Article: RESULT!: It's not rocket Scientology - Cruise will lose control.(Sport)

Article: Yes, Oprah should be our president; Being in the talk-show queen's studio reveals proof that she's got the votes to take over the country.(SIGNATURE)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  March 5, 2006 ;     670 words ......row of the second tier. We'd be looking at the back of Oprah's head. Then came our coaching session, Oprah's assistants encouraging reactions. (Show me how you would...no circumstances should we asked to be photographed with Oprah because she'd be bummed that she couldn't stand for photos with all of us. ...

Article: Sofa, So Good: Tom Cruise's Mission: Oprah
The Washington Post;  May 3, 2008 ;     700+ words ......learning," Tom Cruise boasted proudly...the couch, and Oprah Winfrey beamed...again on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" (but this time on Cruise's couch) for their...eventually over, Tom & Oprah took to the couch...questions about Cruise's behavior, starting...

Article: THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO OPRAH A AND OTHERS
Evansville Courier & Press;  November 20, 2005 ;     400 words ......Beliefnet's site tries to explain this position by naming Oprah "America's Confessor." The book, appropriately titled "The Gospel of Oprah," argues that Oprah's guests will confess to deeds they have kept secret for years. Recent Oprah shows included "investigations" into the "secret ...

Article: THE INVINCIBLE MAN - In his new movie, `Valkyrie,' Tom Cruise takes on Hitler - and tries to kick his post-Oprah career back into high gear
The Boston Globe;  December 21, 2008 ;     700+ words ......time as Will Smith or someone even younger overtakes him, Cruise may be the last real Hollywood star. In his "Biographical Dictionary of Film," David Thomson likens Cruise to a latter-day Clark Gable: the confidence, the charm...A better comparison may come from literature. Think of Cruise as Jay Gatsby, ...

Article: Oprah's real talent? Playing role of fan, not celebrity
Chicago Sun-Times;  January 12, 1997 ;     700+ words ......otherwise fall flat. Yet somehow Oprah is believable when she gushes...into the same persona that Oprah has mined for so long. When O'Donnell pines for Tom Cruise or sings every word of the...Beatty: "We have our moments." Oprah: "You have your moments." Beatty: "We have our moments." ...

Article: The OPRAH SHOW & TELL; How Winfrey gets the stars talking.(Features)
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  October 27, 2006 ;     670 words ......secrets that were revealed on Oprah. Julia Roberts After a decade...Hollywood Julia confided with Oprah she was expecting twins. The...telling of her happiness. Tom Cruise Even Oprah looked alarmed when the diminutive...actress refused to succumb to Oprah's charms. When asked about...with ...

Article: TOM CRUISE: MOVIE STAR OR POD PERSON? HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE BATTLING ALIENS IN 'WAR OF THE WORLDS,' NOT ACTING LIKE ONE ON THE 'OPRAH' SHOW »
Chicago Sun-Times;  June 26, 2005 ;     700+ words ......life. And we're not talking "Oprah." He got a little overheated...excitable person," says Tom Cruise in a matter- of-fact tone...mind." Or to borrow one of Cruise's own lines from "Jerry Maguire...Let us count the ways: The "Oprah" incident: In perhaps his most bizarre performance yet, ...

Article: Oprah visits Cruise at home.(NEWS)
The Record (Kitchener, Ontario);  May 3, 2008 ;     344 words ......Tara Burghart CHICAGO -- Tom Cruise says his couch-jumping on The Oprah Winfrey Show seemed to set...differently). I really don't,'' Cruise said during an hour-long interview...the show broadcast yesterday, Cruise said his antics on Winfrey...of the show. She then left Cruise to conduct a ...

Article: Interview: Marcia Nelson on her book "The Gospel According to Oprah"
NPR Special;  November 15, 2005 ;     700+ words ......America's shoulder to cry on. With her global audience, Oprah has become much more than a talk show host. According to journalist Marcia Nelson, Oprah has become a spiritual guru. Marcia joins us from our Chicago bureau to discuss her book, "The Gospel According to Oprah," and the impact of popular ...

Article: Backstory: 'I lied to Oprah, too'.(FEATURES)(WEEKEND)
The Christian Science Monitor;  February 3, 2006 ;     480 words ......West (Dr. Phil) to East (Maury Povich), the staff of the Oprah Winfrey Show has decided to devote one episode a week to...truth-stretcher like the chastened James Frey. The I Lied To Oprah, Too hour has all four networks bidding, even begging, to air the mea culpas. So far, Oprah (a name that, according ...

Article: Cruise returning to 'Oprah' 3 years after couch incident
Charleston Daily Mail;  April 25, 2008 ;     167 words ...CHICAGO - Oprah might want to nail down her furniture. Tom Cruise is scheduled to return to "The Oprah Winfrey Show," nearly three years after...coincide with the 25th anniversary of Cruise's booty-shaking turn in the film "Risky...Friends and colleagues will surprise Cruise with taped ...

Article: WHAT IS OPRAH'S MAGAZINE DOING IN A BARBER SHOP?(Local)(Column)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  February 5, 2002 ;     508 words ......for a haircut and maybe time to cruise by our old house in north Denver...reading the February issue of O, The Oprah Magazine. Oprah is on the cover, of course, dressed...manager. What does that tell us? Oprah has become a major figure in the...

Article: The Oprah bandwagon can start right here; Forget Hillary for president in `08. Oprah's the real ticket.(ENTERTAINMENT)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  November 27, 2005 ;     700+ words ......wish. In other words, I'm not Oprah. The car giveaway, as well...the yo-yo diets and the Tom Cruise Couch Attack, are all included in the new Oprah Winfrey Show 20th Anniversary...make it official? I'm urging Oprah to run for president of the...sure-fire campaign tips: Calm down. Oprah, in ...

Article: INSTANT MESSAGES On Sunday, Mary Mitchell wrote that the store clerk at Hermes should have given Oprah R-E-S-P-E-C-T by letting her into the store after hours. A lot of readers disagreed.
Chicago Sun-Times;  July 7, 2005 ;     386 words ......From what I've read about the Oprah incident, the store was closed...in. But what if it was Tom Cruise or Julia Roberts or some other...dubious moral worth (you and Oprah cite Celine Dion, Britney Spears...really happened. But I think Oprah should not make any statement...are seen as crying wolf. ...