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Father of Music Group The 5 Browns Admits Sexually Abusing Daughters
By not in system - AOL NewsPROVO, Utah -- The distraught father of The 5 Browns musical group pleaded guilty Thursday to sexually abusing his daughters when they were children in a deal that will send him to prison for at least 10 years. With scratches and bruises on his face from a crash in which his Porsche plunged 300 feet into a canyon, Keith Brown, 55, entered his plea to three felony counts in Fourth District Court. "He is terribly remorseful for what has happened and for what he has put his family through," defense attorney Steven Shapiro said after the hearing. "He recognizes that this is the next step in the ...
Oprah's Big Discovery -- A Long Lost Sister
By Joanne Bamberger - Politics DailyThe queen of the confessional and the tearful, televised reunion found herself in the middle of her own unexpected surprise Monday, much like the scores of those she's facilitated for others over the years. Her fans held their breath as the promos ran and the tidbits leaked out -- Oprah Winfrey has a long lost sister that she only learned about a few months ago. In light of the timing of her announcement -- this is Oprah's 25th and final season of her syndicated show before heading off to oversee her Oprah Winfrey Network (aka OWN) -- we could be jaded and say this was somehow a stunt for the ...
Oprah Winfrey's Big Family Secret: Twitter Speculates
By David Knowles - AOL NewsThis time, it's personal. Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey teased viewers this week that she's going to hit them with a major surprise during Monday's episode. No, that doesn't mean that EVERYONE GETS A NEW CAR! Instead, Winfrey promised her audience that the announcement has to do with a secret involving her own family, possibly a reunion of some sort. "I thought I'd seen it all. But this, my friends, is the miracle of all miracles," Winfrey said in a promotional bit for the program. Could it be that Winfrey will announce that Michelle Obama is her long-lost sister? After all, the first lady ...
Michelle Obama Heads Back to Oprah, Staying in Public Spotlight
By David Knowles - AOL NewsDo you get the feeling that these two women like each other? First Lady Michelle Obama headed to Chicago on Thursday for a taping of "The Oprah Winfrey Show." Obama's interview is said to be focused on ways that the nation can support families who have a member in the United States military. The show will air next week and comes at a time when Mrs. Obama has been very much in the public eye. On Wednesday, the first lady announced that she was forming a partnership with Wal-Mart to help combat childhood obesity. Executives from the retail giant said they would put pressure on their ...
Love Her or Hate Her, Oprah Moves On to Her Next Big Thing
By Carla Baranauckas - Politics DailyOn Saturday a new chapter opens in a great American story that would boggle the mind of Horatio Alger: The Oprah Winfrey Network begins operating on cable television -- in enough markets to reach 80 million homes. This development will undoubtedly bring plenty of comment from people at each end of the Winfrey spectrum: those who love everything Oprah and those who are allergic to anything she touches. For the Oprah haters, who even have website posts and Facebook pages, this marks another milestone in what they call the cult of materialism and ego run amuck. For the "Opraholics," it provides ...
Oprah's Network: Shows That 'Lift You Up'
By Mia Navarro - Politics DailyOn New Year's Day, Oprah Winfrey is launching her own network. The Oprah Winfrey Network, or OWN, will offer the kind of shows "that lift you up and make you feel better about your life," Winfrey recently said on her "Oprah Winfrey Show." In other words, it will follow the same philosophy that has nurtured her magazine and her 25-year-old afternoon talk show, now in its farewell season. The Oprah touch means, for example, that a reality show about the singing duo "The Judds," part of OWN's lineup for 2011, won't be just about the competition and conflicts between Naomi Judd, the mother, and ...
Oprah: Palin Presidential Run 'Does Not Scare Me'
By not in system - AOL NewsAsked about the possibility that former Alaska governor and current reality TV star Sarah Palin might run in 2012, Oprah Winfrey tells Parade magazine: "It does not scare me because I believe in the intelligence of the American public." ...
Isaiah Mustafa, the Old Spice Guy: Where Is He Now?
By Susan Powers - AOL NewsIsaiah Mustafa was just one of a host of people who momentarily grabbed the spotlight in 2010 and dominated a news cycle or two while getting their 15 minutes of fame. In this series, AOL News is checking in on 25 of these newsmakers and giving them a 16th minute. Isaiah Mustafa Made News in 2010 When He: Was featured in the Old Spice commercial "The Man Your Man Could Smell Like" for Super Bowl XLIV. The Full Story: Mustafa, whose good looks border on Greek-god status, became an instant phenomenon after he starred in an amusing commercial for Old Spice that capitalized both on his ...
Conn. Home Invasion Survivor Can't Forgive 'Ultimate Evil'
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(Dec. 10) -- Dr. William Petit says that he could forgive someone for stealing his car, but not his family. Three years after his wife and two daughters were murdered in a brutal home invasion, Petit, the only survivor of the attacks, said forgiving the "essence of evil" would be wrong. William Petit, AP Pictured are Dr. William Petit with his daughters Michaela, front, and Hayley and his wife, Jennifer Hawke-Petit, on Cape Cod, Mass. Petit told Oprah Winfrey on Thursday that his family's murder was "the ultimate evil" that could never be forgiven. "I don't think you can forgive ultimate ...
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