to reminisce with us:

Yes, there are still more reasons we love Hollywood! We've delivered over half of the 99 so far, but now that we've knocked out all those semi-celebrities shaking it on Dancing With the Stars and Jake Gyllenhaal strolling around town, we still have nine more reasons today to adore this town:

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Kim Kardashian Slams Enquirer's "Malicious and Untrue" Take on Her Haiti Trip

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To whomever is hating on Kim Kardashian's trip to Haiti...

"While my experience was completely life-changing—a very emotional and surprisingly positive journey that I will never forget," the E! star blogged today about her trip to the earthquake-ravaged nation on behalf of Maria Bello's We Advance organization, "some media outlets have tried to tarnish the motive behind my visit and have written completely ridiculous and untrue things."

So, where did the untruth originate?

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Lettergate: What's the Deal With Oprah Winfrey, Gayle King and Wendy Williams?

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Did she write the letter? Did she not write the letter?

Last week, some buzz started circulating around Wendy Williams when she read aloud to her audience a letter that she claimed was sent from Oprah Winfrey. The purpose of the note was to debunk Williams' speculation that Winfrey and BFF Gayle King's friendship was coming to an end since Oprah's other half was leaving the OWN Network for a new job.

Well, according to King, this letter is fake.

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Chaz Bono's Proposal to Fiancée Jennifer Elia Caught on Being Chaz

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Former Dancing With the Stars contestant and Cher's son Chaz Bono is letting the cameras in on his life again for the upcoming series Being Chaz on Oprah Winfrey's OWN—including letting the world in on his proposal to longtime girlfriend (and now fiancée!) Jennifer Elia.

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