"Precious" took home two Oscars, so the next day Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry collaborated again by having a celebratory lunch at BOA Steakhouse in West Hollywood on Monday.
Both stars have enough cash to wipe their pets' butts with $100 bills -- so the big question has to be ..
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Oprah
Jessica Simpson says John Mayer apologized to her for that whole "sexual napalm" thing -- but she ain't accepting it.
In an interview that aired this morning on Oprah, Jessica says she "felt betrayed" when her ex spilled the dirty details of their sex life to Playboy -- and though he said he's sorry via e-mail, she never wrote back.
She also dropped the dreaded D word -- saying she's "disappointed" in John for the entire ordeal.
Filed under: TV, Oprah, Jessica Simpson, John Mayer
Oprah Winfrey's company specifically told the physical trainers who are suing them to shut their traps about all things Oprah or there would be hell to pay -- it's all in good old fashioned black and white ... and we got a copy.
Unicus Performance Training filed the lawsuit against Oprah and Harpo, Inc. earlier this week, claiming they never got paid for a workout program they were developing for Harpo.
UPT says Harpo fired them for violating the terms of their confidentiality agreement, after UPT sent out a mass e-mail promoting their upcoming appearance on Oprah's radio show.
According the confidentiality agreement, UPT wasn't allowed to "use HARPO's name, Oprah.com's name or Ms. Winfrey's name" for any advertising or promotional purposes ... unless, of course, they wanted to get fired.
The document literally has UPT on lockdown when it comes to saying anything at anytime about Oprah and Harpo without "express, written permission."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Oprah, Exclusives
Jay Leno doesn't think what happened to Conan O'Brien was "fair" -- but he also says he's not to blame.
Jay was on "Oprah" this morning, where he said Conan's ratings are the real reason he's gone, citing a 49% drop as proof. Leno added he's glad to have his "dream job" back -- regretting "it wasn't handled better."
FYI -- Jay also said he'd have Conan on as a guest any time. Good luck with that.
Filed under: TV, Oprah, Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien
Jay Leno told Oprah what he already told TMZ -- that he and Conan O'Brien haven't said a word to each other since the beginning of the NBC mess.
In a preview of his big one-on-one with Oprah, Jay says he wanted to have a convo with Conan -- but thought "it didn't seem appropriate."
Filed under: TV, Oprah, Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien
Charlie Sheen's Christmas call to his ex-wife Denise Richards came collect -- and from jail -- this according to Denise. 
On today's "Oprah," Denise said Charlie called to talk to their daughters after he was arrested on domestic abuse charges Christmas morning in December.
Denise added Sheen flung "a lot of verbal abuse" towards her when they were married -- but he never hit her.
Filed under: TV, Oprah, Denise Richards, Charlie Sheen, Brooke Mueller
Oprah's mom is officially off the hook for a $155,547 bill she owed to a Milwaukee clothing boutique -- and TMZ has learned she has her famous daughter to thank. 
Our spies at the Valentina Inc. boutique tell us Oprah personally covered the balance her mother, Vernita Lee, owed for bills she racked up.
Oprah's big gift officially settles the suit the store filed against her mom.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Oprah, Exclusives
Gayle King's reaction to Oprah calling it quits in 2011 was simple: "If she's happy, I'm happy for her."
O's BFF was in NYC today, where she made it clear that even after Oprah's off the air she "can't be replaced."
And just like O, Gayle also threw out a shameless plug -- making sure to promo what time Oprah airs in NYC.
Filed under: Paparazzi Video, TV, Oprah
Oprah just made her big announcement live on her show -- revealing the "real" reason she's walking away after 25 years.
She started strong, then began to cry, then regained her composure -- and in between shameless promotion for her next season, Oprah told her audience that pulling the plug, "feels right."
"I love this show ... this show has been my life and I love it enough to know when it's time to say goodbye. 25 years feels right in my bones and my spirit. It's the perfect number, the exact right time."
And then there was this moment:
"For some of you, long time Oprah viewers, you have literally grown up with me ... we've grown together ... you had your family and you raised your children and you left a spot for me in your morning or afternoon -- depending on when the Oprah show airs in your town."
UPDATE: Oprah knows a thing or two about sweeps -- and is saving her big announcement for the end of the show.
Oprah is about to personally announce that she's ending her reign as maybe the most successful person ever to host a show on TV. And you can see it all go down on TMZ.
BTW, as we first reported, Oprah insiders are telling us one of the reasons behind the timing is that Oprah is angling to get ABC to slide "The Dr. Oz Show" into her time slot. "Oz" becomes a free agent at exactly the same time Oprah will go off the air.
We're also told other talk shows are angling to get the time period, which is primo real estate in TV land.
Oprah Winfrey insiders tell TMZ Oprah initially planned to announce she was quitting her show earlier than today ... but the decision was delayed for strategic reasons.
We're told Oprah will be making her big announcement tomorrow because it's the last taping day of the show for the rest of the year.
As for the strategic reasons .... one insider says Oprah wants "The Dr. Oz Show" to slip into her time period on ABC when her show goes off the air. We've learned "The Dr. Oz Show" becomes a free agent literally within days of the final curtain for "Oprah." Will ABC buy Oz?
Stay tuned ...
Filed under: TV, Oprah, Exclusives
Oprah Winfrey just announced to her staff ... next season will be the last for her TV show.
An Oprah insider tells TMZ "Oprah announced there will be layoffs after this season."
The final show will air in Sept 2011.
2011 marks the 25th year of the show -- one of the most successful in TV.
The feud between Sarah Palin ('memba her?!) and Levi Johnston rages on -- and even though she offered him an olive branch invite to her Thanksgiving dinner, we don't see them sharing the stuffing come next week.
The VP wannabeen appeared on "Oprah" today, where talk turned to her daughter's babydaddy's Playgirl spread -- a career move she labels as "heartbreaking" "porn." Palin also noted that she heard Levi is going by another name these days -- Rikki Hollywood.
FYI -- Levi's supposedly shooting his "porn" today.
Filed under: TV, Oprah, Celebrity Feuds, Playboy, Politix, Sarah & The Palins
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