Five times Oprah Winfrey got it wrong while grilling showbiz stars

Harry and Meghan are the names on every royal watcher's lips at the moment as we all avidly await the news of whether the couple will attend the coronation of King Charles ll on May 6.

A royal expert claims Prince Harry has "ended any relationship" he had with his family as he "knew exactly what he was doing" when he publicly hit at out at them on numerous occasions.

Taylor Swift embarked on The Eras Tour two weeks ago, but she was one of the many celebrity names invoked in Gwyneth Paltrow's ski collision trial in Park City, Utah. The 50-year-old Goop lifestyle brand founder took the stand Friday to defend herself in a lawsuit filed by Terry Sanderson who claimed Gwyneth not only crashed into him causing traumatic injuries, but also skied away after the crash on the slopes at the Deer Valley ski resort in 2016.  He initially sued Paltrow for $3.1 million, but a judge dismissed the claim and removed the exclusive resort and a ski instructor from the lawsuit before Sanderson proceeded with the $300,000 suit.

Nathan Lane hasn’t forgotten how his The Birdcage co-star Robin Williams helped protect him during an interview almost 30 years ago.

Nathan Lane is remembering his friend Robin Williams — as a “saint.”

during an interview on the “Oprah Winfrey Show” when the Oscar winner then stepped in.“I was not prepared at all for that,” Lane said during a chat on the “Today” show Sunday about being open with his homosexuality in public.“And I certainly wasn’t ready to go from table-to-table and tell them all I was gay,” the “Lion King” actor and New Jersey native continued. “I just wanted to talk about finally [I] got a big part in a movie, and I didn’t want to make it about my sexuality.”In “The Birdcage,” Williams — who died in 2014 — and Lane played a gay couple whose son is about to be married.Tony winner Lane explained on the morning show how he knew that starring in a queer film would bring inquiries about his own sexuality — and it was “sort of unavoidable.”However, while he knew that Winfrey, 69, wasn’t trying to out him on purpose, he recalled what he mentioned to “Good Will Hunting” star Williams prior to the interview.

Nathan Lane says he wasn’t ready to publicly come out of the closet when The Birdcage opened in 1996, and co-star Robin Williams helped him dodge the issue during an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Nathan Lane revealed on “Sunday Today” that Robin Williams once protected him from coming out as gay against his will on national television. The year was 1996 and Lane and Williams were on their press tour for Mike Nichols’ “The Birdcage,” in which they play a gay couple trying to marry off their son to a conservative couple’s daughter. Lane was nervous about doing an interview on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” as “The Birdcage” was one of his first major film roles, and he did not want to come out publicly as gay at the time. “I was not prepared at all for that,” Lane said about openly discussing his sexuality at the time. “And I certainly wasn’t ready to go from table-to-table and tell them all I was gay. I just wanted to talk about finally [getting] a big part in a movie, and I didn’t want to make it about my sexuality.”

Nathan Lane is recalling the sweet moment when Robin Williams saved him from having to talk about his sexuality when he wasn’t ready to do so.

Nathan Lane is recalling the sweet moment when Robin Williams saved him from having to talk about his sexuality when he wasn't ready to do so.In an upcoming interview on, the 67-year-old actor fondly remembered the time he and Williams were set to appear on to promote but before doing so, he turned to Williams and told him why he was feeling nervous.«I said to Robin beforehand… 'I'm not prepared to discuss, you know, that I'm gay on national television. I'm not ready,'» Lane says, before revealing Williams told him not to worry.Lane admits not talking about his sexuality was a bit of a challenge, considering his character in the 1996 comedy, Albert Goldman, is an openly gay man who stars in a South Beach drag club owned by his partner, Armand Goldman, played by Williams, who tragically died in August 2014. «And so then, of course she [Winfrey] was like, 'How come you're so good at that girlie stuff? Are you worried about being typecast?'» Lane recalls.

Courteney Cox is channeling her inner Monica Geller.

Salma Hayek and Oprah Winfrey shared photos there this week. Winfrey was there with Gayle King, while Hayek was with her husband François-Henri Pinault. It’s unclear if Hayek and Winfrey ever crossed paths.A post shared by Oprah (@oprah)The first person to post was Winfrey.

Diplo is taking a quick smoke break after running 26.2 miles.

Gayle King and Oprah Winfrey are back on the road again! The duo recently took a trip together to Jordan, which they shared with their Instagram followers.«Visited Jordan this week, and there was so much to see and experience,» Winfrey captioned her Instagram post on Sunday night, joking that «it takes 3 days to really see it all» but she and King «only spent 3 hours.» «We visited the site where John the Baptist baptized Jesus, Petra and all its fascinations, camels, and the spot where the big boulder comes rolling out of Indiana Jones. So much history there in the 'Rose City,' voted one of the 7 new wonders of the world,» Winfrey wrote.

Diplo had one goal while running the Los Angeles Marathon this past weekend: beating Oprah Winfrey‘s time!

Sarah Ferguson once made a telling remark about the Royal Family during an interview with Oprah Winfrey. The Duchess of York, commonly known as Fergie, took part in a sit-down with the legendary US TV host as the royal looked to rebuild her life following her split from ex husband Prince Andrew. Fergie, now 63, was married to the Duke of York for 10 years before their divorce in 1996 and they had two daughters together - Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.

Oprah Winfrey thinks the Duke and Duchess of Sussex should stay true to themselves.

Oprah Winfrey is sharing her thoughts on the upcoming coronation. During an appearance on, the 69-year-old media personality weighed in on if she thinks Prince Harry and Meghan Markle should attend King Charles III's upcoming coronation.«I think they should do what they feel is best for them and for their family.

Sarah Ferguson once made a telling remark about the Royal Family during an interview with Oprah Winfrey. The Duchess of York, commonly known as Fergie, took part in a sit-down with the legendary US TV host as the royal looked to rebuild her life following her split from ex husband Prince Andrew. Fergie, now 63, was married to the Duke of York for 10 years before their divorce in 1996 and they had two daughters together - Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.

Sarah Ferguson revealed she got told off for opening the windows too much at Buckingham Palace. The Duchess of York, commonly known as Fergie, made the revelation in a resurfaced clip of her 1996 interview with Oprah Winfrey.