Oprah Winfrey says goodbye to "The Oprah Winfrey Show"

By TV Insider
JR Staff Writer

Five years ago, Oprah Winfrey announced she had renewed her long-running talk show, "The Oprah Winfrey Show," for five more seasons. The time has come and gone very quickly and her show is now a memory. While her show has ended, the impact it has had on the world will not soon be forgotten.

May 2011 was slated to be the final month for show and it was treated as such. Winfrey lined up several high-profile guests in order to say goodbye. The NBA had to re-schedule their headlining playoff series between the Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat because Oprah was having her show at the United Center.

Featuring such guests as Beyonce and Michael Jordan, Oprah has finally said goodbye to her viewers. Today marked the final episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show." Twenty-five years of touching viewers is over, in that format, at least. Oprah Winfrey's media lives on through her O magazine and her television network OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network.

Through this network, Oprah is broadcasting several shows and she will even host a new talk show on the channel.

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Oprah explains why she is ending "The Oprah Winfrey Show"

By TV Insider
JR Staff Writer

In 2008, Oprah Winfrey revealed surprising news to the public in two doses. First, she announced she had partnered with independent media company, Discovery, for a new television network. In the same breath, Oprah also announced she would be ending her long-running daytime talk show.

While she announced "The Oprah Winfrey Show" was ending, Oprah assured fans they would have another three seasons to watch the show. She had agreed to a five-year extension in 2006 and even then she knew the show was over. Always planning ahead, Oprah revealed why she decided to end the show.

In 2003, Oprah renewed the show for another three years, she had planned to end the show at 20 years. But, she received an email from dying child author, Mattie Stephanek. The little girl told her she should wait five more years to end the show. To her, 25 was a better number and she said she was also a little OCD.

Sadly, the girl eventually died in 2003, but the show continued. Oprah took Stephanek's advice and renewed the show for five more years in 2006. Now, "The Oprah Winfrey Show" is done for good and Oprah is moving on with her life. During her talk, Oprah said she believes Mattie Stephanek was a messenger for our time.

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Oprah talks more about Long Lost Sister

By Mr. Hollywood
JR Staff Writer

Now in the final year of "The Oprah Winfrey Show," Oprah is determined to go out with a bang. After being on the air for so many years, Oprah finds herself revisiting many topics. Some fans have grown tired of this and demanded something new. It turned out Oprah had something for them.

On Monday (January 24, 2011), Oprah dropped a bomshell on her viewers. She discussed her family life, which she has kept out of the public eye. Winfrey discussed her late sister, Pat, and their rocky relationship. Later in the show, she discussed her long lost sister, Patricia, and introduced her to the audience.

Ironically, Patricia and Pat shared the same name and were almost identical. Oprah told Patricia she had all of Pat's good qualities and was very similar to her. Patricia was searching for her biological mother when she discovered the news of a lifetime. Instead of going public, Patricia continued her search in private and she realized Oprah Winfrey was her half-sister.

Oprah thanked her for not taking the story public and praised her on the show. Today, Oprah went more in-depth discussing her new sister. She told Gayle King that she is taking things slow as she focuses on building a relationship with Patricia. Oprah said their main focus, for the time being, is trying to find care for their elderly mother. The sisters have shared one dinner, which took place on January 24, of this year. Oprah said her addition to the family is bringing much-needed peace.

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Mo'Nique is upset with Oprah over Interview

Last week, Oprah Winfrey conducted an interview with Gerald Imes, the older brother of comedienne, Mo'Nique. She credits a lot of her inspiration to her older brother who sexually abused her. The anger displayed in her role on last year's Precious was because of the memories that he gave to her.

Gerald Imes went on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and answered some questions for Winfrey. He ended up apologizing for what he had done to his younger sister. It turned out that he had been sexually abused as a child and he was a part of a cycle. In the end, though, he took credit for Mo'Nique's success.

Despite giving Oprah her blessing beforehand, Mo'Nique is very upset with the talk show queen. The reason that she is upset is because of the way that the interview turned out. Mo'Nique felt that her brother had lied about the ways that he abused her and he was not sypathetic enough.

Even after years of being sexually abused by her brother, Mo'Nique maintained a relationship with him well into her adult years. However, she revealed to her family the abuse that had taken place in 2006. She did so after the birth of her twins. Mo'Nique did not feel comfortable having him around her young children. From that point forward, she has not had any contact with Gerald, or the rest of her family.

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