Rosie O’Donnell given ‘crazy check’ by concerned boss Oprah Winfrey

Rosie O’Donnell given ‘crazy check’ by concerned boss Oprah Winfrey

Rosie O’Donnell ran a chat show for six years, but before being picked to host one on Oprah Winfrey’s new network, ‘OWN’ she had to pass a strange test; Oprah gave her a ‘crazy check.’
“Oprah needed Rosie’s word before she’d move forward,” an insider tells Popeater. “For as big as she is, Oprah runs her production company like a small business. She wanted to look Rosie in the eye, shake hands and make a deal in person.”
The two met in June, and Oprah told reporters Rosie knew what was coming;
“She said, ‘I know you’re here to assess how crazy I am,’” Oprah recalls the 47-year old host saying. “I said, ‘Basically, yes. I’m doing a crazy check. If you have something that’s causing a problem speak to me, so it doesn’t become a worldwide issue.”
And friends say that, with a personal fortune guessed at close to $3-billion at stake Oprah has good reason to make the new venture work;
“The last thing she wants is another Barbara Walters situation, where Rosie attacks her,” a friend of Rosie’s explains. “But the chances of that are zero – Rosie learned a lot from ‘The View.’ She would never be in a situation like that again.”
Rosie’s skills with an audience won her six daytime Emmys as ‘Outstanding Talk Show Host.’ But there’s a strong reason why she might still watch her step with the new one;
“Rosie’s telling friends she’s scared of her new boss,” the snitch shares.
Oprah’s chat show will end on September 9th next year, after 25 years. Her new channel launches on January 1, 2011, on what is currently ‘Discovery Health.’
source-HMG

Sarah Palin Announces Interview With Oprah Winfrey

In a meeting of two unlikely allies both willing to forget the past for the mutual benefit of both, it has been announced that former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin will be appearing on the Oprah Winfrey show to promote her new book, Going Rogue: An American Life.
It is an interesting choice, as Palin refused to go on Oprah’s show last year, when the legendary talk show hostess came forward as a vocal supporter of Barack Obama for president, and expressed critical views of Palin as a VP pick for the Republican party. But there is perhaps no better platform than Winfrey’s show to drum up sales for a book.

The interview will be the first after the release of the book, though it has not been announced when the interview itself will be done, only that it will be aired the day before the book hits shelves and you can pretty much count it to air during November’s sweeps week.

Whitney Houston Talks about Drugs On Oprah win show (Video)

Whitney Houston, who is making a music comeback after seven years, talked drugs and her marriage to Bobbi Brown on Oprah. She said: “You put your marijuana, you lace it, you roll it up and you smoke it… At one point I didn’t get out of my pyjamas for seven months.” Video and Interview highlights after the jump!

Oprah disses Chris Brown after unwise remarks

After Chris Brown made some less than flattering comments about her and her work in a discussion with People, Oprah Winfrey has wasted no time in responding to Chris…and it stings.

Oprah recently did a show on abuse, inspired by Chris’s run-in with Rihanna, and Chris wasn’t impressed. “I commend Oprah for addressing the problem,” the 20-year old R&B singer told People. ”But it was a slap in my face. I did a lot for her, like going to Africa and performing for her school. She could have been of more help and helped both of us out.’”
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