WINFREY RESPONDS TO ‘SO-CALLED BIOGRAPHY’
OPRAH WINFREY has slammed a new unauthorised tell-all book written about her life by gossip queen KITTY KELLEY - branding it a "so-called biograph y".
The TV titan’s life has come under scrutiny following revelations made in the tome by Kelley, including claims Winfrey used drugs and embellishe d stories about her poverty-stricken background.
Winfrey addressed the scandalous book, titled Oprah: A Biography, for t he first time during The New York Women in Communications Matrix Awards o n Monday (19Apr10), where she handed an award to her best friend Gayle Ki ng.
The mogul told the crowd that King found the book harder to deal with t han she did, especially as several men began claiming to be Winfrey’s bio logical father after Kelley claimed to know his real identity.
But Winfrey is adamant the book will soon be forgotten about.
Addressing the audience, the host said, "Last week was a rough week for Gayle when a so-called biography came out. Every day she’s getting herse lf more and more worked up about all of my new daddies that are now showi ng up. New daddies who are saying, ‘Hello daughter, call me, I need a new roof.’ Well, this too shall pass."
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