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Oprah Winfrey
An explosive book on talk show host, Oprah Winfrey, is being blackballed in Hollywood, due to the allegations contained therein. Not much has been revealed about the book, but rumors about Winfrey's lesbianism and demanding ways at company Harpo have persisted for years.
Irrespective of the book being blackballed in Hollywood, it is getting attention in the blogosphere, which means the details contained in the expose shall not remain quiet.
Oprah Winfrey Supporters Won't Book Kitty Kelley and Her Unauthorized Biography
By Jason Boog on Apr 09, 2010 10:23 AM - In an interview with the NY Times, biographer Kitty Kelley (pictured) alleged that some of television's biggest shows would not book Kelley to promote her upcoming unauthorized biography of Oprah Winfrey.
Here's an excerpt: "In promoting this book, we have already been told by Barbara Walters's producer, No, you cannot be on The View, I cannot disrupt my relationship with Oprah. Joy Behar, the same thing. Charlie Rose; Larry King said, I will not do it, it might upset Oprah. Even David Letterman."...
The Blackballing of Kitty Kelley's Oprah Bio
Why Larry King, Charlie Rose, David Letterman and Barbara Walters all said no.
There is a serious backstory to the story of O. The first thing you need to know is that there was great surprise in the publishing world that such a book could even be done. Oprah, being the doyenne of making or breaking books, was thought to be immune from an unauthorized biography because … well, she is the doyenne of making or breaking books. Kitty Kelley was probably the only author whose name and track record could convince a publisher to take the leap. (And we’re not talking Grace’s Storm Door and Publishing Company; we’re talking Random House.)