Oprah's long-awaited interview with Jessica Simpson aired today, and the response towards Jess around the Internet has been overwhelmingly positive. And that's as it should be, considering that the blonde bombshell spoke frankly and openly about some touchy subjects—namely, her weight and big-mouthed ex-boyfriend—while remaining firmly planted on the high road.

Jessica told Oprah that "the mom jeans situation" was the most difficult thing about 2009. She also explained why she never gave the media the satisfaction of addressing her so-called "weight problem": "It would bother any woman, I think...I didn't want to sit down and talk with anyone about it. … Read More

Sarah Palin has a book coming out tomorrow, and to promote it she's been hitting all the media outlets, dropping off tantalizing tidbits of her personal narrative that we all, admittedly, have been dying to hear.

To Oprah, we learn that Levi Johnston IS invited to Thanksgiving dinner and that he is still "part of the family." (Yes, even though he was concurrently getting creative with a hockey stick at a Playgirl photo shoot at the time of that interview.) Levi Gets Awarded For His Johnston, Prematurely

And now to Barbara Walters we learn something else:

Barbara Walters: Let's talk about … Read More

This week Rihanna spoke at length for the first time about the night in February when ex-boyfriend Chris Brown beat her so severely she had to cancel her performance at the Grammy Awards the next day. In interviews with Diane Sawyer and Glamour magazine, the pop star spoke about overcoming the shame of being in an abusive relationship, the humiliation of having a police photo of her injuries leaked to TMZ.com, channeling her anger into her new album, and being a role model to other women suffering at the hands of a loved one. Here, … Read More

One reporter dared to go where others fear to tread: Are Gayle King and Oprah are in a romantic relationship? (And on the red carpet, of all places!) Learn (and Earn) From Gay Marriage

Sure, we've all wondered and speculated. In fact, Rosie O'Donnell went so far as to assume the two are secretly together last month on the Howard Stern Show. According to Hollyscoop.com, O'Donnell pointed out that Gayle and Oprah's roadtrip is "as gay as it gets." Says Rosie:

I don't know. I think [Oprah's] never been married and she's exceptionally close to Gayle. I don't know … Read More

In honor of recent work romance shenanigans, we wanted to explore what's legal, taboo and inadvisable in terms of sex, love and the office.

Between Oprah's flight crew debaucle and David Letterman's at-work affairs, looks like Hollywood could use some tips on dating in the workplace, too. While Oprah really had nothing to do with the alleged activities, the flight attendant who was fired for the misconduct is now suing Harpo, Oprah's production company, for $75,000. 

According to the Chicago Tribune, flight attendant Corrine Gehris says that a fellow flight attendant and a guest on Oprah's jet made false accusations against … Read More

Dr. "to hell with your feelings" Phil has been known for his quirky therapy techniques, but who would have thought that it would extend to left-breast groping?

But that's not all. According to People Magazine:

A woman has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court against Dr. Phil McGraw, two producers and another doctor in what she alleges is a case of false imprisonment, practicing without a license, indecent exposure, battery, fraud and more.

Shirley Rae Dieu, 56, of Irvine, Calif., claims she was seeking therapy from Dr. Phil in his Hollywood office in 2007 when she allegedly was held … Read More

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon have made no secret of their intentions to start a family since marrying last year, and now, a source tells Bossip, they're hoping to announce a pregnancy any day. "Mariah is well aware of her figure and at the present time, can't do anything about it," the catty source says, which we suppose is code for "She must be pregnant! She's vaguely three-dimensional!"

Mariah and Nick have already picked out names for their work in progress; yesterday she told Sirius Satellite Radio's Morning Mash Up, "We have to keep the name … Read More

Actress Mackenzie Phillips told Oprah today that her father, John Phillips, a member of the '60s folk group The Mamas and the Papas, raped her when she was a teenager. Mackenzie says the abuse continued for 10 years, and that she began to believe that their sexual relationship was consensual, even when she, a heroin and cocaine addict for years, went to rehab with her father.

"I boxed it away," Mackenzie said. "I started very early on in my life compartmentalizing, boxing away difficult memories, difficult experiences." She says she was 17 or 18 when her father first sexually … Read More

Whitney Houston's Oprah interview on Monday was a candid, graceful look inside the heart of a woman the Los Angeles Times once referred to as "a national treasure." Celebrity Love: Recalling Whitney Houston's Bruised Romantic Past

Whitney plunged from the heights of success to the depths of an abusive marriage and a co-dependent drug addiction with now ex-husband Bobby Brown. Her new album I Look to You lays the carpet for her first comeback—professionally and personally—in almost a decade. YourTango's Celebrity Love has recapped part one of Oprah's interview with the the … Read More

You know that saying, "Stars are just like us"? Well, it's mostly true, except everything they do is awesome and we sometimes have to do pretty lame stuff. Well, when Jay-Z and Beyonce were narrowing down their wedding invite list, things got pretty mundane but at the same time awesome.

According to Yahoo! OMG (from an interview in O! The Oprah Magazine), Beyonce and Jay-Z were pretty concerned with keeping their whole wedding on the D-low and had to make some sacrifices when it came to the guest list. Loose lips sink ships and whatnot. Jay-Z (born Shawn … Read More