Score another big one for animal shelters!
Last March, Oprah Winfrey’s beloved dog, Sophie, died of kidney failure at the age of 13. Now, almost a year later, the media mogul has adopted a new puppy from the PAWS (Pets Are Worth Saving) animal shelter in Chicago. The new addition — reported to be a female [...]
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The word on the street is that Oprah got her “good” on this holiday season by donating a $365,000 check (a thousand for each day of the year?) to the Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta.
Ron Clark, founder of the private school in one of the city’s poorest neighborhoods, has appeared twice on Ms. Winfrey’s television [...]
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Oprah Winfrey has been named the 2008 PETA “Person of the Year” for “using her fame and listening audience to help the less fortunate, including animals.”
The famous talk show host and philanthropist produced a number of shows this year that aligned with the animal rights organization’s values. From exposing the horrific abuses that occur in [...]
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“There are not even words to talk about what this night means. It’s one of the greatest moments I could ever even imagine. That’s how great it is.
-Oprah Winfrey discussing Barack Obama’s recent presidential win!
via:ok.co.uk
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Last November, Hilary Swank appears on Oprah to promote Pantene Beautiful Lengths; an initiative dedicated to supporting and encouraging women who have lost their hair during cancer treatment. With scissors in hand, Oprah Winfrey then proceeded to cut nine inches of Swank’s locks.”I’ve been growing it for the last six months to donate [...]
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Even though I write a lot about famous people, I have no desire to ever, ever, ever BE famous. In fact, the only time I ever daydream about a public life is when I hear about all the super cool stuff celebs get for free. Companies know that when a celebrity endorses their product it’s [...]
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As a born and bred Floridian (Tampanian to be exact) I was excited to hear that my home state was getting a little visit from Oprah Winfrey’s vegan celebrity chef, Tal Ronnen.
In case you missed it, the vegan world went apples and bananas earlier this year when Oprah Winfrey decided to eat vegan after reading [...]
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I, for one, am not surprised.
The Giving Back Fund recently released their Giving Back 30 for 2007, a list of the top 30 celebrities who, according to public records, made the largest donations that year. At the top of the list was Oprah Winfrey, who donated a whopping $50,200,000 last year to education, health care [...]
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Vanity Fair magazine has released their “Top 100 Most Influential People In The World” list — and making the top 10 for the first time are Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, and Al Gore (Coming in at 9 and 10 respectively). Who’s number one? Oddly enough, another first timer by the name of Vladimir Putin. We’re [...]
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Oprah Winfrey’s 21-day cleanse — in which she eliminated caffeine, sugar, alcohol, gluten and animal products from her diet — has come to an end. The 54-year old reflected on the experience in her last post documenting the experience saying,
“What I know for sure is I’ve reached a new level of awareness about food, eating and [...]
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