Oprah Winfrey created some controversy this morning when the Drudge Report posted that Oprah, a vocal supporter of Barack Obama, is refusing to have Governor Palin on her show. Oprah fired off a statement to TMZ this afternoon denying the claims:

“The item in today’s Drudge Report is categorically untrue. There has been absolutely no discussion about having Sarah Palin on my show. At the beginning of this Presidential campaign when I decided that I was going to take my first public stance in support of a candidate, I made the decision not to use my show as a platform for any of the candidates. I agree that Sarah Palin would be a fantastic interview, and I would love to have her on after the campaign is over.”

In an interview with Oprah, Cher revealed her relationship with Tom Cruise.

Jesus, thinking about these two humping is like walking in on two retards fucking. You’re not sure who you feel more sorry for, but it’s sloppy and wrong and your lunch is on the floor.

“He was a shy boy. He didn’t have any money. One night we walked into this restaurant in New York and this girl came up, this waitress came up and she took our order and stuff like that and he said, ‘I knew that girl in school and she wouldn’t give me the time of day.’ “

Cher also said, ”I lived in his apartment.” Tom Cruise was 23 at the time; Cher was 39.

So, she likes gay men. What’s the problem?

In the pic he’s all like, “OMG, it was weird with a vagina.” And she’s all like, “OMG, I know. But you still did good.”

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Turns out Simon Cowell isn’t such a grinch after all. He’s actually capable of being a very nice guy. He recently donated the sum of $162,000 to the family of a cancer-stricken three-year-old so they could pay off their mortgage.

“They had some financial problems which were relatively easy for me to sort out,” says Cowell about the family of Madelaine Stoen. Madelaine’s parents, Amy and Randy, drive their daughter 100 miles each day from their home in Minnesota for cancer treatments.

When Cowell heard about the situation, he wanted to help as part of Oprah Winfrey’s ‘Big Give’ TV show.

“I didn’t know what to do in this situation other than to do something which I hope will help your situation,” Cowell told Randy and Amy on the show. “I know you are having problems with your mortgage. As of this afternoon, your mortgage has been paid off.”

He told Oprah on the show that he didn’t know that doing a good deed could feel so good.

More stars need to give back like this. Let’s just hope he doesn’t start talking all sweet to the American Idol contestants and giving out hugs instead of insults.

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In another sure sign that Oprah will soon rule the world and make all of us happy campers, the queen of daytime television entered into partnership with the folks behind the Discovery Channel for a new cable network. What do you think it is called? Wait for it…wait for it…”OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network.”

That is right, Oprah is now getting a television network to call her own. It is set to debut in 2009 with distribution to 70,000,000 homes. It will take over the platform currently known as the Discovery Health Channel.

OWN (as in, Oprah OWNs you) will, as its self stated mission, “create multiple platforms for women, men and their families with a purpose and a passion: to celebrate life, to inspire and entertain, empowering viewers around the world to live their best lives, and by doing so, lift the lives of those around them in ever-widening circles.”

Take from that touchy-feely statement what you will. We’ll be waiting around for it, Oprah Book of the Month Club book in hand and Dr. Phil on speed dial.

Oprah was worried that she did not get enough press with us regarding her oversized crop circle head, so she’s back.

She is worried about the direction of her country and said that she has a personal belief in Barack Obama. So she endorsed him for President. Together they may soon rule the world. Not since Vader and Palpatine has there been a more powerful alliance. I hear they are building a nifty round space station in orbit and putting Dr. Phil in Charge…

The campaign said 18,500 people showed up in Des Moines. At least one person near the stage passed out, and paramedics came in to help.

We’ll keep you up to date on any and all “Oprahpalooza” news.

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Seems like Oprah wasn’t quite huge enough. No, this isn’t the work of Aliens wanting to brain wash us via Oprah’s book of the month club. Scientologists are not responsible either, much as I would love to blame them. Apparently, some farmer with a whole lotta nothing to do and way too much Oprah love built this thing.

It’s a giant crop circle type of maze in the form of Oprah’s big head. Google Earth coordinates 33.225488,-111.5955.

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