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5 Facts About Rollin’ Around The World Star Zach Anner
Remember Zach Anner? He’s the comedian with cerebral palsy who charmed the pants off America and won his own show on Oprah‘s OWN network via her talent competition. His show, Rollin’ Around the World with Zach Anner, premieres tonight — all right! Here are five things to know about Zach: More »
Video: Oprah Teaches Rosie O’Donnell To Take Tequila Shots
This is a video of Oprah Winfrey teaching Rosie O’Donnell to take tequila shots. Because, apparently, Oprah Winfrey is very into this, like a sorority girl on spring break. The first time she saw Oprah taking a tequila shot, Rosie felt it was, “a little like seeing Julie Andrews shoot heroin.” More »
10 Celebrities Who Were Not Invited to Oprah’s Final Show
All week, I’ve been reading reports about which celebrities were invited to be part of Oprah‘s massive farewell show. Madonna, Halle Berry, Tom Hanks, and Dakota Fanning were among the A-listers who took part. But it’s much more interesting to see who wasn’t there. More »
Across The Pond: Ricky Gervais, Piers Morgan, And Other Ex-Pats
(Ria Tesia is a writer living in London, giving us her take on pop culture from across the pond.)
It has been a busy time here in the UK, as an increasing number of British and US talent cross the pond to gingerly dip their toes into foreign waters. It is always interesting to see how home-grown talent performs abroad and last week was no exception as Stateside Brits hogged the headlines with varying degrees of success. More »
Crushable Quotable: 14-Year-Old Oprah’s Cries For Attention Way More Intense Than Ours
With the launch of her new television network OWN, Oprah’s been doing a lot of interviews lately. And talking to Piers Morgan on CNN last night, Oprah revealed how she dealt with getting pregnant at the age of 14. And it was pretty intense.
Oprah blamed her pregnancy at such a young age on bad choices and sexual abuse. She also said she dealt with it in a pretty drastic way.
Apparently she did “stupid things like drinking detergent and all that kind of crazy stuff that you do when you’re trying to get attention, when you’re really just trying to cry for help.”
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Video: Hugh Jackman’s Epic Oprah-Related Zipline Fail
What, the front door’s isn’t good enough for you, Hugh Jackman? Oprah Winfrey‘s been in Australia for the past week to tape her show from down under, and Hugh celebrated the occasion with a wacky stunt. He chose to arrive at the show by zipline, flying down from the top of the Sidney Opera House. It didn’t go so well, though.
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First The Simpsons‘ Characters, Now Oprah? – Either as a viral part of her epic “going away” media event, or some weird Internet meme that has caught on, there is now a site where you can “Oprah-fy” yourself. But can you give a member of your studio audience a free car? (via Urlesque)
Crushable’s Best Posts Of Last Week
From couples news — no to Scarlett Johannson and Ryan Reynolds split rumors and Elizabeth Banks and Chris Pine hook-up rumors — to coverage of the NYLON magazine Young Hollywood party with Joe Mazzello, Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens, we had you covered this week. Plus relationship advice and stories, style insight and the stuff you care about. More »
‘Eclipse’ Cast On ‘Oprah’: A Live Blog
Can’t get to TV to watch the cast of the latest Twilight movie, Eclipse — Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner and Dakota Fanning — on Oprah today? Don’t worry, Crushable’s deputy editor Amanda Ernst is parked in front of her TV and is going to be live blogging the show. Refresh often for up-to-the-minute updates as they happen. More »
Open Letter To Rob And Kristen: Just Admit You’re Dating Already!
So it’s a big day in the Twilight world today. It’s Robert Pattinson‘s birthday. The cast is on Oprah today (and we’ll be live-blogging it at 4 p.m. ET). And the Queen of Talk asks them the question they’ve been most avoiding: are they or aren’t they?? More »
Between The Lines: A Look At How Celebs Reveal Drug Addictions, Recovery
“I Was Addicted to Crack” was the headline that was blasted across a photo of reality star/actress Roxy Olin on the pages of US Weekly’s May 17 issue. The City’s Roxy was not the first celeb to reveal a troubled past — just a few weeks ago, it was Party of Five alum Jeremy London opening up to People magazine about his prescription drug addiction, rehab and recovery — and she’ll certainly not be the last. But her US profile… More »
Oprah Audience Gets Replica ‘Twilight’ Engagement Rings
Four young stars of the upcoming Twilight saga movie Eclipse — Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner and Dakota Fanning — visited Oprah’s studio yesterday to tape an episode of her talk show to run on May 13. Although RPatz and Kristen reportedly dodged Oprah’s questions about their alleged relationship — the two even joked about her being pregnant, as some media outlets have reported in the past — it seems that the ladies in the audience really lucked out.
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Well, that’s original — Oprah Winfrey‘s new network, OWN, has announced a rehab-related series, called Inside Rehab. The series will be made up of eight hour-long episodes, which will give viewers “a rare look inside an eating disorder treatment facility.” (via TheWrap)
Oprah Says: Don’t Text And Drive
How often do you text or talk on your cell phone while you’re driving — even hands free? Oprah Winfrey wants your answer to be never.
The talk show queen is launching her national “No Phone Zone Day” campaign today, along with a public service announcement and rallies in cities around the country. She’s been asking guests on her show, her audience members and viewers to sign “No Phone Zone” pledges for months. And Oprah’s already collected more than 200,000 signatures,… More »
The Gap’s 7 New Shirts Celebrating The American Woman
Gap designer Patrick Robinson is co-chairing the The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Gala Benefit on Monday alongside the likes of Oprah Winfrey and Anna Wintour. The theme is “American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity,” and an exhibition will be on view from Wednesday through August 15.
Remember the Gap’s awesome white T-shirt collaboration with Thakoon? In that same vein, Patrick has designed a collection of seven cool T-shirts inspired by the gala event, which will be attended by trendsetting… More »
Crushable’s Best Of Last Week
From British R&B sensation Taio Cruz to Glee‘s media blitz and a very Jerseylicious makeover, we’ve got you covered at Crushable. Read on for some highlights from our coverage of the entertainment world, relationships, style and the stuff you care about: More »
GALLERY: ‘Glee’ On ‘Oprah’
Yesterday we live blogged the Oprah show featuring the cast of Glee — where we learned that the cast calls Lea Michele “child star,” every cast member was made fun of in high school and Kurt trades in his football uniform for a Cheerios outfit in the coming new episodes. Hilarity and cheerleader-themed musical numbers will undoubtedly ensue. More »
‘Glee’ On ‘Oprah’: A Live Blog
The cast of Glee is on Oprah today to promote their upcoming new episodes, which start to air next week and Oprah Winfrey has packed her audience full of Gleeks in brightly colored outfits for this very special show. Since we know not everyone has the luxury of watching Oprah in the middle of the day, we’re watching for you, and we’ll be pulling out the highlights. So if you want the Oprah interview with the Glee cast ruined before you can watch it on your DVR, read on. More »
Star Shrinking: Jess’s Mess
Poor Jessica Simpson. Just when the tabloids are starting to forget about her last relationship scandal — her break-up with Tony Romo — John Mayer has to talk about her to Playboy and remind the world that they used to bang. A lot. Jess has been classy about it, and talked to Oprah about how it pissed her off. But she still has a long way to go in terms of ridding her life of toxic guys like John, and… More »
10 Scandals That Rocked the Academy Awards
Official Hollywood often puts on its best dresses with its best behavior for an awards show, but like any prom, there’s inevitably going to be some drama — and the Oscars is no exception. From backstage fights to onstage outbursts, and from the red carpet to the walk up the aisle, there’s usually at least something to liven up the stultifying and self-congratulatory display that is the Oscars ceremony, once the red carpet winds down.
10. Michael Moore Goes Nuclear On… More »