14 DAY TRIAL // A few days ago, “poison pen” biographer Kitty Kelley came out with a book simply called “Oprah: A Biography.” In it, she made the most startling of claims, saying that basically the television personality had forged a more dramatic past in order to appeal to audiences, which means her entire career has been based on nothing but lies. Oprah herself recently addressed the issue of the much talked about book, People magazine says.
Though the Queen of Television, as she’s sometimes dubbed in the media, would never do such a thing as to openly attack someone, even if they happen to be someone as loathed (in some circles) and disputed as Kelley, she did find a way to rubbish the claims she makes in the book. While honoring good friend Gayle King with a New York Women in Communications Matrix Award, Oprah delicately addressed the controversy, killing any credibility the book might enjoy – almost in one single word.
“Oprah Winfrey made her first public remarks about Kitty Kelley’s controversial new book about her, deriding it as a ‘so-called biography.’ Winfrey spoke Monday at The New York Women in Communications Matrix Awards, where she presented an award to pal Gayle King. Winfrey skipped the red carpet but wasted no time when she took the stage bashing Kelley’s book, which includes reports the daytime diva abused drugs and questions the extent of Winfrey’s longtime claim of being […] abused as a child,” People magazine writes.
“Winfrey described King as a friend who ‘sometimes cares about my life more than I do,’ and told the audience last week ‘was a rough one’ for King when a ‘so-called biography came out.’ ‘Gayle got herself worked out with all my new daddies coming out,’ said Winfrey of Kelley’s claims in the book that Vernon Winfrey is not her biological father,” the same publication further informs. As expected, this was met with loud applause by the people in the audience.
Somewhat overwhelmed with emotion, Oprah then smiled and assured those who were so vocal about their support that, as the saying goes, “This too shall pass.” As we also reported a few days ago, Kelley came out with the book by saying that, just like with her previous releases, her aim was to take the celebrity out of the spotlight and into the sunlight.