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Friday, 15 June 2012

Oprah explains why she decided to interview the Kardashians

She posted a note on her Facebook page explaining why she decided to interview the Kardashians
Ok my friends I had the longest interviewing session I can ever recall, talking to ALLLLLLLL the Kardashians. I had never met them, nor seen the show. I did a full on Kardashian Kram in preparation, watching major shows from every season. I genuinely wanted to know why they have become a cultural phenomenon? Why do so many people love to watch their every move and why do so many others love to hate them. Are they completely ego centered? Are they really “famous for being famous” or is there something more?

I “GOT IT” … those answers +more. Those of you who watch the show know they hold nothing back. This interview I’d say was another level of forthrightness and honesty. Who surprised me the most? Scott. Lamar and Khloe. Kim.

Everyone who’s asked was the marriage a publicity stunt? Why did she leave after 72 days? Her answer leveled me.

Please note that this show will air Sunday at 8/7 central not its usual time. Followed by Part 2 of my conversation with 50 Cent at 9/8c where he talks about things you wouldn’t imagine coming from him. Meditation. Outgrowing his audience. What really matters now. I had a great eye opening experience with him and released a lot of my preconceived notions and judgement. I’m loving this NEXT CHAPTER I get to do for myself what I intended for you the audience: Open the heart space, expand the way we see things, especially each other.

A great day on OWN beginning with Super Soul Sunday at 11am/10c with Devon Franklin (thanks for your many “likes” on that one), hope you’ll tune in. An insightful visit with the Kardashians, every single one of them except 2 year old Mason.

Oprah

60 comments:

  1. Well the Kardashians are a ratings machine so I guess O will do anything to save OWN. Love you Oprah.

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  2. No ther reason but for the Benjamins. The OWN Channel not raking in as much as anticipated, so , anything to boost ratings. Ha!!
    @Bishopps1

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  3. Oprah u did it for ratings. Shut up, quick! I'm losing respect for this woman by the second

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    1. @.Anonymous June 15, 2012 8:00 PM are u dat dumb.....please dnt missunderstand me ....buh if u are really as dumb as u sound i can imagine your performance in a conversations.......even if that was the idea behind d interview(which is not a sin) is that why you would say 'i'm losing respect for this woman by the second'....4 crying outloud when has it become a crime 2 sort after success or money in a right way(which is what she is doing)......lets wait,think,consider our words, b4 we talk please.....nt the other way around...... please kindly follow me @iAmhairs on twitter

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    2. Yes he can say he is loosing respect for Oprah cos that's his feeling n not urs. Why drink Alabukon for someone elses headache hiss

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  4. I Love d Kardashian family jooooor Kris Jenner is d best. I love Kourtney 2 d core Kendall and Kylie are another Kim in making.

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  5. Omg!!!oprah is actually rooting for audience,nobody watches the freaking OWN I guess!!!

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  6. Why kanye west no d̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥ d photo, i d̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥ vex oh chris d̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥, lamar d̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥ why kanye no d̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥ b my own oh

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    1. Ode! You know Chris wen you see am? Dindinrin. Hin dey dat pic?

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    2. Ode oshi kris ko richard ni. Its so obvious u don't know the prog that's if u even have tv in ur house. Se na scott u they call kris ehen? Lying swine.... Olodo omo..... Mchewwww

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  7. The kardashians were at the height of their popularity when Oprah's show wading.
    .yet she didn't interview them ....her ratings have hit the doldrums so she is desperately seeking a ratings boost.

    The kardashians are no longer a factor this interview will do nothing for her ratings ..too little too late

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  8. NUBIAN QUEEN™15 June 2012 at 20:32

    i love Oprah but i don't understand why she feels the need to explain herself...i mean i don't recall her explaining her past interviews even some of the controversial ones...not a fan of the Kartrashians oops sorry Kardashians lol though

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  9. Since oprah lost millions and viewers she has been lookin for hot cakes to recover shes tryin to decieve people..if am liein kindly google her name...BIG FAT LIE(OMO-IWO)SAYS SO..VIA BLACKBERRYBOLD.5

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    1. Dear Lilspicer,
      Sell your bold5 and use it to get a good primary school where they would teach you how to spell 'liein' properly.

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    2. Lol...dat was a Gud one scorpion

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    3. Lol.Pls let our Bold 5 guy be.

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    4. Jexox! Rebuttal of life! LMAO

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    5. Heheheheheheheh!!!!! Scorpion u sure gat some venom to ur sting...mahn u don finish dis bold5 guy!!!lol!!! I can't stop laffing....abeg oh I knw the correct spelling of** laffing** oh!!....eehheheheheheheheeh

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  10. *isokay* I will watch it on Galaxy television Nigeria time,,,I hope dey show it........*Snoring*

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  11. Truth be told, the kardashians are so addictive. You can't help but love them...... Am sure even oprah fell in love with them after the interview

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  12. The cutest of them all Mason is missing!

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  13. Fizzle said:-
    U all re haters... Every1 of u re just jealous of how dey pull in money. Dey saw a good opportunity to be famous,rich nd dey capitalized on it. Whether Oprah did it 4 ratings or not, d main thing is dey hav been interviewed by a talk show TITAN. +d last time i checkd, oprah's ratings is still on millions. Stop hating nd get a life.....!!!

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    1. Ok u non~hater, get a life too instead of coming here and defending people who don't even know u exist. Drinking panadol ontop another man's headache. Oshi

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  14. akuko uwa! they re famous for being famous, period! they dnt put anything to d society. they own dash boutik, pls wot do they do to earn a living other than dash and the show. btw dash came after d show started so dnt y'all say bout it. i mean asides d fact dt there dad was a big lawyer bf he died,kim is a model but not as big as tyra or heidi or naomi. kourtney n khloe* thinking* sbdy help me. posh...

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  15. Kanye is missing....

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  16. i say it over and over again.i donnot understand WHY some people choose to hateb them so much.for an american family,they are quite stable.and truly,as oprah has said,we should open our hearts or learn not to judge so harshly.for now,they dont do drugs whereas the average american family esp our black sisters and brothers,have one or more addicts within.aside from kourt,they are not having litters of children all over (like our black sisters do).and for crying out loud,kourt has been with scott for years now and faithfully too(a lot longer than even my nigerian sisters and brothers).i can go on but i believe i have made my point.

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  17. Kanye is missing..... Love this familic sha. *wink*

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  18. Madam Fatso...When your show was doing well you didn't interview them. When Kim's sex tape came out, you refused to be involved in all the noise about Kim. You didn't want to talk to Fifty cent cos you were scared that your ratings would drop.

    Fast forward to 2012 after your so called OWN became known as a failed network, you deem it fit to interview fifty cent and the Kardashians? Shame on you greedy fat pig. I smelt desperation when she did that interview with MJ's "daughter" Paris. A whole Oprah..SMH

    Oh and while you are at it, don't forget to interview Ray J o. Without Ray J's "shut your mouth", there aint no Kardashian fame. I pity the poor boy sef

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  19. Oprah sit the fuck down your just hustling for ratings no need to explain shit.

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  20. lol, explains.Its all about the money. honest work is always cool so no apologies needed.

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  21. Kanye is missing from that pic

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  22. Kanye west is missing here...

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  23. Get your facts right. Dash was before the show. Kim was a stylist for Brandy thats how she hooked up with Ray J and then she fell out with her after supposedly stealing money RESEARCH!!!

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  24. Fizzle is that u Sfizz?

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  25. QF
    Urm...i think il pass

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  26. think they help in keeping body and soul together

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  27. think they help in keeping body and soul together

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  28. TV business is ratings business#aintmad

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  29. Where's baby Mason...the cutie of the house

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  30. Lmao @ kanye west no de dere. U guys are hilarious.well, my p is, y does oprah hve 2 xplain hersef 4 ds particular interview? As for d kardashians,in as much as I lik watching dem,basicaly 4 entertainment.de actually add notin 2 d society n are famous 4 no particular 4 doin notin

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  31. Oprah u have lost it.So apart from this people who else will help you with your ratings?Try going back to your day time talk show and this time look for sensible people to interview not one family where their most popular daughter was involved in a sex tape for fame and her mum who is known to be a 'fame whore',I dont watch Oprah or anything she is involved in and i can tell you most americans dont give a shit here about thema nd those that do have a lot of time to spare.

    Oprah better retire as OWN network has failed big time.

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  32. I can't place M̶̲̥̅γ̲̣̣̥ hands on it, buh m pwty sure dah there z somfin special bou dah family... Yup somfin special..

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  33. Where's Mason???

    As much as I love Oprah, I only catch shows on repeat on the OWN channel. Too bad...

    ***Lush

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  34. Mumu pipu and their hatred and pretence!

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  35. Even if Oprah did it 4 ratinz, isn't dat wat tv is about ( apart 4rm naija of course). Hate dem or lurv dem d kardashians r a bunch of ppl wh hv a smart biz sense n use opportunities wisely. I'm lukin 4wrd 2 d shw jor.

    N 2 d peepz sayin deyr famous 4 bein famous, @least deyr famous n rakin in millz of $$ yrly, wat r u rakin in n who knwz u. Mtcheeewwwwww

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  36. Ode iamhairs....u r now looking for twitter followers,popular by force,gerrout Mehn
    Linda u Neva publish my comments,y now

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  37. They all making money off people's stupidity..Media culturally enslave people and plug these shows to a certain target audience and demographic..people who primarily stay at home..bored stiff looking for some form of escapism..unemployed..ghetto in all ramifications...fantasist..how can someone chasing their own dreams and money be watching this drivel..teenage girls are excused tho..

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  38. hmmm...anon 8:25pm,sorry oh but abeg who be chris for dat picture? Obviously u didnt mean kris jenner(since she's a part of d fam and should be there), so i assume u meant "SCOTT"...u can proof read a bit b4 posting comments okay?? Thanks eh! :)
    ~~ from...."the very sexy sparks"!

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  39. Would love to watch the interview!



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  40. @IAMHAIRS You are calling someone dumb yet you are not sure of your own 'missunderstanding'.Take corrections and spell properly before you insult others.

    via curve2

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  41. So the Odom guy and the other guy (whatever his name is) are also a Kardashians?

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  42. Lmao...Wendy Williams must be laughing her arse off. Hahahahah. Oprah really needs to stop while she can. First 50cents now the ka-trashians. Next perhaps , let me guess , lill Wayne ?

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  43. You can say whatever you want about the Kardashians. But they are still making millions so they can,t be that dumb. I think some of you are missing the point as you make your point. You may not like the WAY the Kardashians have been able to literally build a dynasty, secure the future of their family for generations to come AND capture the attention of an ENTIRE NATION but guess what....IF YOU COULD DO IT YOU WOULD TOO!! Oprah chooses people who are influencing the masses with their lives and like it or not, that's what the K's are doing! Don't HATE...find out their formula and duplicate it in your own life!! LOL! It is what it is!!

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  44. Oprah has interviewed hundreds of thousands of people throughout her career. Her guests were celebrities, extraordinary to ordinary people, criminals, etc. So whats wrong in interviewing the Kardashians. After all, like it or hate it, everyone knows of them. So she wanted to explore the reason behind their fame.They are rich, beautiful... and did I mention rich? They do not have blond hair and blue eyes yet have become so huge some people have a hard time comprehending their success--What? They are ethic, sexy and rich? How dare them! (SMH). I LOVE them and applaud Oprah for interviewing them--

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  45. Oprah is a bundle of contradiction. It will make more sense if she keeps quiet more often.
    I know she has lots of money but i have little regard and respect for her.

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  46. oprah u tpoo lie, u don watch d show before, so shut up for once in your life

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  47. Why all the "where is Kanye West" questions? The dude is not a member of the family, he's just a boyfriend.

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  48. No matter how her ratings fall,Oprah is still a billionaire, she made Forbes 2012 so haters,park well... The Kardashians are fun to watch so it's a good move for Oprah. Hate them all you want,they're moving up!

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