Oprah Winfrey

After Whitney Houston’s untimely death on the eve of the Grammys, the Sunday night awards show saw a 50 percent increase in viewership, but that didn’t stop Oprah Winfrey from trying to poach some of those eyeballs — and it’s gotten her into a lot of hot water with ratings powerhouse Nielsen.

Chaz Bono got a new name and gender change last year and the 42-year-old is now openly discussing the lengthy process toward making his true identity a reality and sharing it with the world. Chaz, formerly Chastity, the only child of Sonny & Cher, did not have much privacy, so Chaz chose to be upfront about his transition from female to male.

OPRAH USED MAC & CHEESE TO DEAL WITH DEPRESSION! Oprah Winfrey says she was so depressed after the box office failure of 1998's Beloved that she turned to food to deal with the pain. In fact, she was so devastated that the movie bombed, that she went into a "massive, depressive, macaroni and cheese-eating tailspin – literally."