Talks about relationship breakdown
Mitchell claims that he was so close to Winfrey she asked his mother to adopt him. Mitchell’s mother:
It felt strange because I felt if someone wanted to help me with my children, that’s one thing. But to actually adopt one child knowing I have others? I couldn’t allow her to separate my children.
He claims that after treating him like a son for five years, Winfrey gave up on him after he left The Piney Woods School, a prestigious Christian-based boarding school, that she had paid his tuition for.
She told me, ‘Calvin, just try to work it out. You can do it. Just hang in there.’ She was trying to inspire me to do what was right. But even after the long pep talk she gave me, I still left…I was young. I made a dumb decision, and Oprah wouldn’t forgive me. I feel like what she did was wrong. By leaving school, I’d failed my whole family. I want to ask Oprah, ‘Why did you leave me? Why did you leave me?’ But I thought Oprah and Stedman would still be a part of my life. At one point, it was like I’d lost my whole world.
Oprah interview
Sam gives an interview to Oprah and claims other gay players in the NFL have reached out to him.
Very few reached out to me and pretty much just told me their gratitude and how thankful they were that I had the courage (to come out publicly). They wished that they had the courage to come out.
Oprah Winfrey interview
Seacrest interviews Winfrey during On Air With Ryan Seacrest and questions her about The Life You Want Tour.
So the tour is really what I really wanted to do all those years on The Oprah Show, guys. My favorite shows were shows at the end where I knew people had big ah-ha moments for themselves. So, it’s The Life You Want Weekend is really just one great ah-ha after another with me taking some of my thought leaders like Iyanla Vanzant and Elizabeth Gilbert and Deepak Chopra along with me to help people step into their life, you know, to be more mindful, to take control — all that good stuff.
Masterclass
Walters takes the journey of remembering her life as an up and coming journalist and young woman. She describes her most memorable interviews and people she has met along her way. She tells why she left The View and about her association with adoption. Along the way giving accounts of her fight for quality in journalism for women.
Fight the big fights
Masterclass
Richie discusses how he wrote We Are The World in one day and the experience in making it come to life.
Back then you couldn’t email it, you had to put it on a cassette and send it to people. So we had people agreeing to be involved with a song they haven’t heard yet
Masterclass
McGraw speaks about his life as a singer, actor and family man.
You have to own it. Anything that you want to be good at and anything that you want to succeed at
Masterclass
Goldberg takes on the questions most people want to ask her from her childhood, relationships, sexual orientation to why she dresses the way she does.
If you’re going to lie, make it interesting
Masterclass
Timberlake expresses how he never fit in as a child and how he finds comfort in being different.
I didn’t fit in so much with the Black kids because I was white, plain and simple. And I didn’t fit in so much with the white kids because I liked what was so-called ‘Black music,’ but growing up there I always felt like I was different.
Pharrell Williams interview
Winfrey interviews Pharrell Williams on Oprah’s Next Chapter to discuss his rise to fame and the future in front of him.
The `new black’ doesn’t blame other races for our issue. The`new black’ dreams and realizes that it’s not pigmentation, it’s a mentality, and it’s either going to work for you or it’s going to work against you. And you’ve got to pick the side you’re going to be on.
Rob Lowe interview
Opera talks to Rob Lowe for an exclusive interview discussing dating Madonna, Justin Bieber and sobriety.
She was the it girl and I knew she was cute and single. I was cute and single so went back stage and met her and we had a like a nice talk and were trying to get together and couldn’t cause of our schedules. We had one in New York at this night club and I thought this is it this is the night. I am the boy toy, I am the boy toy and it was not meant to be.
Cameron Diaz interview
Winfrey interviews Cameron Diaz in her home for Oprah’s Next Chapter and questions Diaz on aging and the anti-aging slogan.
There is no such thing as anti aging. I get so mad now when I hear on TV like anti aging. Well that’s the thing isn’t it. We don’t honor the journey and who we are and how much we have to offer. For me I feel like it’s almost as if we have failed if we don’t remain 25 for the rest of our lives.
Kevin Hart interview
Opera interviews Kevin Hart in his home for Oprah’s Next Chapter. Opera questions Hart on his family, success, and social media.
Social media is everything for me. I mean in our generation in today’s time being able to talk back and forth with your fans goes a long way. Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Vine, these things are all tools that I don’t — I don’t like to say that — the actors before me, but, the older actors, you know, the Denzels, your Will Smiths, they’re not social media savvy because they didn’t have to back then.
Essence Cover
Winfrey, Whitaker, Jordan, and Ejiofor appear on the cover of Essence magazine to discuss their upcoming movies, The Help and 12 Years A Slave. Winfrey on being sexy:
I don’t think of myself as being sexy and I’m not even sure how one is sexy.
Ejiofor on his role:
Even though there were emotional moments to shoot, overall I think every member of the cast and crew was there for one reason: They felt it was a tale that deserved to be told.
Michael B. Jordan interview
Winfrey interviews actor Michael B. Jordan, on Oprah’s Next Chapter. Winfrey questions Jordan about his latest film.
It was a bit overwhelming at first cause I didn’t want to let anybody down. You know when a when they have expectations. I wanted to meet them, exceed them.
Magic Johnson interview
Winfrey interviews Magic Johnson in an exclusive conversation about his health, family, and the moment he knew he had contracted HIV.
Oh, man. I think, you know, I just love her so much. As we sit here and to know what I’ve been through and, you know, just — just to hear her talk about me gets me so emotional. You know, we’ve been together a long time and she’s the perfect partner for me. And I think when people throw around soul mates and all that, I mean, we’re for real.
Kenny Edmonds interview
Winfrey interviews Kenny Edmonds in depth about his process for creating music, music industry today, as well as his fiancé.
I knew Deion Mr. Prime Time, seemed like a nice guy. Well he became a classy guy because before I had met him, when he called me and said he didn’t want to meet my children until he sat down and had lunch or breakfast with me so he knew me before he met my children.
Reverend Al Sharpton interview
Winfrey interviews Reverend Al Sharpton and discusses his role in the civil rights movement and his new book.
Every morning I believe you should. I don’t believe I’ve prayed unless I am on my knees. Civil rights social justice not black rights civil rights for everyone. That’s what I do that’s my calling its what I’m good at.
Spike Lee interview
Winfrey speaks to Spike Lee about George Zimmerman’s law suit over his Tweets.
I know this question is coming so I’m going to beat you to it. I did a stupid thing when I retweeted supposedly the address. It was stupid. There’s nothing I can say that can defend that. It was stupid S-T-O-O-P-I-D.
Patti LaBelle interview
Winfrey interviews Patti LaBelle and discusses her feud with Diana Ross.
One day something really laid on my heart and I said maybe she doesn’t really like me? And I just., we went years without seeing each other, talking on the phone or anything.
Arsenio Hall interview
Winfrey interviews Arsenio Hall and questions the former feud between them.
You were mad at me because I did a Stedman joke. Yes. Best and worst day of my life. You schooled me in a very classy way. I knew you were serious, but you didn’t scream.
