Thursday, March 28, 2024

Gazette Gossip: Oprah ‘abandons’ Obama for OWN

By Tonya Whitaker
NDG Staff Writer

The New York Daily News reported last week that Oprah Winfrey has decided not to endorse President Barack Obama for his re-election campaign. The reason why Winfrey is backing a bit away from shouting Obama’s name for the mountaintop is a little surprising.

“Unlike in 2008, when a drop in ratings didn’t matter as much for the queen of TV, Oprah is now fighting every day to get people to tune into OWN,” a source told the newspaper.

What a difference four years makes. I would not say Winfrey is giving up on Obama, she is just taking care of home. Winfrey has vested a lot of time and money into OWN. She has made that perfectly clear. Pessimists, me included, wonder how a minute role in the Obama’s camp impact will affect the president’s campaign. Winfrey’s power in the smallest fashion still speaks volumes.

That ain’t baby bump
In February, photos surfaced on the Internet of a heavier-than-normal Fantasia Barrino. Quicker than an explanation could come of the singer’s mouth, rumors began to swirl that she was pregnant. Actually, Barrino plumped up for her upcoming role in a biopic about the greatest gospel singer to walk this earth, the late Mahalia Jackson. Once again, Barrino showed off her full figure and her feet during a performance an Indiana casino.

What was he thinking?
Allen Iverson needs to remember that no matter how much bling-bling or fame you got, if the cops stop you, you are quickly knocked back to being a black man in a car he stole. Last week, the former NBA guard was stopped by the police for failing to signal when switching lanes (common now!). To make a long story short, police confiscates his Lamborghini because the tags were expired. Iverson gets irate. Police officer calls for backup. Iverson tells police, “Do you know who I am?” (as if that matters to the cops). Iverson’s driver gets a citation. Iverson says bye-bye to his Lambo. Iverson apologizes to the police for losing his temper. Now Iverson can show empathy to all the young black men without a Lambo and without money in bank accounts that face abuse from the police. SMH!

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