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HOLLYWOOD - MARCH 07: Oprah Winfrey and actress Gabourey Sidibe attend the 82nd Annual Academy Awards Governor's Ball held at Kodak Theatre on March 7, 2010 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) Photo: Kevork Djansezian, Getty Images / 2010 Getty Images

HOLLYWOOD - MARCH 07: Oprah Winfrey presents onstage during the 82nd Annual Academy Awards held at Kodak Theatre on March 7, 2010 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Photo: Kevin Winter, Getty Images / 2010 Getty Images

HOLLYWOOD - MARCH 07: Oprah Winfrey and actress Gabourey Sidibe attend the 82nd Annual Academy Awards Governor's Ball held at Kodak Theatre on March 7, 2010 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) Photo: Kevork Djansezian, Getty Images / 2010 Getty Images

HOLLYWOOD - MARCH 07: Oprah Winfrey presents onstage during the 82nd Annual Academy Awards held at Kodak Theatre on March 7, 2010 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Photo: Kevin Winter, Getty Images / 2010 Getty Images

HOLLYWOOD - MARCH 07: Actors (L-R) Michael Sheen, Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Stanley Tucci and Peter Sarsgaard present onstage during the 82nd Annual Academy Awards held at Kodak Theatre on March 7, 2010 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Photo: Kevin Winter, Getty Images / 2010 Getty Images

HOLLYWOOD - MARCH 07: Oprah Winfrey and actress Gabourey Sidibe attend the 82nd Annual Academy Awards Governor's Ball held at Kodak Theatre on March 7, 2010 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) Photo: Kevork Djansezian, Getty Images / 2010 Getty Images

HOLLYWOOD - MARCH 07: (L-R) Actress Oprah Winfrey, actor Woody Harrelson and wife Laura Louie attend the 82nd Annual Academy Awards Governor's Ball held at Kodak Theatre on March 7, 2010 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) Photo: Kevork Djansezian, Getty Images / 2010 Getty Images

HOLLYWOOD - MARCH 07: Oprah Winfrey and Stanley Tucci present onstage during the 82nd Annual Academy Awards held at Kodak Theatre on March 7, 2010 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Photo: Kevin Winter, Getty Images / 2010 Getty Images

HOLLYWOOD - NOVEMBER 01: Oprah Winfrey arrives at the screening of "Precious: Based On The Novel 'PUSH' By Sapphire" during AFI FEST 2009 held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on November 1, 2009 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for AFI) Photo: Kevin Winter, Getty Images For AFI / 2009 Getty Images

HOLLYWOOD - NOVEMBER 01: Director Tyler Perry (L) and Oprah Winfrey arrive at the screening of "Precious: Based On The Novel 'PUSH' By Sapphire" during AFI FEST 2009 held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on November 1, 2009 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for AFI) Photo: Kevin Winter, Getty Images For AFI / 2009 Getty Images

HOLLYWOOD - NOVEMBER 01: COO of Lionsgate Joe Drake, director Tyler Perry, Oprah Winfrey, and CEO of Lionsgate Jon Feltheimer arrive at the screening of "Precious: Based On The Novel 'PUSH' By Sapphire" during AFI FEST 2009 held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on November 1, 2009 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for AFI) Photo: Kevin Winter, Getty Images For AFI / 2009 Getty Images

HOLLYWOOD - NOVEMBER 01: Oprah Winfrey (L) and director Tyler Perry arrive at the screening of "Precious: Based On The Novel 'PUSH' By Sapphire" during AFI FEST 2009 held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on November 1, 2009 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for AFI) Photo: Kevin Winter, Getty Images For AFI / 2009 Getty Images

HOLLYWOOD - NOVEMBER 01: Oprah Winfrey arrives at the AFI FEST 2009 Screening Of Precious: Based On The Novel 'PUSH' By Sapphire on November 1, 2009 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images) Photo: Jason Merritt, Getty Images / 2009 Getty Images

HOLLYWOOD - NOVEMBER 01: Oprah Winfrey arrives at the AFI FEST 2009 Screening Of Precious: Based On The Novel 'PUSH' By Sapphire on November 1, 2009 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images) Photo: Jason Merritt, Getty Images / 2009 Getty Images

HOLLYWOOD - NOVEMBER 01: (L-R) Director Tyler Perry, Oprah Winfrey, actress Hope Olaide Wilson, and actor Kofi Siriboe arrive at the screening of "Precious: Based On The Novel 'PUSH' By Sapphire" during AFI FEST 2009 held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on November 1, 2009 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for AFI) Photo: Kevin Winter, Getty Images For AFI / 2009 Getty Images

HOLLYWOOD - NOVEMBER 01: (L-R) AFI President and CEO Bob Gazzale, Oprah Winfrey, and AFI FEST Artistic Director Rose Kuo arrive at the screening of "Precious: Based On The Novel 'PUSH' By Sapphire" during AFI FEST 2009 held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on November 1, 2009 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for AFI) Photo: Kevin Winter, Getty Images For AFI / 2009 Getty Images

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - NOVEMBER 01: Director Lee Daniels (L) and execuive producer Oprah Winfrey pose at the afterparty for AFI Fest 2009 and Lionsgate's "Precious: Based on the Novel 'PUSH' by Sapphire" at the Chateau Marmont on November 1, 2009 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for AFI) Photo: Kevin Winter, Getty Images For AFI / 2009 Getty Images

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - NOVEMBER 01: Executive producer Oprah Wunfrey (L) and director Lee Daniels introduce singer Mary J. Blige at the afterparty for AFI Fest 2009 and Lionsgate's "Precious: Based on the Novel 'PUSH' by Sapphire" at the Chateau Marmont on November 1, 2009 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for AFI) Photo: Kevin Winter, Getty Images For AFI / 2009 Getty Images

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - NOVEMBER 01: Director Lee Daniels (L) and execuive producer Oprah Winfrey pose at the afterparty for AFI Fest 2009 and Lionsgate's "Precious: Based on the Novel 'PUSH' by Sapphire" at the Chateau Marmont on November 1, 2009 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for AFI) Photo: Kevin Winter, Getty Images For AFI / 2009 Getty Images

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - OCTOBER 1: Oprah Winfrey attends the Opening of the 121st IOC Session at the Copenhagen Opera House on October 1, 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The 121st session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will vote on October 2 on whether Chicago, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro or Madrid will host the 2016 Olympic Games. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) Photo: Peter Macdiarmid, Getty Images / 2009 Getty Images

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - OCTOBER 01: Chicago's Mayor Richard Daley and Oprah Winfrey arrive to attend the Opening Ceremony of the 121st IOC Session at the Copenhagen Opera House on October 1, 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The 121st session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will vote on October 2 on whether Chicago, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro or Madrid will host the 2016 Olympic Games. (Photo by John Gichigi/Getty Images) Photo: John Gichigi, Getty Images / 2009 Getty Images

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - OCTOBER 1: U.S. first lady Michelle Obama stands with television talk show host Oprah Winfrey, second right, and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, right, as the Danish royal family enters at the opening Ceremony of the 121st IOC Session at the Copenhagen Opera House on October 1, 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The 121st session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will vote on October 2 on whether Chicago, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro or Madrid will host the 2016 Olympic Games. (Photo by Charles Dharapak-Pool/Getty Images) Photo: Pool, Getty Images / 2009 Getty Images

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - OCTOBER 1: U.S. first lady Michelle Obama sits with television talk show host Oprah Winfrey, second right, and Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, right, at the opening Ceremony of the 121st IOC Session at the Copenhagen Opera House on October 1, 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The 121st session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will vote on October 2 on whether Chicago, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro or Madrid will host the 2016 Olympic Games. (Photo by Charles Dharapak-Pool/Getty Images) Photo: Pool, Getty Images / 2009 Getty Images

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - OCTOBER 1: U.S. first lady Michelle Obama sits with television talk show host Oprah Winfrey, second right, and Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, right, at the opening Ceremony of the 121st IOC Session at the Copenhagen Opera House on October 1, 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The 121st session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will vote on October 2 on whether Chicago, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro or Madrid will host the 2016 Olympic Games. (Photo by Charles Dharapak-Pool/Getty Images) Photo: Pool, Getty Images / 2009 Getty Images

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - OCTOBER 1: Talk show host Oprah Winfrey talks with Chicago Mayor Richard Daley at the opening Ceremony of the 121st IOC Session at the Copenhagen Opera House on October 1, 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The 121st session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will vote on October 2 on whether Chicago, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro or Madrid will host the 2016 Olympic Games. (Photo by Charles Dharapak-Pool/Getty Images) Photo: Pool, Getty Images / 2009 Getty Images

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - OCTOBER 2: Television talk show host Oprah Winfrey, center, sits with other members of the U.S. delegation as U.S. President Barack Obama finishes his presentation in support of Chicago as the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games on October 2, 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The 121st session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will vote on October 2 on whether Chicago, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro or Madrid will host the 2016 Olympic Games. (Photo by Charles Dharapak-Pool/Getty Images) Photo: Pool, Getty Images / 2009 Getty Images

EAST ORANGE, NJ - OCTOBER 24: Oprah Winfrey and Cicely Tyson attend the Cicely L. Tyson Community School of Performing & Fine Arts grand unveiling on October 24, 2009 in East Orange, New Jersey. (Photo by Brian Killian/Getty Images) Photo: Brian Killian, Getty Images / 2009 Getty Images

HOLLYWOOD - NOVEMBER 01: Director Tyler Perry (L) and Oprah Winfrey arrive at the screening of "Precious: Based On The Novel 'PUSH' By Sapphire" during AFI FEST 2009 held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on November 1, 2009 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for AFI) Photo: Kevin Winter, Getty Images For AFI / 2009 Getty Images

HOLLYWOOD - NOVEMBER 01: COO of Lionsgate Joe Drake, director Tyler Perry, Oprah Winfrey, and CEO of Lionsgate Jon Feltheimer arrive at the screening of "Precious: Based On The Novel 'PUSH' By Sapphire" during AFI FEST 2009 held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on November 1, 2009 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for AFI) Photo: Kevin Winter, Getty Images For AFI / 2009 Getty Images

NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 18: TV personality Oprah Winfrey hosts The Oprah Winfrey Show: Fridays Live From New York at Rumsey Playfield on September 18, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images) Photo: Michael Loccisano, Getty Images / 2009 Getty Images

NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 18: TV personality Oprah Winfrey hosts The Oprah Winfrey Show: Fridays Live From New York at Rumsey Playfield on September 18, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images) Photo: Michael Loccisano, Getty Images / 2009 Getty Images

NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 18: TV personality Oprah Winfrey hosts The Oprah Winfrey Show: Fridays Live From New York at Rumsey Playfield on September 18, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images) Photo: Michael Loccisano, Getty Images / 2009 Getty Images

NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 18: Actors Daniel Craig (C) and Hugh Jackman (R) pay a surprise visit to TV personality Oprah Winfrey on The Oprah Winfrey Show: Fridays Live From New York at Rumsey Playfield on September 18, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images) Photo: Michael Loccisano, Getty Images / 2009 Getty Images

NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 18: TV personalities Regis Philbin, Kelly Ripa and Oprah Winfrey appear on The Oprah Winfrey Show: Fridays Live From New York at Rumsey Playfield on September 18, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images) Photo: Michael Loccisano, Getty Images / 2009 Getty Images

HOLLYWOOD - MARCH 07: Gayle King arrives at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards held at Kodak Theatre on March 7, 2010 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images) Photo: Jason Merritt, Getty Images / 2010 Getty Images

HOLLYWOOD - MARCH 07: Gayle King arrives at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards held at Kodak Theatre on March 7, 2010 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images) Photo: Jason Merritt, Getty Images / 2010 Getty Images

NEW YORK - MARCH 22: Gayle King attends the special screening of "Why Did I Get Married Too?" at the School of Visual Arts Theater on March 22, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images) Photo: Stephen Lovekin, Getty Images / 2010 Getty Images

NEW YORK - MARCH 22: Director Tyler Perry and Media personality Gayle King attend the "Why Did I Get Married Too?" after party on March 22, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images) Photo: Stephen Lovekin, Getty Images / 2010 Getty Images

NEW YORK - MARCH 22: Actress Tasha Smith and Gayle King attend the "Why Did I Get Married Too?" after party on March 22, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images) Photo: Stephen Lovekin, Getty Images / 2010 Getty Images

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 30: Gayle King and singer Jamie Foxx during the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards - Salute To Icons Honoring Doug Morris held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 30, 2010 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for NARAS) Photo: Larry Busacca, Getty Images For NARAS / 2010 Getty Images

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 31: Gayle King arrives at the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on January 31, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images) Photo: Jason Merritt, Getty Images / 2010 Getty Images

NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 04: (EXCLUSIVE ACCESS, Premium Rates Apply) Susan Crow, Singer Tony Bennett and Gayle King attend Natalie Cole's 60th Birthday Celebration at TAO on February 4, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images) Photo: Larry Busacca, Getty Images / 2010 Getty Images

NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 08: Gayle King attends Hope Help & Relief Haiti "A Night Of Humanity" at Urban Zen on February 8, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images) Photo: Larry Busacca, Getty Images / 2010 Getty Images

NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 08: Gayle King attends Hope Help & Relief Haiti "A Night Of Humanity" at Urban Zen on February 8, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images) Photo: Larry Busacca, Getty Images / 2010 Getty Images

NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 08: Gayle King and Steve Stout attend Hope Help & Relief Haiti "A Night Of Humanity" at Urban Zen on February 8, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images) Photo: Larry Busacca, Getty Images / 2010 Getty Images

NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 08: Gayle King attends Hope Help & Relief Haiti "A Night Of Humanity" at Urban Zen on February 8, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images) Photo: Larry Busacca, Getty Images / 2010 Getty Images

HOLLYWOOD - NOVEMBER 01: Gayle King arrives at the AFI FEST 2009 Screening Of Precious: Based On The Novel 'Push' By Sapphire on November 1, 2009 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images) Photo: Jason Merritt, Getty Images / 2009 Getty Images

HOLLYWOOD - NOVEMBER 01: Gayle King arrives at the AFI FEST 2009 Screening Of Precious: Based On The Novel 'Push' By Sapphire on November 1, 2009 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images) Photo: Jason Merritt, Getty Images / 2009 Getty Images

NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 09: Gayle King attends the Glamour Magazine 2009 Women of The Year Honors at Carnegie Hall on November 9, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images) Photo: Michael Loccisano, Getty Images / 2009 Getty Images

NEW YORK - DECEMBER 06: Gayle King attends the Broadway opening of Race at The Ethel Barrymore Theatre on December 6, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images) Photo: Neilson Barnard, Getty Images / 2009 Getty Images

NEW YORK - DECEMBER 09: Gayle King attends the New York premiere of "It's Complicated" at The Paris Theatre on December 9, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images) Photo: Stephen Lovekin, Getty Images / 2009 Getty Images

NEW YORK - DECEMBER 09: Gayle King attends the New York premiere of "It's Complicated" at The Paris Theatre on December 9, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images) Photo: Stephen Lovekin, Getty Images / 2009 Getty Images

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 30: Gayle King arrives at the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards - Salute To Icons Honoring Doug Morris held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 30, 2010 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images) Photo: Jason Merritt, Getty Images / 2010 Getty Images

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 30: Gayle King, singer Jamie Foxx and producer Russell Simmons during the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards - Salute To Icons Honoring Doug Morris held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 30, 2010 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for NARAS) Photo: Larry Busacca, Getty Images For NARAS / 2010 Getty Images

NEW YORK - JUNE 08: TV personality Gayle King attends the Apollo Theater 75th Anniversary Gala at The Apollo Theater on June 8, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images) Photo: Bryan Bedder, Getty Images / 2009 Getty Images

NEW YORK - JUNE 08: TV personality Gayle King attends the Apollo Theater 75th Anniversary Gala at The Apollo Theater on June 8, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images) Photo: Bryan Bedder, Getty Images / 2009 Getty Images

NEW YORK - JUNE 18: Gayle King attends the 2009 UJA-Federation of New York Music Visionary Of The Year award luncheon at The Pierre Hotel on June 18, 2009 in New York, New York. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images) Photo: Neilson Barnard, Getty Images / 2009 Getty Images

NEW YORK - MAY 19: Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson and Gayle King attends Bette Midler's New York Restoration Project's 8th Annual Spring Picnic at the New Leaf Restaurant & Bar on May 19, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images) Photo: Brad Barket, Getty Images / 2009 Getty Images

DURHAM, NC - MAY 10: Oprah Winfrey (R) claps for the 2009 graduating class during the commencement ceremony at Duke University on May 10, 2009 in Durham, North Carolina. Winfrey was the 2009 commencement speaker for more than 4,400 graduates and received an honorary doctor of humane letters degree. Oprah is godmother to William Bumpus, 2009 Duke graduate and son of Oprah's best friend Gayle King. (Photo by Sara D. Davis/Getty Images) Photo: Sara D. Davis, Getty Images / 2009 Getty Images

DURHAM, NC - MAY 10: Oprah Winfrey reacts to receiving her honorary doctor of humane letters degree before her commencement speech at Duke University on May 10, 2009 in Durham, North Carolina. Oprah is godmother to William Bumpus, 2009 Duke graduate and son of Oprah's best friend Gayle King. (Photo by Sara D. Davis/Getty Images) Photo: Sara D. Davis, Getty Images / 2009 Getty Images

DURHAM, NC - MAY 10: Oprah Winfrey (L) parades with faculty and staff as they enter Wallace Wade Stadium for the 2009 commencement ceremony at Duke University on May 10, 2009 in Durham, North Carolina. Winfrey was the 2009 commencement speaker for more than 4,400 graduates and received an honorary doctor of humane letters degree. Oprah is godmother to William Bumpus, 2009 Duke graduate and son of Oprah's best friend Gayle King. (Photo by Sara D. Davis/Getty Images) Photo: Sara D. Davis, Getty Images / 2009 Getty Images

DURHAM, NC - MAY 10: Oprah Winfrey is hooded as she receives her honorary doctor of humane letters degree at Duke University on May 10, 2009 in Durham, North Carolina. Winfrey was the 2009 commencement speaker for more than 4,400 graduates. Oprah is godmother to William Bumpus, 2009 Duke graduate and son of Oprah's best friend Gayle King. (Photo by Sara D. Davis/Getty Images) Photo: Sara D. Davis, Getty Images / 2009 Getty Images

PHILADELPHIA - NOVEMBER 18: Gayle King (Top-L) and Joe Shanis applaud as Oprah Winfrey is introduced as the recipient of the 2003 Philadelphia Marian Anderson Award November 18, 2003 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Marian Anderson Award is given each year to an artist that uses their humanitarian efforts to inspire the world. Winfrey is the sixth recipient of the award. (Photo by William Thomas Cain/Getty Images) Photo: William Thomas Cain, Getty Images / 2003 Getty Images