Oprah: Jay-Z was 'charming,' 'delightful' and 'smelled so good!'

USA Today - 30th Aug 2009

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Oprah Winfrey: Oprah's been mixing work and play in New York for the past several days. She was spotted by INF.com leaving the Upper East Side's Phillippe Chow restaurant yesterday with Gayle King and singer Alicia Keys. On Sunday, she surprised some folks in Brooklyn as rap mogul Jay-Z toured her around his Marcy Projects neighborhood -- thought to be for piece for O magazine. And on Monday, MTV reports that she called in to Gayle's satellite radio show and gushed, "Oh, Jay-Z, my New best... Read full story at USA Today

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