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Oprah Winfrey, who seemingly never runs out of ideas to win ratings for her long-running daytime TV talk show The Oprah Winfrey Show, has announced only the latest must-see event to take place on her show. Oprah has been reuniting estranged family members for years on her show but on Monday, she will have a family reunion of her own. Oprah promises to reveal a family secret on Monday’s show that she only became aware of a few months ago … and she calls a “miracle”.

Last week we got to see some of the first photos of Oprah Winfrey‘s first visit to Australia ahead of a series of special episodes of The Oprah Winfrey Show which are being taped there this week. Today’s show, which was taped yesterday in Oz, featured a guest appearance by famous Aussie Hugh Jackman. He thought it would be neat to drop in on Oprah by way of zip line … and he almost lost an eye in the process. Here are a few photos and the gory deets of his ill-fated stunt:

As far as entrances go, it was certainly a painful one. Action man Hugh Jackman was left with a bad cut under his eye after sliding down a cable from the top of the Sydney Opera House towards a giant outdoor stage where Oprah Winfrey was recording the second of her Australian shows. But the 42-year-old actor failed to stop, crashing into the stage’s light rigging and hurting his face. After being lowered from the 100-yard zip wire, paramedics rushed onto the stage to tend to him, with all the drama being captured live on television. One of the medics even gave him a hug as host Oprah rushed over, suspending her show while the X-Men star was treated. ‘I’m not 100 per cent, actually,’ he said as he struggled to free himself from the harness while dangling 30ft in the air. ‘I’ve hurt my eye – it’s not bad. I’m really sorry about this.’ As blood began to run down his cheek from a bad cut below his right eye, Oprah hurried across to him and called for aid. ‘Let’s take a break and get some ice,’ she said. No less than six paramedics took Jackman off the stage as he held a towel to his face.

D’oh! I mean … talk about embarrassing stunts. Poor Hugh. It’s bad enough that he had to injure himself on camera but to do so on one of the planet’s most popular talk shows which is getting even more attention due to the special nature of being taped in Australia … poor Hugh. Well, the embarrassment doesn’t end with mere photos. After the jump, check out video of Hugh‘s exciting yet painful stunt …

For weeks, The Oprah Winfrey Show has been teasing a big trip to Australia for an entire audience full of fans and while the audience members arrived in Oz earlier this week, Oprah Winfrey herself only just got there yesterday. Believe it or not, this visit to Australia is Oprah‘s first ever … and she, apparently, plans to make the most of her visit:

Finally fulfilling a lifelong dream of visiting Australia, talk show host Oprah Winfrey is savouring every moment of her trip. The media mogul is touring around the country as part of her ‘Ultimate Australian Adventure’ for an upcoming episode of her show. In it’s 25th and final season, Oprah surprised her studio audience earlier this year with a fully-paid 8-day trip Down Under as part of the final. The plane taking the 300 lucky viewers was initially supposed to be flown by John Travolta but the recent birth of his son Benjamin led them travel on a plane flown by a non-celebrity pilot. Oprah, 56, travelled on her private jet with her constant companion and best friend Gayle King in tow. Yesterday Oprah visited Uluru (Ayers Rock) where she met with the natives and took a liking to two Anangu Aboriginal children. Completely unaware that they were being hoisted up by a billionaire, the two youngsters seemed in awe with all of the attention and fanfare that travels with Ms Winfrey. Oprah has immersed herself in the culture and even cuddled up to a baby koala bear called Elvis during a trip to Hamilton Island Wildlife Part in Whitsundays. After viewing the rock she addressed a media pack that had gathered at the site. ‘I think the word awesome applies… it strikes awe in your soul when you see it,’ she said. She said she will definitely visit the rock again. ‘Me being here is a way of paying respects to the Aboriginal people and showing respect for the land and their culture and all that this rock means to them and the continent and to the world,’ she said. Two episodes of The Oprah Winfrey Show will be filmed at the Sydney Opera House next week, with about 12,000 Australians expected to watch the filming live. A third episode will feature her guests’ travel experiences at some of Australia’s top tourist destinations. Oprah later took time out to dance on the beach with Aussie chef Curtis Stone who was cooking up some traditional Australian fare – a barbecue of course.

I absolutely cannot believe that Oprah has never been to Oz before … but, it sounds like her first visit is going to be AMAZING! I am dying to get my buns down to Australia and I know I’ll get there hopefully some time soon … but I’m deffo gonna wait until Her Oprahness leaves ;) Aussies, Oprah Winfrey is all yours for now … what do you plan to do with her?

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Today is the day that Oprah Winfrey airs her much-anticipated interview with Michael Jackson‘s parents Katherine and Joseph and his three children Prince Michael Joseph, Paris Michael Katherine and Prince Michael Joseph, II aka Blanket. The ep has yet to air here on the West Coast but right now we get to check out a 1 minute preview video of Oprah talking to MJ‘s kids about what a good cook Michael Jackson was:

In a candid interview with Oprah Winfrey airing on “Oprah” today, Jackson’s children, Prince, Paris, and Blanket, opened up about their pop icon father for the first time since his death. Surrounded by their cousins at the Jackson family’s California compound, Havenhurst, Prince, 13, and Paris, 12, talked about growing up with Michael. “I kind of felt like no one understood what a good father he was. He was the best cook ever,” Paris told Winfrey. “He was just a normal dad.” “He made the best French toast in the world,” she added. “He just made the best breakfasts in the world.” Prince and Paris described Michael as “strict” but said he often treated them to sweets like Snickers candy bars and Coca-Cola. “He tried to raise us without us knowing who he was, but that didn’t really go so well,” Paris said, smiling. The two shared their favorite memories of Michael. “We were in Bahrain, and we used to wake up early and walk on the beach,” Prince said. “One time we were on the roof of the Luxor in Las Vegas, just saw all the city lights,” Paris said. “We were eating Snickers, we had some soda.” “Sometimes he would take me to a museum, because we both loved art,” Paris added. “We’d play tag outside. He got us Kenya [their dog] four years ago.” Blanket, 8, barely spoke during the interview, answering “yes” when Winfrey asked if he was still home-schooled. Blanket added that while Prince “could get away with anything,” when it came to being disciplined by Michael, he could not. They also talked about their hobbies and ambitions. “I’d like to be an actress when I’m older,” Paris told Winfrey. “I sometimes do improv. I used to do it with my dad.” Prince said his favorite pastimes were “video games and sports.” He said he wants to “produce movies and direct” when he grows up. Winfrey wrapped up her interview with a poignant question — “What do you miss the most?” “Everything,” Paris replied.

I believe today’s episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show has already aired in parts of the US but if it has yet to air where you are, SET those DVRs now! This really sounds like an interview that is now to be missed. After the jump, check out this preview video clip of Oprah‘s interview with MJ‘s kids …

Last month we got our very first look at Oprah Winfrey‘s visit to the home of Michael Jackson‘s mother Katherine where she conducted an exclusive interview for The Oprah Winfrey Show. Earlier this week we got our first look at a promo image of Oprah with MJ‘s children Prince Michael Joseph, Paris Michael Katherine and Prince Michael Joseph, II aka Blanket from that ep of The Oprah Winfrey Show. Today we get to check out the first video footage released from the ep which will air here in the US on Monday November 8:

Their lives were shrouded in secrecy for most of their childhood, their identities a fiercely guarded secret behind masks enforced by their paranoid father. But since his death, Michael Jackson’s children have come out into the open, appearing at his televised funeral and enrolling in a normal school where they mix with other children. Now, Prince, 13, Paris, 12, and Blanket, eight, have now taken the next step and are going public with an exclusive interview with Oprah Winfrey to be shown this Monday. It’s part of an ‘extensive’ chat the chat show queen has landed with the pop star’s mother Katherine. The children look remarkably happy, healthy and well-adjusted as they chat to Oprah just over a year since the death of their father stunned the world. In the sit-down, which was filmed at the Jackson home in Encino, California … Mrs Jackson will open up about the day the music icon died in June last year. The 80-year-old matriarch is also expected to reflect on Michael’s life as a child star. Her husband Joe appears along with their three grandchildren in a ‘backyard’ visit by Winfrey … There are online rumours that Harpo Productions are also trying to secure a taping with Debbie Rowe, the reclusive mother of Prince and Paris. Harpo has not commented on these claims. The highly anticipated interview is one of a string of sought-after exclusives produced by Harpo for Oprah’s final season.

Naturally, Oprah is NOT releasing too much footage from Monday’s episode just yet … but this quick tease is deffo worth seeing. Check it out, after the jump …

Last month we got our first look at Oprah Winfrey with the Jackson family in their Encino, CA home as she interviewed them for an upcoming episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show. A few days later, it was reported that Oprah would also be interviewing Michael Jackson‘s children — Prince Michael Joseph, Paris Michael Katherine and Prince Michael Joseph, II aka Blanket — for her show. Today we get our first look a promo photo of Oprah with MJ‘s children as she interviewed them for next Monday November 8′s episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show:

Relaxed, smiling and playful – that’s the image of Michael Jackson’s three children captured in a candid photo taken during Oprah Winfrey’s visit to the Jacksons’ Encino, Calif., home last month. Prince, 13, and Paris, 12, are seen smiling as Paris reaches out to Blanket, 8, who is curled up in a lawn chair in the backyard of the home, while Winfrey and the children’s grandparents, Katherine and Joe Jackson, are seated across the table. The talk-show host was there to interview Katherine about Michael’s childhood, his career, his children and his legacy a year and a half after the pop legend’s untimely death at age 50.

While there are many people (me included) who are horribly curious to see the Jackson children interviewed, at least one person is NOT pleased that Oprah sat down to interview the kids in the first place. Randy Jackson has spoken out publicly to voice his displeasure with the interview, stating that MJ would NEVER have allowed his children to be interviewed on TV … not even by Oprah. While that claim is debatable, it is very true that MJ fiercely guarded his children’s privacy and it is unlikely that he would be totally cool with putting his kids on TV like this. Still, the interview has been filmed and is scheduled to air next Monday. Will you be tuning in?

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A few weeks ago, BFFs and business partners Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King went on a little vacay together in Yosemite National Park in the great State of California … but the very wealthy ladies didn’t just go camping in posh style, oh no, they actually got down and dirty and did some real camping … well, kinda. An industrious fellow camper managed to snap some photos of Oprah and Gayle on their little camping trip and, naturally, TMZ got their hands on the snaps:

Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King weren’t just doing a little fly fishing during their recent trip to Yosemite National Park — they full out became one with nature. A fellow camper snapped these pics of O and Gayle during their camping expedition a few weeks back. And even though they were surrounded by a camera crew for Oprah’s show, O took it upon herself to scramble up some eggs for breakfast … in her favorite pair of PJs.

LMAO!! I LOVE these photos! Gayle is chillin’ on a chair beneath her warm and comfy blanket and Oprah is cookin’ some grub in her pajamas … does life get much better than this? I don’t think so. As odd as it is to see Oprah lookin’ so normal, I think it’s a sight of her that folks should get to see more often. TMZ has a few more photos from the ladies’ camping trip HERE. It looks like the BFFs had themselves a great time :)

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Over the weekend Oprah Winfrey made her way to SoCal to pay an in-house visit with the Jackson family for a taped interview set to air on an upcoming episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show. Oprah chilled with the Jacksons on Saturday and TMZ managed to get their hands on photos snapped of the Big O‘s visit inside the home:

Oprah Winfrey’s production team moved into Katherine Jackson’s Encino, California, home Saturday to tape an interview with Michael Jackson’s mother, a source inside the home said. Winfrey was in the Jackson home to conduct the interview Saturday afternoon, according the source, who asked not to be identified because he was not authorized to speak to the media. Katherine Jackson has not given any interviews since her son’s death last year except for a paid interview for a documentary. Winfrey’s production company did not immediately respond to a CNN request for comment.

As you can see, Oprah met with matriarch Katherine Jackson and her estranged husband Joe Jackson … which seems odd to me considering that the couple have been separated for years and reportedly made the decision to divorce. You can also see that Katherine was pimpin’ out the book that she is selling in memory of her late son Michael Jackson. If memory serves, the Jacksons are also selling a limited edition line of commemorative belts in memory of the late MJ and I’ll bet those belts will show up in the Oprah interview as well. Because this is the first interview that Katherine has given since the interview she gave to The Daily Mirror back in June, I’m certain many will tune in to watch this ep of The Oprah Winfrey Show. Do y’all have any interesting in seeing this Jackson interview with Oprah Winfrey?

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Harry Potter author JK Rowling appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show yesterday (for the first and, very likely, the last time ever) to give a little interview to Oprah Winfrey and she teased that she *may* be willing to write new Harry Potter books sometime in the future. Now before y’all get too excited, JK was very clear to say that she didn’t think she’d write the books but said that she *could* write more books … and *may* do so someday:

It is the news all muggles have been waiting for. J.K. Rowling has revealed there may be more Harry Potter books to come after she talked about the ‘bereavement’ she felt completing the seventh and final book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The author said though she couldn’t cope with the overwhelming success of the books, she will miss being ‘consumed’ by the wizardry world and has the future of the characters already mapped out in her head. She said: ‘I could definitely write an eighth, ninth and tenth. I’m not going to say I won’t. I don’t think I will. I feel I am done, but you never know.’ In her first ever interview with US chat show queen Oprah Winfrey, the author opened up about the emotional 17-year journey spent writing the Potter books and how – without the death of her mother – they may never have existed. She said: ‘The end was huge, like a bereavement. Although I knew it was coming – we all know the people we love are mortal, we know it’s going to end – you can’t prepare yourself for it. I was in a slight state of shock. Initially I was elated, but then there came a point I cried and I have only ever cried once before in my life – and that was when my mother died. It was uncontrollable and I’m not a big crier. I never told my mother about it, I would have done – I know she would have liked it. But I regret it hugely. The books wouldn’t be what they are if she hadn’t died. Her death is on virtually every other page of the Harry Potter books. If she hadn’t died I don’t think it’s too strong to say there wouldn’t be Harry Potter.’ She revealed how the phenomenon reached such great heights that she was even approached by pop legend Michael Jackson, who wanted to write a musical version of the Harry Potter books – but she turned him down. In the hour-long interview which was broadcast in the US [Friday], she talked openly about how she was ‘hanging by a thread’ due to the success of the books as she struggled to cope with her fame. She said: ‘At the time I felt a need to deny how great the pressure was because that was my way of coping. It happened so fast for me and it shouldn’t have happened. This was a children’s book. I went from utter obscurity. It was like being a Beatle. At that point I kept saying to people ‘Yes I’m coping’. The truth was, there were times when I was barely hanging by a thread’ … Asked if she planned to continue writing, Rowing said: ‘Oh god yes. I literally can’t stop. I have to write for my own mental health. I have to do it.’ But she insisted that she felt no pressure to top the success of her Harry Potter series with her next book. ‘I really mean that,’ she said. ‘It was amazing. It was also insane at times and there are parts of that insanity that I’ll be quite glad to leave behind.’

While it sounds like JK has not ruled out the possibility of writing another Harry Potter book, my guess is that she prolly will not do so … at least, not for a long time. Actually, it seems more likely to me that she may write the books … and then lock them away for publication many years in the future or, perhaps, after her death? Of course, this is just wild speculation on my part but I can see how any new Harry Potter books might be saved for release in the distant future. To be honest, I’m terribly curious to read new stories from JK Rowling. She is an amazing wordsmith and a very descriptive writer … I can’t wait to read more stories from her. She may never match the success she enjoyed with the Harry Potter books but my guess is her days as a hugely successful author are not over … not by a long shot.

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Rosie O’Donnell is coming back to TV … and she will be returning on Oprah Winfrey‘s new TV network OWN. After reigning the TV airwaves as the Queen of Nice in the 1990′s, Rosie took a bit of a break from hosting daytime TV as she struggled with her own personal issues and beliefs. She returned a few years ago as one of the hosts of The View but, again, decided to leave TV after her personal beliefs — which conflicted dramatically with her co-hosts on The View — made it impossible for her to stay on the show. Now, Rosie seems ready to give TV another shot … and Oprah‘s OWN network is giving her her own show:

[Rosie O'Donnell] will make her return — again — to television hosting on OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, the network announced Thursday. “Rosie is an undeniable talent who has captivated TV audiences for nearly 20 years,” Oprah Winfrey said in a statement “She’s a true original, who brings her authentic voice, dynamic energy and pure passion to everything she does.” The program, produced by O’Donnell, will be a one-hour daily show based in New York. “It’s an honor and a privilege to work with Oprah Winfrey on her network,” O’Donnell said in a statementl. “I’m excited to be back on daytime television.” When O’Donnell’s plans for a comeback first surfaced earlier this year, the idea was that she would take time slots that Winfrey had occupied, not to go to work for Winfrey. Dick Robertson, one of the veteran television executives who is distributing O’Donnell’s show said at that time that there would be a “gaping hole” in daytime television and that no one was better to fill it than O’Donnell. Even O’Donnell said in a statement that her plan was to “build on what Oprah began and excelled at for 25 years, in my own style and with new adaptations and ideas” … OWN will debut in Jan. 1 on what is currently the Discovery Health Channel.

As you may recall, earlier this week we saw the trailer for the FINAL Farewell Season of The Oprah Winfrey Show which will end it’s run at the end of the coming TV season … and now we learn that Rosie O’Donnell will fill the void left by The Oprah Winfrey Show on Oprah‘s OWN network. So … what day y’all think … Is the world ready for Rosie on TV again? Is Rosie the right person to move into the “Oprah Position” on daytime TV?

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