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Coffee Talk: Oprah's OWN Continues to Struggle

Oprah's OWN continues to struggle in light of receiving an $15M boost.
Oprah's OWN Still Struggling
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By Derrick Bryson Taylor · Updated October 28, 2020
It’s Friday! See what little surprise we’re sprinkling in our morning brew:

  • Oprah’s new business venture OWN continues to struggle. Their mega supporter Discovery Communication has poured a whopping $15M into the network and has seen little results. It’s not clear what’s keeping OWN from succeeding — it just seems out of character for the network to not be shining. [Clutch]

  • Whoopi Goldberg’s daughter Alex Martin remarried her ex-husband Bernard Dean in Las Vegas! Goldberg was in attendance. [People]

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  • Sherri Shepherd was pretty upset when she arrived to her hotel room not to find a Bible! “Left my Bible @home. No Bible in my hotel room. Front desk says they don’t carry Bibles. Shouldn’t be this hard 2 find #Jesus #GetonMyKnees.” [Jezebel]

  • Alicia Keys hosted her 8th annual Black Ball event benefiting her Keep a Child Alive charity last night. Usher, Tyra Banks, Kerry Washington, LaLa and Carmelo Anthony were all on hand to celebrate. [YBF]

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  • The Jackson family praised an emotional new documentary entitled “Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon.” Tito and Rebbie Jackson were on hand to view the documentary last night in downtown New York City. [EURweb]

  • Eddie Murphy says he won’t be cursing when it’s time for him to host the 2012 Oscars. “I don’t plan on cursing. I’m not going to… say ‘sh*t’ — I’m going to say other things,” he told Ellen DeGeneres. [RadarOnline]

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