Kitty kelley biography oprah

Kitty Kelley, the celebrity biographer who's spilled secrets on Frank Sinatra and George W. Bush, has unleashed a new tell-all about Oprah Winfrey. Despite Oprah's self-scrutiny habit—one critic calls her "simultaneously secretive and overexposed"—Kelley claims to have unearthed arresting new details. (Oprah's reps have not responded to any of the allegations in Kelley's book.) (Watch Kitty Kelley discuss the book.) Here are some of Kelley's more notable claims:

1. Kelley claims Oprah's mom doesn't have her cell phone number

The tell-all portrays Oprah's family relationships as distant, alleging that the privacy-hungry host forces her mom to schedule conversations in advance through an assistant. Vernon Winfrey, a stepfather figure who reportedly helped raise Oprah, is quoted as saying: "She may be admired by the world, but I know the truth."

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Oprah: A Biography

For the past twenty-five years, no one has been better at revealing secrets than Oprah Winfrey. On what is arguably the most influential show in television history, she has gotten her guests--often the biggest celebrities in the world--to bare their love lives, explore their painful pasts, admit their transgressions, reveal their pleasures, and explore their demons. In turn, Oprah has repeatedly allowed her audience to share in her own life story, opening up about the sexual abuse in her past and discussing her romantic relationships, her weight problems, her spiritual beliefs, her charitable donations, and her strongly held views on the state of the world.
After a quarter of a century of the Oprah-ization of America, can there be any more secrets left to reveal?
Yes. Because Oprah has met her match.
Kitty Kelley has, over the same period of time, fear¬lessly and relentlessly investigated and written about the world's most revered icons: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Frank Sinatra, Nancy Reagan, England's Royal Family, and the Bush dynasty. In her #1 bests

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