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Oprah Winfrey Debunks Rumors She's Marrying Longtime Partner Stedman Graham: 'It's Not True!'

Oprah's got a lot of projects in the works, but a wedding isn't one of them. 
Oprah Winfrey Debunks Rumors She's Marrying Longtime Partner Stedman Graham: 'It's Not True!'
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By Essence · Updated October 26, 2020
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This article originally appeared on PEOPLE.com.

Oprah Winfrey and longtime partner Stedman Graham are not tying the knot.  The media mogul set the record straight on her Twitter account on Monday after several friends had asked if the rumors of the nuptials were true. “Six people who know me well have called today congratulating me or surprised they weren’t invited to my wedding,” she wrote in the tweet. “It’s not true!!”

6 people who know me well have called today congratulating me or surprised they weren't invited to my wedding.
IT' s NOT TRUE!!

— Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah) September 5, 2016

The rumors came after a report claimed that the couple, who has been dating since 1986, was getting married. Winfrey, 62, seemed confused as to where the rumors were coming from until one of her OWN Ambassadors, Malika Garrett, tweeted her the magazine cover.

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@MalikaGhosh ok.. I was like what's going on??😱

— Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah) September 5, 2016

The happy couple is celebrating their 30th anniversary this year as Winfrey has a deep slate of projects coming – including a show with Ava DuVernay called Queen Sugar.

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