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    Oprah Desperate? Talk Show Queen Issues Rare Apology

    By ABC News | ABC News Blogs – Tue, Feb 14, 2012

    Credit: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images
    Oprah Winfrey crossed the line when she promoted her new interview show on Twitter Sunday night. As a new episode of "Oprah's Next Chapter" started on OWN, the talk show queen tweeted to her followers, "Every 1 who can please turn to OWN especially if u have a Neilsen [sic] box." Later, she posted a similar message, saying "Commercial Grammy people..u can turn to OWN."

    Nielsen, the company that tracks TV ratings, believes her first tweet may be a violation of its policy against openly lobbying Nielsen box owners to watch a specific show or network. Winfrey told the New York Times in a statement that she's removed the tweet from her feed at Nielsen's request, adding, "I intended no harm and apologize for the reference."

    Nielsen will place an asterisk next to the ratings for "Oprah's Next Chapter" to reflect "possible biasing effect."

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    • _
      _  •  3 mths ago
      speaking of irrelevant news.....
      • Sparky2u
        Sparky2u 3 mths ago
        It gave us something to laugh at any way. lol
      • fred f
        fred f 3 mths ago
        oprah became irrelevant when she endorsed nobummer.
      • yelroze
        yelroze 3 mths ago
        Cry me a river........ meanwhile on the LMN - lol
    • big dog
      big dog  •  Atlanta, Georgia  •  3 mths ago
      desparate because not only is she losing a ton of money with OWN but her reputation is taking a big hit.
      • tooner
        tooner 3 mths ago
        How did she even get a reputation? She has always sucked!!
      • John J
        John J 3 mths ago
        Maybe Obama can mandate everyone watch.
      • Ronald
        Ronald 3 mths ago
        Her reputation took a big hit after constantly supporting Obama, blacks-only, Scientology and the New Age movement...
    • Coondog
      Coondog  •  3 mths ago
      Not EVERYONE likes Oprah. I don't that's for sure
      • Citizen
        Citizen 3 mths ago
        I don't like her either...
      • WindsockMedia
        WindsockMedia 3 mths ago
        Had a few beers with a yacht crew in Florida last year, boy did they have some Oprah stories about the 2 weeks she rentred the boat. Very pampered, very stuck on herself. Had an aide who put on her shoes and slippers for her, and they said she raided the gallety so much they ran out of things and Oprah got mad.
      • Luckylady200149774
        Luckylady200149774 3 mths ago
        Sounds like pure jealousy to me!
    • Tellitlikeitis
      Tellitlikeitis  •  3 mths ago
      Oprah, it's over, girl. You had a nice, long, profitable stay in the spotlight. Move on.
      • willpowerful
        willpowerful 3 mths ago
        Because anonymous, it is about race. She NEVER supported any democrat in the past. NEVER. But then here comes Obama and all of a sudden, the endorses a politician. Yeah, I would say that is about race and nothing else. And then soon after that her ratings started to fall so she announced her "retirement". She lost a lot of viewers by her racism. And now her paid "aren't I great" program is flopping. Good.
      • YahYah
        YahYah 3 mths ago
        But she can't, you see.
      • Mrs.IDFL
        Mrs.IDFL 3 mths ago
        Amen sweetie, you could not had said that any better, I would not waste a channel on her.
    • Randy
      Randy  •  3 mths ago
      Maybe, since when prepping to leave her network show promised to continue bringing quality television into our homes, should have followed Ted Turner's example and put OWN network on free cable! Oprah NEVER gave away a THING...it was all given by sponsors as free advertising, like one big commercial! Never cost Oprah a penny! Do you really think Oprah gives a rat's behind about anything other then your worship? Naaaaa...,if so, she would have provided her "quality programming" for free, and made her next billion on her sponsors! Shame on you, Oprah!
    • Pertnear
      Pertnear  •  3 mths ago
      I am so sorry - I had no idea what I did was against the law. You know, I've only been in the entertainment business for about 25 years, so I'm kind of new at this.
      • Conrad Weis
        Conrad Weis 3 mths ago
        "against the law" yeah dude they're gonna lock her up. LOL
      • A LAD INSANE
        A LAD INSANE 3 mths ago
        No,but she could face a hefty fine.
        Either way it's nothing to her bloated ego.
      • jwhitner
        jwhitner 3 mths ago
        It's not against the law! It's against the rules if you want to be rated by Neilson.
    • Matthew Dezzani
      Matthew Dezzani  •  3 mths ago
      Someone earlier said it best - when she's free they'll tune in, but pay to watch Oprah? I don't think so and apparently she is figuring that out now too.
    • John B
      John B  •  3 mths ago
      Just call it a day Oprah. You have made your millions, sit back and enjoy it. Why is it that the rich always want more?
    • Jack B
      Jack B  •  Corpus Christi, Texas  •  3 mths ago
      Since no one's said it yet, allow me... It looks like Oprah got OWNed!
    • bon
      bon  •  Syracuse, New York  •  3 mths ago
      she knew exactly what she was doing,

      she just got caught.

      had that been a FOX network exec, etc, they would be in all kinds of trouble.

      but heaven forbid anyone rock the boat.

      I see she now may have stock in CBS, otherwise how did her girlfriend, Gayle King end up being a host, and interviewer there, as Oprah has developed how many shows for her that all failed, and suddenly there she is on CBS
    • Jeff F
      Jeff F  •  3 mths ago
      Dont know about desperate, she is absolutely loaded. That said who knows how much of her own $$ she sunk into this pit or how big here ego really is.
    • Aaronski Man
      Aaronski Man  •  3 mths ago
      Wow! How could we ever believe that the Big O could be biased?
    • Real Talk
      Real Talk  •  Kansas City, Missouri  •  3 mths ago
      When a person is used to being praised and worshipped ( like Oprah does) they actually start to think they are a "God." That is why the real "God" had to intervene so Oprah could come down off her too high horse and realize that she is no better than the rest of us. And even though her money has done some good, it will never put her in a "God" status. Oprah needs to know when it is over for her and just let it go and enjoy her life.
    • Roxanne
      Roxanne  •  3 mths ago
      The only reason she got such high ratings on network TV was because people without cable had nothing else to watch during the day. Now that people must pay to watch her, no one wants to.
    • Janie in TX
      Janie in TX  •  3 mths ago
      Quit watching Oprah when she started preaching "new age religion" opinions.
    • Liberal Fascist
      Liberal Fascist  •  Chicago, Illinois  •  3 mths ago
      If you're in the business of entertainment and you pick a side in politics you better be ready to lose a big part of your audience.
    • boredchick
      boredchick  •  3 mths ago
      Oprah has been "so Yesterday" to me for about 15 years!
    • Kitty
      Kitty  •  Pleasanton, California  •  3 mths ago
      Sorry Self named: "Saint Oprah" .... NOT Interested
    • Tired
      Tired  •  3 mths ago
      What's the matter oprah......getting desperate???? OWN not working for you????
    • A Yahoo! User  •  3 mths ago
      Who cares about Neilson ratings or OWN for that matter?
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