LADY GAGA "OPRAH" DEBUT CONFIRMED

Oprah is back with a new (and what will be her last) season. It has been confirmed by her executive producer, Sheri Salata’s twitter page –that Lady Gaga will tape the Oprah Winfrey show on Friday Jan. 15th. This should be interesting.

MICHELLE OBAMA COVERS O MAGAZINE

First Lady Michelle Obama joins daytime diva Oprah Winfrey on the April 2009 cover of O magazine.

“Say what you will about books-people do judge a magazine by its cover, which is why it’s important to me to keep the cover of this one looking fresh,” says Oprah. “And right now nothing – and I mean nothing – is fresher than the family that moved into the White House in January, sparking a national spirit of renewal the likes of which I’ve never seen.”

SPOTTED: OPRAH ON HER MEDITERRANEAN VACATION

Looks like Lady Oprah is enjoying some R&R after attending Nelson Mandela’s big bash in London. She was recently spotted living it up in Portofino, Italy. Joining her Mediterranean getaway, none other than her gal pal Gayle King, and is that Tyler Perry???

MANDELA’S A-LIST SOIREE

With just two days to go until Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday celebration concert, the stars stepped out to fete the former South African president during a fundraising dinner at London’s Hyde Park on this afternoon. In attendace was Oprah, Will and Jada Smith, Nicole Scherzinger, Leona Lewis and Sex and the City star, Kim Catrall.

Forbes Celebrity 100 Power List for 2008 is In

The annual Forbes Celebrity 100 List, ranking the world's 'ultrafamous' was released yesterday.

Media mogul Oprah Winfrey remains at the top of the list, a power ranking based on both earnings and fame. During the past year Winfrey made $275 million. Beyonce comes in at number 4, earning $80 million in 2007, with husband Jay-Z not far behind at number 7 ($82 milion).

The models on list include Gisele Bündchen (No. 66), Tyra Banks (No. 68), Heidi Klum (No. 78), and Kate Moss (No. 83).

Spotted: Tyra Banks at LAX

Tyra Banks was spotted yesterday, making her way through LAX airport in Los Angeles after spending her Memorial Day weekend in New York. Fly straight off a 5 hour flight, the always fashionable ex-supermodel looked "characteristically trendy" in a retro mini-dress, and head wrap.

Meanwhile, with two hit shows under her belt, Tyra is reportedly as highly paid as she was at her peak, before she hung up her stilletos in 2005, earning $50, 000 a day. Add to that the dough she rakes in from her hit shows (at least $18 million according to the 2007 Forbes Celebrity 100 money list) the runway diva turned media mogul is well on her way to becoming the next Oprah Winfrey.

P.S. Bag by Prada, Thanks Keely ; )

Jay-Z and Beyonce to Appear on Oprah???

According to MediaTakeout.com, Beyonce and Jay-Z have agreed to appear on the Oprah Show for an exclusive interview to discuss intimate details of their lives, marriage, and to dispell/confirm pregnancy rumors.

The exact details are still in the works. However it is has been said by a source close to the newlywed couple that they are "definitely doing it."