I am really enjoying the Oprah gossip. I don't believe much of it, but it is always nice to read an unauthorized biography that has some juice. In the latest news making it from the book, Kitty Kelley says she knows who Oprah's real father is, but won't reveal it. I saw an interview with Kitty and someone asked if she was able to talk to Oprah's mom, and she said, "Oprah has got her mom locked down." Oprah doesn't talk to her mother but makes sure she doesn't do anything unless Oprah approves it.
Kitty says that Oprah is lying about growing up really poor and being sexually abused. She also says that Oprah was pretty much a teen hooker. Now, because she has alleged all these things bout Oprah, no one will have her on a show to plug her book. Well, no big shows anyway. She might get some public access guy who also wants to talk about his bowling scores.
Oh please. Kitty Kelly has burned so many bridges with her "anonymous" sources that it should be no surprise that no one will have her on a show to plug her latest "biography".
ReplyDeleteI know a lot of people don't like Oprah, but I really don't believe that she would lie about such a thing.
ReplyDeleteIt would be funny if she invited Kitty Kelley to be on her show though!
As for Ms Esters allegations that Oprah is lying- she's is denial. Families are good at sweeping all kind of things under rugs. Was Esters there? I'm with Oprah on this one.
ReplyDeleteKitty Kelly and the people w ho are trying to make a few bucks off Oprah by telling tales repulse me.
ReplyDeleteI don't think journalists are scared of Oprah and her wrath if they choose to interview Kitty Kelly. I think the journalists don't want to be part of the lying machine.
In the information era, can someone lie about their past this easily? I don't think so
ReplyDeleteI'm no fan of Oprah these days, but I do not believe for a second that she made up those stories of molestation. She has openly and honestly spoken about it for years and years and I believe her. Kitty Kelley is pathetic.
ReplyDeletekitty fails to point out the only reason why oprah doesn't talk to her mom is b/c of the fact that her mom didn't believe oprah when she said she was raped by an uncle. Her mom actually forced her to move out of the house.
ReplyDeleteI think think it was the grandmother and step-father that actually raised oprah as a girl.
oprah provides money to the mom but she doesn't want anything to do w/ that woman..which is understandable.
No one wants to have Kitty on to plug her book because of her reputation, not because of Oprah. I have seen some of her interviews on previous books, and I don't blame them for not wanting to be associated in any way with Kitty Kelley.
ReplyDeleteI am not sure if this is new info but Kitty says that Oprah's mom used to steal O's check book and write herself checks for $20,000. Between that level of thievery and not believing she was sexually abused it's not surprising that Oprah doesn't want much to do with her mother.
ReplyDeleteI remember seeing her mom once on the show years ago, she was sitting in the audience and stood when called on and waved for the camera and that was it.
Oprah's mom (Vernita Lee) lives in my neck of the woods. She was in trouble recently for owing a clothing boutique over $150,000. Rumor is that Oprah finally paid off the debt for her mom. This was the second time it happened with the same store.
ReplyDeleteMs. Cool...that was a true story...I heard it in the news some where...the store actually sued the mother...Oprah came in and took care of the bills.
ReplyDeleteWhile I believe that O may have skeletons in her closet, Kitty Kelley's sources are shaky at best. She usually speaks to disgruntled exes and former employees and make insinuations and vague implications. In the end, there's rarely any real proof.
ReplyDeleteI'm no big fan of Oprah, although I do admire anyone who pulls themselves up from nothing and becomes unbelieveably successful which she has certainly done. Even though I don't like her much personally, I don't believe for a minute that she lied about being sexually abused. And some mother's need to be cut out of their children's lives.
ReplyDeleteI have a question. Why has this woman not been sued into obscurity? Does she just have smart Atty's or what?
ReplyDeleteBack in the 80's when KK wrote a book about Sinatra, and they wrote similar negative press about her, I was working for a major airline.
ReplyDeleteImagine my surprise when I say a reservation for members of the Sinatra family traveling with her! So I wonder if all publicity is good publicity? Sure made it seem like they were in bed together---
I wonder about Oprah...
ReplyDeleteI don;t doub she was abused, but I do have my doubts that the baby she had died...I think she is closet birthmother who oplace ( or was forced) to relinquish the baby she had to adoption as a teen.
She NEVER has real birthmothers on her show talking abotu stuff and we have written to her for years begging. and a woman who goes out of her way to deal with womnas issues and poor treatment.. well it just doesn't make sensse why Oprah ignores birthmothers.