Latest Oprah Winfrey News

Oprah surprised Mo’Nique at her Oscar luncheon on Saturday afternoon (March 6) at Phillippe Chow.

“I sure hope she wins, her performance was legendary.” Oprah said at the event, which celebrated Mo’Nique’s nomination for Best Supporting Actress. The luncheon was presented by MAC Cosmetics and Shondrella Avery and produced by EMC|Bowery’s Jack Ketsoyan and Ben Russo.

John Demsey, the chairman of the MAC AIDS Fund + President of Estee Lauder companies, announced a grant to Women Alive for $25,000 in Mo’Nique’s name!

Other pictures include Geoffrey Fletcher, Best First Screenplay winner for Precious, and Mo’Nique, Best Supporting Female winner for Precious, backstage at the Independent Spirit Awards held at Nokia Event Deck at L.A. Live on March 5.

Jessica Simpson opens up to Oprah about John Mayer telling Playboy she’s “crazy” in bed.

“I tried to read the article, and I was so disappointed in him,” Jessica admits on Wednesday’s episode of Oprah. “It made me so sad, and it was really discouraging because that’s not the John that I knew…I hope he gets his life together… He did apologize. I don’t accept it. It’s just one of those things that… I don’t resent him. I’m just going to let that go. That part of my life is over.”

She continued, “I’m not angry. I’m — well, I’m a little bit angry … I’m a little bit angry. Um — well, I don’t want people to know how I am in bed. I guess it could have been a lot worse.”

Jessica’s new reality show The Price of Beauty premieres on March 15 on VH1.

In what was one of the most popular Super Bowl commercials of the night, late night hosts David Letterman and Jay Leno joined talk show host Oprah Winfrey in a 10 second spot for The Late Show with David Letterman.

Late Show executive producer Rob Burnett told EW how the ad was shot without the press catching on:

“We began having logistical meetings that would make the CIA proud,” Rob said. “We had to figure out a way to keep it a surprise. NBC arranged to have Jay fly on the NBC jet at 7:30 in morning on Feb. 2 and he was at the Teterboro Airport [in New Jersey] at 3:30 p.m. We snuck him through the front door on Broadway.”

“Jay wore a disguise …a hooded sweatshirt, dark sunglasses and a mustache. Fifteen minutes later, Oprah arrived … but not in a disguise. We shot it in the balcony of the Ed Sullivan Theater.”

Oprah Winfrey will interview Jay Leno for an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show next week, she announced Friday (January 22).

The talk show queen announced that she will travel to Los Angeles for a one-on-one interview with the late-night host (via ABC), to air Thursday, January 28.

NBC released a statement yesterday confirming that Conan O’Brien would be released from his contract and would no longer host The Tonight Show after January 22.

Jay will return to The Tonight Show on March 1.

Rihanna belts out her own rendition of Bob Marley’s classic “Redemption Song” during The Oprah Winfrey Show on Wednesday (January 20).

Tomorrow, the 21-year-old songstress will be performing at the “Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief” telethon, airing Friday at 8PM ET/PT. Also signed up to perform from London are Beyonce, Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, Taylor Swift, Mary J. Blige, Bruce Springsteen, and U2’s Bono and The Edge.

FYI: RiRi rocked Viktor & Rolf on Oprah’s show!

Check out Rihanna’s cover of Bob Marley’s classic “Redemption Song”!

The 21-year Bajan beauty will be performing the song on Oprah TODAY (January 20) as part of a Haiti relief episode. R&B crooner Maxwell will also be performing on the show!

“Just met MAXWELL , so sweet, great spirit,” Oprah tweeted this morning. “Loooved him. Rihanna’s legs look like they’re growing from her armpits. Boy is she gorgeous.”

You can buy “Redemption Song” on iTunes for 48 hours to benefit Haiti - click here to check it out!

American Idol vet Adam Lambert locks arms with daytime talk show queen Oprah Winfrey in this new promo pic taken inside Harpo Studios in Chicago for the episode airing on Tuesday (January 19).

According to People, Adam has a little sit-down with Oprah and he performs his new single “Whataya Want from Me” from his album For Your Entertainment. (The official music video will be released to MTV tomorrow — January 15.)

“Back in LA!!,” Adam just tweeted. “Next up is Vh1s Critics Choice Awards on Friday! I’m presenting an award!!”

Oprah will interview President Barack Obama in a special on ABC called Christmas at the White House: An Oprah Primetime Special.

The special, which will be taped next week in D.C., will include a tour of the White House, decked out for the holidays, as well as an interview with President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama.

The special will mark the first interview between Oprah and Obama since he took office.

The special will air December 13 (Sunday).