Posted on 04/13/2010 1:11:21 PM PDT by longtermmemmory
Oprah Winfrey -- who built a billion-dollar empire persuading everyone from celebs to average Joes to reveal the truth about themselves -- is a big phony when it comes to her own past, an explosive new book charges.
Winfrey's relationship with longtime "love" Stedman Graham, her reputed dirt-poor upbringing in rural Mississippi, her rumored lesbian crushes on women such as Diane Sawyer -- all are stories she has manipulated for decades in the name of sensational ratings, according to writer Kitty Kelley's latest unauthorized biography "Oprah."
The much-anticipated book details how:
* Winfrey concocted stories about sexual abuse she suffered as a child -- and grossly exaggerated the poverty she was brought up in.
* She went to great lengths to conceal her "lesbian affairs" -- including hefty payoffs -- and publicly attached herself to Graham to appear more normal to her audience of housewives.
* She lavished romantic gifts -- including a diamond toe ring -- on ABC talking head Diane Sawyer.
* Winfrey sold her body to earn extra money and has even described herself as a teen "prostitute."
* She doesn't know the true identity of her biological father.
* Her relationship with her own mother is so cold that Winfrey won't even let the older woman have her phone number.
Winfrey was born in Kosciusko, Miss., in 1954, and, the way she likes to tell it, she was so impoverished that she never had any new dresses or dolls and had to adopt two cockroaches as pets, naming them Melinda and Sandy.
But her family says that's nonsense.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Much as I dislike Oprah and want to believe some of this crap... it’s from Kitty Kelly for crying out loud!
Believing Kitty Kelly is like believing Barack Obama. Not something that is wise to do.
Kitty Kelley is a disgrace.
She lied about Frank Sinatra and she lied about Nancy Reagan in her previous books.
Yep.
Exactly! My sister gave me a subscription to her magazine as a present--I called and changed the address to my sister's.
I can't stand Oprah. So self-important, holier-than-thou. Who has a picture of herself on every single cover!?
now i understand why she and NObama are so close besides their color...neither knows for sure who their fathers are and both of them are liers
Amazing how many wealthy libs preach socialism.
I normally give no attention to Pop Culture, which is a sewer, but since Oprah was instrumental in conning America to elect Duh!1, she’s fair game now.
I’ve never been a fan of Oprah’s (never watched her show), and certainly don’t share her politics, but I have admired her success. I’m kinda sorry this book has come out.
Well that would be worth two bits with cup of coffee thrown in. ;-)
Whenever I mention this fact to liberals, they refuse to comment and walk away. Deep down, they know free-market provides wealth and socialism fails but it’s a tool to obtain their power.
Eew. Sounds like he did the nasty.
I have never been entertained by the strong desire to vomit.
Oprah deserves what she gets because she supports Democrats and abortion and Obama.
I may have to change my FReeper name.
OMG! Post of the day!!!!
What do you think her "success" in the afterlife will be?
And the reason she wears brown contact lenses to disguise her green eyes?
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