Oprah Winfrey is sharing info about her health.
27.09.2022 - 22:04 / variety.com
Variety spoke to all 42 directors (including DuVernay), who emphasized how her daring mandate changed the trajectory not only of their careers — with 39 of them getting their first episodic credit — but also of their lives. “Talk about an empowered idea!” exclaims executive producer Oprah Winfrey about DuVernay’s revolutionary vision.
“Talk about out of the box!” Working on “Queen Sugar” had practical benefits: Many of the directors secured entry into the DGA, received health insurance and found representation for the first time. But the greatest gain may have been their newfound sense of confidence in their talents.
That was a hard-won victory in an industry that has made it so hard, for so long, for women. Collectively, they refer to the changes brought about, thanks to the “Queen Sugar” initiative, as “the Ava Effect.” Here are their stories.
.Oprah Winfrey is sharing info about her health.
Archetypes” podcast.In a conversation with actresses Constance Wu, Jenny Slate and Deepika Padukone,the Duchess of Sussex, 41, discussed how her husband Prince Harry helped her through the “worst point” in her life.The “Suits” star revealed how Harry, 38, once gave her a referral for a mental health counselor.“My husband had found a referral for me to call. And I called this woman, and she didn’t even know I was calling her … and she was checking out at the grocery store,” said Markle, without giving details about when this was or specifically why she needed counseling.“I could hear the little beep, beep … She could hear the dire state that I was in,” she went on.
Malia and Sasha Obama were raised in The White House making it almost impossible to avoid the spotlight. As the daughters of the former President of the United States, Barack Obama, all eyes were on the family but has that made the young women more or less inclined to put themselves out there on social media?MORE: Sasha Obama stuns in colorful crop top and reveals her surprising tattooNeither Malia nor Sasha are believed to have an Instagram account, although there are many fan feeds paying tribute to the pair or pretending to be them. WATCH: Sasha Obama shows off her incredible dance movesSasha does have a Twitter account though, but she's only posted 17 updates since she launched it back in 2017 and her last post was three years ago.Her followers were excited when the 21-year-old revealed she was opening an Instagram in 2018, only it never happened.MORE: Malia Obama looks so much like her mom Michelle in remarkable throwback photoMORE: Malia and Sasha Obama twin in green during rare LA outing togetherThat being said, while they may not have anything for the world to see, their mom suggested they do have alias accounts when she told Oprah Winfrey that she chooses not to follow either of them.
Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer If it’s possible to pull off solemn conversations about the stakes for women around the world and also have a fantastic party that toasts their remarkable achievements, Variety did just that on Wednesday in Beverly Hills. In a sprawling takeover of the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, heavy-hitting executives, producers, writers, talent and glitterati convened to celebrate the annual event and magazine feature. Cover stars Hillary and Chelsea Clinton, Oprah Winfrey and Ava DuVernay, activist icon Malala Yousafzai, and actor Elizabeth Olsen were all in attendance to speak on behalf of causes important to each – as well as a path forward to equity in a time of unrest for women and other marginalized communities in the U.S..
Oprah Winfrey might be gearing up for a new acting project!
Oprah Winfrey and Ava DuVernay are two of the creative leaders honored for Variety’s 2022 Power of Women presented by Lifetime. For more, click here. Oprah Winfrey has spent most of her career talking, so it’s a little surprising that the only sound you hear from the porch of her second home in Maui is absolute silence. Forget about the ocean waves or rustling palm trees. OK, if you’re lucky enough to hang with Oprah for an entire afternoon, this zen will be interrupted by the periodic squawking of wild roosters. In such a tranquil retreat, you can think clearly, cradled in the beauty of all that Hawaii has to offer. It’s this very place of refuge, in fact, where Winfrey set a trap for filmmaker Ava DuVernay that would launch one of their greatest collaborations: OWN’s “Queen Sugar.”
After fighting through media hellfire for more than two years, Sharon Osbourne is speaking her truth and ripping apart her harshest critics for the first time since her abrupt exit from "The Talk," exclusively on Fox Nation. "Did I ever think that I was going to be accused of something that I'm not? Who ever thinks that's going to happen in their life?" Osbourne says in the new docuseries. "I was this lamb that was slaughtered that morning," the former talk show host continued.
Gayle King is speaking out about the rift in the royal family.
Meghan Markle has balls!
The Duchess of Sussex kept her accessories to a minimum as she attended the state funeral of Elizabeth II. But the jewellery she did include in her striking ensemble was particularly sentimental.The former Suits actress, 41, opted to team her all black caped dress and elbow length gloves with a simple pair of diamond and pearl drop studs which had been gifted to her by the late monarch during an engagement they did together in 2018.The beautiful jewellery, which could be seen peeking out from Meghan's wide brimmed hat, is thought to be a smaller version of the earrings that the late Queen tended to wear every day.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been instructed to mend their rift with the Prince and Princess of Wales and apologise for comments made in their infamous interview with Oprah Winfrey, according to royal insiders. The interview is said to have “crossed the line” with Prince William and Kate Middleton feeling unable to move on until they receive an apology from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle . Royal insiders say that the pair have been told to say sorry for the interview and "acknowledge the motives behind it" ahead of the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II today.
Prince Harry, son of King Charles III and the late Princess Diana, is married to Meghan Markle, a former American actress.The pair started dating in 2016 before marrying in 2019.The couple have made headlines for distancing themselves greatly from the royal family and in 2020, they stepped away from their senior royal duties. While the two don't have a traditional day-to-day life, they did meet in a pretty conventional way – getting set up by a mutual friend.
The royal family gathered to show their respect for the late Queen Elizabeth II at a service at Westminster Hall to commence the lying in state, which precedes the Queen's state funeral on 19 September. Before departing from the service, the Duchess of Sussex was seen taking a deep curtsy before her grandmother-in-law’s coffin. Traditionally, women in the royal family curtsy if they're seeing the monarch for the first time that day, while men usually greet the monarch with a head bow.
Oprah Winfrey is mourning Queen Elizabeth II's death. ET's Rachel Smith spoke with the 68-year-old TV personality at the premiere of during the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, and Winfrey shared where she was at the time that the U.K.'s longest-serving monarch died.«I was hiking in Maui when I heard that she passed,» Winfrey said.
Social media users have criticised Oprah Winfrey after she said she hopes the Queen's death will provide "an opportunity for peacemaking" in the royal family.
Oprah Winfrey has sold the other half of her Montecito estate to Jennifer Aniston. According to The Dirt, the 4,320-square-foot estate went for $14.8 million.The estate was built in 1998 and sits on 1.03 acres of land.
make peace with the royal family amid Queen Elizabeth’s passing last week.Winfrey got candid with Extra on Monday about her pal Markle, 41, and her husband, Harry, 37, specifically regarding their strained relationship with his father, King Charles III, brother Prince William and sister-in-law Kate Middleton.“This is what I think, I think in all families — you know, my father passed recently, this summer — and when all families come together for a common ceremony, the ritual of, you know, burying your dead, there’s an opportunity for peacemaking,” “The Color Purple” actress said.She went on, “Hopefully, there will be that.”Users across social media have slammed the 68-year-old media personality for her comments amid the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s rocky relationship with the new king and Prince of Wales.“Oprah talks about ‘burying the dead’ and says she hopes it will help Prince Harry and Meghan ‘make peace’ with the royals. She’s priceless isn’t she,” one user wrote.