The president of Harpo made the announcement and said that Oprah would make it official in an upcoming episode where she will explain the reasons why she is ending her run.  Her show is the top-rated U.S. daytime talk show and has attracted an average of 7.1 million viewers this year.

I’m sad to see the show come to an end but, at the same time, I think it’s the right time for her to close it down.  What do you think?

In honor of Oprah, here’s a video of her accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Daytime Emmys in 1998.

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The 29-year-old woman says that everything she would experience with one vagina, she has with two. She reveals to Tyra, "I’ve got two uteruses. Just one to each (fallopian tube), then they go down to two cervixes, and then it did go down to the two vaginas."

When asked if she endures two menstrual cycles, she responded with, "I think so because my periods generally last about 21 days…When I was a teenager I had really heavy periods…I would have to change pads every hour."

Of course, Tyra had to ask about whether Lauren can have children, despite her unique condition. Doctors believe it is possible. She explains, "The doctor in England said pregnancy-wise, it should be okay…if I do get pregnant it should push the other uterus over to one side and keep it out of the way. Me and my partner would need to plan on using condoms just in case I got pregnant in the other one."

Wow. Can you imagine that?! One is certainly enough, I can’t imagine having two!

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Both the colonhydrotherapist and the woman receiving the colonic are also to be applauded because there is no way I’d ever do that in front of millions of people!

Also during the show, Tyra Banks spoke with gold medalist swimmer, Ricky Berens who accidently mooned the city of Rome during the 2009 World Championships. Sounds like one crazy episode. Check out a little clip from the show, here.

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Crystal claims that she was brainwashed,  was forced into the room with the naked man and in her own words claims that she "was blocked by the staff to prevent her from leaving."

This follows the lawsuit filed by a woman named Shirley Dieu, who sought help from Phil in 2007, and alleges basically the same thing, except Shirley claims that Dr. Phil touched her left breast. Of course, Dr. Phil and his people are denying it all.

Earlier this month, a statement was released and a rep for Phil said of the lawsuit, “All of Shirley Rae Dieu’s claims are without merit. As with all of the occupants of the DR. PHIL House, Ms. Dieu participated voluntarily, having submitted her personal story with the hope that she could confront, and overcome, her individual issues.”

My goodness. This is quite and interesting situation for Dr. Phil here. Is it possible that both women are lying, or has Dr. Phil really crossed the line?

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Last year, Oprah is said to have lost $400 million. Her show dropped in ratings and her O magazine didn’t sell quite as well as it should have. Her estimated net worth is about $2.3 billion. 

In other, Oprah-related news, the talk show queen has been working together with First Lady, Michelle Obama to try to get the 2016 Olympics to be held in Chicago, Illinois. The hometown of President Barack Obama.

Michelle and Oprah flew out to Denmark to lobby members of the International Olympic Committee in order to win the bid. We’ll just have to wait and see how that turns out!

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I don’t know if she’s bringing her almost month-old son, David, with her but Hudson will be part of the festivities on the Magnificent Mile.  I’m guessing she’s going to perform since other well-known people who will be at the event include illusionist Criss Angel and the Black Eyed Peas.

In case you live in or will be visiting Chicago tomorrow, I thought I’d let you know that the Oprah party will be shutting down some of North Michigan Avenue.

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According to the magazine, Dr. Phil has fired 30 staff members abruptly in his latest backstage meltdown.  Apparently, the show began with 250 staffers and is now down to around 100. 

First of all, I’m not sure how that could be true since I’d imagine it takes more than 100 people to produce this show. 

The article goes on to say that the ratings for The Dr. Phil Show continue to drop drastically – in 2005 he was pulling in 7.2 million viewers and now it’s just about 2.5 million. 

Again, I have no idea how accurate all of this is but I can actually see how that would make sense.  I used to find Dr. Phil harsh but a lot of his advice was actually useful. 

Now, it just seems like he rakes people over the coals for sheer entertainment for his audience and I think it has turned people off.  I liked feeling like he was being hard on a couple/individual/family because he wanted to help them and now it just looks like he does it for ratings. 

What do you think?  Have you stopped watch the show?  If so, why?

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President George W. Bush

"It wasn’t something I’d always dreamed to do," she said. "But I think one of the most important things in life is to be open-minded and to be open-minded for change."

This won’t be Jenna’s first appearance on the Today show.  She once appeared during a segment called “Ana’s Story: A Journey of Hope” about a single mother living with HIV (that was really good – did you see it?) and then she was also on with her mom, Laura Bush.

What do you think of this news?  I actually think it’s pretty cool because she really did seem comfortable when she was on before and I think that people will tune in simply because she’s a former First Daughter. 

It’s not like she’s talking about celebrity gossip so whatever helps increase viewership about topics like education is great in my book!

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I wasn’t surprised at all to see that the Tyra Banks Show won the “informative” talk show award since she is constantly trying to push the envelope to educate her viewers whether it’s a giant stuffed vagina or having pregnant prostitutes on the show to tell their stories.  She really has carved out a niche for herself and I’m really happy for her.

The Rachael Ray show won the “entertainment” talk show prize and I have to say that I was a little surprised by it but, then again, I’m continually amazed by this show’s success.  I didn’t think it was even going to last a single season but, here it is, winning awards!

I was stunned, however, when the ladies on The View beat out Ellen DeGeneres for “best talk show host” after Ellen dominated the category for the past four years.  You know she’s at home right now wondering what she did wrong (nothing!).  I think that viewers really connected with the discussions surrounding the 2008 US Presidential Elections on The View and that probably helped them capture the prize.

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Kathy’s appearances have always been controversial and she seems to clash, to some degree, with Barbara Walters but they are always shocking and entertaining so I know viewers will tune in.  The only thing that bugs me about Kathy is the timbre of her voice – it’s just so harsh!  Still, you have got to be pretty tough to roll with the ladies on The View so it works.

I’m not sure how Kate Gosselin is going to fare.  Yes, she’s familiar with being in front of a camera but live television is not the same as being interviewed on a talk show or starring in an editing reality TV program.

We all know that she’s a little on the nitpicky side so it will be interesting to see if she tries to assert her opinion and hold her own with Sherri, Whoopi, Joy and Barbara (if Babs is there). 

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