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Lance Armstrong will face a no-holds-barred interview with Oprah Winfrey, her cable TV network promised Wednesday, as speculation mounted that the cycling icon might finally confess to being a drug cheat.

Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong will discuss the doping scandal that dramatically brought down his stellar career during an interview with Oprah Winfrey next week.

The disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong will discuss the doping scandal that dramatically brought down his cycling career during an interview with Oprah Winfrey next week, it was announced.

Actress Sally Field has encouraged parents to embrace their gay children. Actress Sally Field has encouraged parents to embrace their gay children. In October, Field was presented with the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) Ally for Equality Award at the group's 16th annual National Dinner at the Walter E. Washington convention center in Washington D.C. The 66-year-old Field was introduced by Sam Greisman, 25, who told the crowd that his mother was ?overjoyed? when he came out gay to her. Field touched on the topic of her gay son during an interview with Oprah Winfrey to be broadcast on cabler OWN's Oprah's Next Chapter. ?It's important to have a parent speak about raising a magnificent, proud, intelligent, funny, lovable, sexy gay son,? Field told Winfrey. ?And there are so many parents who are frightened of that. And who don't embrace their children as they struggle. Those children are struggling to embrace who they are, what nature intended them to be.? (The video is embedded on this pag

In Tuesday's episode of 'Where Are They Now?' Oprah Winfrey caught up with Thomas Beatie. In Tuesday's episode of Where Are They Now? Oprah Winfrey caught up with Thomas Beatie. Beatie grabbed headlines in 2008 when he gave birth to his first child, Susan Juliette. Two more children, Austin Alexander and Jensen James, followed. Beatie, a beauty queen in his former life, had sex reassignment surgery in 2002, but opted to keep his reproductive sexual organs. He then legally changed his birth certificate from Tracy to Thomas and married Nancy, a divorced mother of two, in 2003. The couple decided he should get pregnant after learning that Nancy was unable to bear another child due to a hysterectomy. He recently underwent final gender reassignment surgery. In a clip from the episode released by the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), Beatie is seen explaining to his daughter that her father birthed her. ?Who's inside my belly?? Beatie asks Susan as he points to a picture of himself. ?That's me,?

Cabler the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) on Saturday will premiere a reality show featuring the lives of a gay family. ?Cabler the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) on Saturday will premiere a reality show featuring the lives of a gay family. 10 Kids, 2 Dads peeks into the lives of gay couple Clint and Bryan McCormack-Reamer as they raise 10 adopted sons from at-risk backgrounds in a conservative town 20 miles outside of Detroit, Michigan. ?Together, their non-traditional, multiracial family must overcome many challenges, obstacles and prejudices, all in the name of love,? the show's description reads. In a trailer for the series, the dads are heard saying, ?I don't consider our family unique. I know a lot of other people do. But we're a family.? And, ?I'm not sure it's any less stressful than any other family that's got three or four or five kids. Six, seven, eight, nine, ten.? (The video is embedded on this page. Visit our video library for more videos.) The series comes from World of Wonder

Bishop TD Jakes has told Oprah Winfrey that he's not anti-gay, but the Bible condemns homosexuality as a sin. Bishop TD Jakes has told Oprah Winfrey that he's not anti-gay, but the Bible condemns homosexuality as a sin. Jakes helms the 30,000-strong Potter's House church in Dallas, Texas. His son, Jermaine Jakes, made headlines 4 years ago when he was netted in a police gay sex sting operation in a Dallas park. The bishop has called being gay ?brokenness? and has admitted that he would discriminate against a sexually active gay person. He's also advised President Barack Obama on faith. Appearing last week on cabler OWN's Oprah's Next Chapter, Jakes denied accusations that he's anti-gay. ?Would you say that everybody is embraced in your church?? Winfrey asked. ?Cause, you know, you have been accused of saying that gay people would not be welcome.? ?That's not true at all,? Jakes, 54, answered. ?The perception in our society today is that if you don't say you're for same-sex marriage or

Rosie O'Donnell has said she has no hard feelings about the recent cancellation of her nighttime talk show, 'The Rosie Show'. ?Rosie O'Donnell has said she has no hard feelings about the recent cancellation of her nighttime talk show, The Rosie Show. O'Donnell's The Rosie Show was trumpeted by the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) as a cornerstone of the nascent network when the show premiered in October. On Friday, OWN canceled The Rosie Show due to poor ratings. In a message to viewers, O'Donnell thanked Winfrey for the opportunity to return to television. ?Listen, Oprah gave me an amazing shot at doing this. She really did. She put me back on TV. She believed in me,? O'Donnell said. ?I didn't even know if I could do it again, truthfully. And she said, 'I think you can.' And I said, 'I think I can, too.' And off I came here to Chicago.? O'Donnell, who turns 50 on March 21, added, ?Here's the bottom line: It's a business, right? It didn't make financial sense to continue the show at the cos

Donald Trump has said he knew Rosie O'Donnell's return to television would fail because O'Donnell 'fails at everything'. Donald Trump has said he knew Rosie O'Donnell's return to television would fail because O'Donnell ?fails at everything.? Appearing on Fox's Fox and Friends, Trump, who has previously traded barbs with O'Donnell, insisted that ?she'll never make it.? O'Donnell's The Rosie Show was trumpeted by the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) as a cornerstone of the nascent network when the show premiered in October. On Friday, OWN canceled The Rosie Show due to poor ratings. ?Frankly, that was just going to happen,? Trump said of the cancellation. ?I knew it immediately when they announced it. Rosie fails at everything. She had a variety show, it failed. I mean, she ? I don't understand, now somebody else, some moron will come and hire her again to do something else and that will fail. At some point, let her rest. Let her go away.? ?She must have a very good agent,? Trump added. Trump

A former staffer at Rosie O'Donnell's 'The Rosie Show' has claimed that O'Donnell turned the show into a 'hellhole'. A former staffer at Rosie O'Donnell's The Rosie Show has claimed that O'Donnell turned the show into a ?hellhole.? O'Donnell's long-awaited return to television was trumpeted by the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) as a cornerstone of the nascent network when the show premiered in October. On Friday, OWN canceled The Rosie Show due to poor ratings. The 49-year-old openly gay O'Donnell said on Friday that she was returning to New York. The following day she tweeted a photo of herself and fiance Michelle Rounds along with the message: ?On the way to taste wedding cake ? sunny beautiful in NYC ? St. Patty's party people in the streets ? stay present ? xxx.? A report on The Daily Beast concluded that O'Donnell's managing style was to blame for the show's demise. ?It was such a fucking hellhole,? a former staffer is quoted as saying. Over its short TV life span, the show lost some

The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) on Friday canceled Rosie O'Donnell's talk show, 'The Rosie Show'. The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) on Friday canceled Rosie O'Donnell's talk show, The Rosie Show, Entertainment Weekly reported. O'Donnell's return to television was trumpeted by OWN as a cornerstone of the nascent network when the show premiered in October. The 49-year-old open gay O'Donnell said in a statement that she was headed home with ?gratitude.? ?It was a great year for me,? O'Donnell said. ?I wish the show was able to attract more viewers ? but it did not. So I am headed back to my home in New York ? with gratitude. On we go!? Winfrey added: ?I thank Rosie from the bottom of my heart for joining me on this journey. As I have learned in the past 15 months, a new network launch is always a challenge and ratings grow over time as you continue to gather an audience. I'm grateful to Rosie and the dedicated Rosie Show team for giving it their all.? The final episode will air March 30. O

Talk show host Rosie O'Donnell has knocked Rick Santorum, calling him a 'true Repulican't' in verse. Talk show host Rosie O'Donnell has knocked Rick Santorum, calling him a ?true Repulican't? in verse. The openly gay, 49-year-old O'Donnell belted out a tune in opposition to Santorum, an outspoken opponent of gay marriage, during a segment on her The Rosie Show, which airs weekdays at 7PM on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). (Related: Rosie O'Donnell not sure how to talk about Fiancee Michelle Rounds.) ?When you are voting alone in your booth, remember what this guy says,? O'Donnell sang. ?His quotes are getting dumber by the day, he thinks he's already prez.? ?How can he say he's the cream of the crop, for America what a shame.? ?I think we should add a 'p' to the start of his first name,? she sang, then added, ?Figure it out.? ?He's anti-gay. He's anti-black. That little Rick's so anti, anti, he's an anti-vigilante.? ?No use considering a thing that he says, he'll lead the USA astray.?

(Reuters) - Discovery Communications <DISCA.O> posted a higher-than-expected fourth-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by strong advertising and carriage fee growth at its domestic and international cable television networks.

Television chatshow queen Oprah Winfrey received a rock star's welcome when she spoke on Sunday to a heaving audience of thousands of fans at the Jaipur Literature Festival in India.

HENLEY ON KLIP, South Africa (Reuters) - Oprah Winfrey feels a new freedom after leaving her wildly successful daily TV talk show behind and taking a new course seeking interviews with newsmakers on their own turf.

HENLEY ON KLIP, South Africa (Reuters) - Oprah Winfrey feels a new freedom after leaving her wildly successful daily TV talk show behind and taking a new course seeking interviews with newsmakers on their own turf.

Chaz Bono and Jennifer Elia have spit after dating more than six years. Chaz Bono and Jennifer Elia have spit after dating more than six years. Bono confirmed the rift through his rep in a statement released to celebrity blog TMZ.com. ?They leave this relationship with great love, respect and affection toward one another,? publicist Howard Bragman said. ?No further amplification will be forthcoming and they ask that you respect their privacy at this time.? Bono's gender reassignment surgery was chronicled in the Emmy-nominated documentary Becoming Chaz. And his relationship with Elia was explored in the follow up film Being Chaz, which premiered last month on Oprah Winfrey's OWN network. In the second film, Bono proposed marriage to Elia on top of the Seattle Space Needle. Bono, the child of gay icon Cher and the late entertainer-politician Sonny Bono, created controversy when he became the first transgender person to compete on ABC's Dancing with the Stars. Fox News' Dr. Keith Ablow w

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Transgender celebrity activist Chaz Bono and his fiancee Jennifer Elia have broken off their engagement and separated after six years of dating, the former "Dancing with the Stars" contestant said on Monday.

Rosie O'Donnell and girlfriend Michelle Rounds are engaged to be married. ?Rosie O'Donnell and girlfriend Michelle Rounds are engaged to be married. O'Donnell reportedly announced the news to her The Rosie Show studio audience in Chicago during a commercial break on Monday. O'Donnell's show premiered in October on Oprah Winfrey's OWN network. ?They are looking forward to spending the rest of their lives together,? an unnamed O'Donnell rep told The New York Daily News. ?Mazel on your engagement,? Bravo's Andy Cohen tweeted. ?Thanks Andy,? O'Donnell replied, ?I am very happy.? During an interview with ABC's Nightline before the premiere of her new show, O'Donnell, 49, talked about meeting Rounds, a New York City headhunter. ?I walked into a Starbucks in the summer and she was holding a little puppy,? O'Donnell said. ?I thought she was a 28-year-old heterosexual girl, because that's what she looked like to me. And she's a 40-year-old gay woman.? ?My gaydar was way off!? she said with a la

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Television talk show host Rosie O'Donnell is engaged to girlfriend Michelle Rounds, her spokeswoman said Monday.