oprah winfrey

Tom Cruise Sets the Record Straight On Oprah

It’s an interview that’s been three years in the making, ever since his infamous ‘couch jumping’ incident.  And Oprah’s interview with Tom Cruise certainly lives up to every expectation.

Airing today, Part One of the interview, which takes place in the “Risky Business” actor’s Telluride, Colorado home, deals with a myriad of issues.

Drew Barrymore’s Big Gift

Drew Barrymore was in the giving spirit on Monday, as the former ET star announced on the Oprah Winfrey Show that she is donating $1 million to the World Food Programme to help starving children in Africa.

“I have seen with my own eyes what a difference a simple cup of nutritious porridge can make in a child’s life,” Drew said as she held up the big check while standing next to Winfrey.

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ New Home

Who says the real estate market is depressed?  Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes just dropped $3.5 million to purchase three acres of land from Rob Lowe in order to build a dream home. 

The plot is located in the Montecito area of Santa Barbara.  And they’ll be cozying up to neighbor Oprah Winfrey, whose $50 million compound is less than a mile down the road. 

Oprah Winfrey’s African School Revolt

Oprah Winfrey is always throwing herself into the public eye with one of her “good deeds”, but this time things appear to be backfiring.  One of Oprah’s fatal flaws is her over-controlling tendency, and this time, if you ask a group of parents who send their daughters to Oprah’s girls-only school in South Africa, she has gone too far.

Some of these parents claim that their children are being treated like inmates at a jail, and have even taken to the local newspapers to voice their dissent.  The chief complaints of the parents are that they rarely get a chance to see their children (only allowed monthly visits), and the children are only allowed to eat Oprah-approved meals.