Oprah Winfrey

In Oprah Winfrey’s newest television special Shame, Blame, and the Weight Loss Revolution, the celebrated television host tells the crowd that when she got over the excitement of first appearing on the cover of TV Guide, she noticed a demeaning headline referencing her weight. “Bumpy, lumpy, and downright dumpy,” the magazine read. That sentiment would be echoed in the hateful and rude treatment, Winfrey said, that has followed her throughout her career.  “I took on the shame that the world gave to me,” Winfrey,…

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Quick Answer: The Color Purple (2023) can currently be streamed online with a Max subscription and purchased on Amazon Prime Video. Music has always been a part of The Color Purple in every capacity, whether on the stage or on the screen. Now, that well-rounded and immersed music in the 2023 edition is available to watch on Max. “A lot of musicals struggle from…

Music icons who died in the last year — from Tina Turner to Tony Bennett — will be honored at Sunday’s 2024 Grammys with performances by Stevie Wonder, Annie Lennox, Fantasia Barrino and Jon Batiste. A source close to the situation tells The Hollywood Reporter that Barrino, on the heels of her success in The Color Purple, will honor Turner with a performance, which will be introduced by Color Purple producer Oprah Winfrey, who was announced as a Grammy presenter earlier this week. Wonder will pay…

Christina Aguilera, Lionel Richie, Maluma, Lenny Kravitz, Mark Ronson, Meryl Streep, and Oprah Winfrey are among the presenters for the 2024 Grammy Awards this Sunday, Billboard reports. Samara Joy, who won Best New Artist last year, will also present. She joins fellow category winner Aguilera, who took home Best New Artist 24 years ago. Maluma is up for his third nomination, vying for Best Latin Pop Album with Don Juan. Kravitz will receive the 2024 Recording Academy Global Impact Award, which will be…

Celebrating her 70th birthday on Monday, Oprah Winfrey explained in an essay on Oprah Daily why she opted for a more subdued celebration this year. She shared a video of a beach run on Instagram to mark the occasion. Oprah Winfrey at the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 07, 2024(Getty Images via AFP) In the essay, she expressed feeling pressure from friends to have a grand celebration—be it a dinner, party, luncheon, or a getaway to a spa, hike, resort, or meditation retreat in Nepal. HT has launched…

Let’s not sugarcoat it — 2023 was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year for Hollywood. For starters, obviously, there were the strikes, which for nearly five months turned backlots into ghost towns, costing the industry an estimated $6 billion in lost wages and other collateral economic damage. Then there were the layoffs, beginning at Disney and spreading like an apocalyptic virus to Paramount, Amazon, NBCUniversal, Lionsgate and beyond. Box office, although up a tick from 2022, still lagged far…

Oprah Winfrey dazzled on the 2024 Golden Globes red carpet, wearing a sparkly purple dress. The 69-year-old TV host's custom-made Louis Vuitton dress was a sweet ode to The Color Purple, which she co-produced. On Sunday, the 2023 musical, adapted from the original 1985 namesake film, was up for two awards. The Halle Bailey-starrer film generated a lot of buzz online due to the rumoured feud between veteran actress Taraji P. Henson and Oprah. Oprah Winfrey arrives at the 81st Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 7,…

Oprah Winfrey is heading back to the Golden Globes. As her new film The Color Purple is making waves in movie theaters, Winfrey, who was honored with a Cecil B. DeMille trophy at the 2018 ceremony, is confirmed to present at this weekend’s telecast. She had her name listed in the second round of presenters announced Thursday morning, alongside America Ferrera, Daniel Kaluuya, Florence Pugh, Hailee Steinfeld, Issa Rae, Shameik Moore and Simu Liu. They join a roster of previously announced…

Blitz Bazawule could care less about The Color Purple’s recent award nominations. The film’s director isn’t worried about the movie-musical’s Best Picture snub at the Golden Globe or wowed by the musical’s five Critics Choice nominations and three mentions on the Oscars’ shortlist for its music. He understands the significance of such accolades, but says he prefers to focus on how viewers will receive the Broadway musical adaptation.  “I honestly do not pay attention to any of it,” Bazawule tells Rolling Stone, the…

Stephen Colbert‘s usual monologue had a surprise guest on Thursday’s episode, with Oprah Winfrey dropping by for a visit. Despite her radiant all-purple suit, Winfrey insisted she was not there to promote her upcoming film, The Color Purple. As Colbert wrapped his monologue, he said this time of the year is “exciting” as “all the big prestige movies are coming out in time to qualify for the awards, and one I’m very excited about is the new adaptation of The Color Purple.” “I’m not the only one,” he added,…