Aretha Franklin vs Tina Turner: the Battle of the Queens continues
Tina Turner and Aretha Franklin, two of music’s most lasting and influential women vocalists, are in a war of words, focusing primarily on one: Queen. Turner, 68, performed with Beyonce at the Grammy’s last year and was introduced by Knowles as “the queen” when she joined her...Full Article @ Celeb Face Comment Share Email Post Your Comment

Entertainment: Oprah and Friends Honor Essence’s Taylor; Housewives’ NeNe Leakes Was Evicted; Despite Running a Fever, Tina Turner Did the Garden
Oprah and friends honor Essence’s Taylor. Oprah, Diddy and Al Sharpton came out to support Susan L. Taylor of Essence magazine. See photos from the exclusive event. Housewives’ NeNe Leakes was evicted.  The breakout star of the hit Bravo reality series “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” was evicted from her pricey Duluth five-bedroom house, The Atlanta Constitution reports. According to Darryl Pierce, the broker for the 5,000-square-foot home, NeNe and her husband, Gregory Leakes, le

Random Notes: Britney Spears, Paul McCartney, John Mayer and the Jonas Brothers: Tina Turner, Daughtry, Aretha Franklin, Justin Timberlake and the Week in Rock
Tina Turner, Daughtry, Aretha Franklin, Justin Timberlake and the Week in Rock

Tom, Katie, and Suri Tackle the City Together
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes had a big night out at the Tina Turner concert in NYC on Monday night, but yesterday they were up and at 'em running errands with a sleepy Suri. Katie was lucky to have some time off to focus on her loved ones and famous holiday guests, since All My Sons was on a Thanksgiving break until their first performance tonight while Tom took Suri around the city. Katie needed a venti on her way to rehearsal today after all the family fun, but the multitasking mom probably wouldn't have i

Lara & Kris Fire Up 'The Gossip'!
Our own Lara Spencer and special “Insider” correspondent Kris Jenner have "The Gossip" on the hottest stories of the week! First, the Mary-Kate Olsen tabloid pregnancy rumor: Is there any truth to it? Kris has the official word from Mary Kate’s rep! Then, the latest on music legend Tina Turner’s health. Is she okay? Plus, a wild night out for the Kardashian family! Kris describes the fun yet frenzied scene she, hubby Bruce and her daughters experienced at a dinner honoring Ryan Se

Talking About Beyoncé's Shaving Habits Is The Pits [Dirt Bag]
Okay, so they're saying Beyoncé had a little armpit hair at the Cadillac Records premiere. 1) Who cares? 2) Can you even see it? [Mirror] A reader points out you can barely see Beyoncé's pit hair in Perez's pictures, though on TMZ, her pits seem especially hirsute. Photoshop of horrors? [Perez Hilton, TMZ] Surely when Kanye West said that Beyoncé is "just as great, if not greater, than artists we had in the past. She’s probably greater than Tina Turner," he had not seen this. [Perez Hilton] Tina Turner

Tina Turner makes spectacular comeback at 68 (and the dress is as short as ever)
She may be old enough to be Madonna's mother, but Tina Turner proved she was the queen of pop with a triumphant return to stage. Eight years after her farewell tour the star kicked off her comeback in front of a crowd of 20,000. Miss Turner, who is 69 next month, showed she was in remarkable shape with...

'The Best of Bond...James Bond' Track Listing Revealed
Madonna, Garbage, Tina Turner, Chris Cornell will have their song themes to Bond franchise molded in one compilation.

BATTLE OF THE QUEENS
Remember way back when Aretha Franklin branded it “a cheap shot for controversy” when Beyonce introduced fellow performer Tina Turner as “the queen” during the Grammy Awards? Now Tina is responding to Aretha’s flippage of the lip in a new interivew with USA Today. Says Tina: “She’s the queen of soul, and I’m the queen of rock ‘n’ roll. There were so many kings and queens there that night. Her ego must be so big to think she was the only one. Tha

Clash Of The Divas: Still Feuding
Whether Beyowulf meant to or not, she's initiated an epic clash of the divas! During the Grammy awards in February, Beyonce redubbed Tina Turner "the queen," sending Aretha Franklin into an indignant tizzy. Pulling the claws out like no other bitch can, Aretha called Beyowulf's comment a "cheap shot at controversy." Meow! Tina Turner ...

SIGHting
Tom Cruise with Oprah Winfrey (plus Gayle and Steadman ) at the Tina Turner concert in Chicago on Friday night.

3am: Tina still Turns heads
She may be pushing 70 but Tina Turner can still draw a superstar audience. In Chicago for the first night of her world tour, the diva dedicated Undercover Agent to Tom Cruise. An insider says: "Tom was in the audience with Oprah Winfrey, and he jumped out of his seat when Tina said his name. He had a grin like a schoolkid's." Tina proved beyond doubt that she is still simply the best, showing off a great set of pins as she writhed with dancers young enough to be her grandkids. Beyonce sent a goo

3am: Tina Turner still turns heads at nearly 70
She may be pushing 70 but Tina Turner can still draw a superstar audience. In Chicago for the first night of her world tour, the diva dedicated Undercover Agent to Tom Cruise. An insider says: "Tom was in the audience with Oprah Winfrey, and he jumped out of his seat when Tina said his name. He had a grin like a schoolkid's." Tina proved beyond doubt that she is still simply the best, showing off a great set of pins as she writhed with dancers young enough to be her grandkids. Beyonce sent a good-l

SIGHting
Tom Cruise with Oprah Winfrey (plus Gayle and Steadman ) at the Tina Turner concert in Chicago on Friday night.

Oprah fell off the wagon . . . and then ate it
Oprah hearts Fudgsicles In “fat again” news, Oprah’s fat again. She reveals in January’s O magazine that she’s gained 40 pounds since 2006 and once again weighs over 200. The talk show host told the Associated Press: “I look at my thinner self and think, `How did I let this happen again?’ I’m embarrassed. I’m mad at [...]

Oprah: The Elephant in the Room
Ok so we all knew this was coming. I was talking about this a few months ago when I was watching an episode of Oprah and was like “damn she’s a fatty again.” And yes I can say fatty cause I’ve been there to. Oprah’s bootay was blocking Beyonce when she was on the show. I was like WOW! So of course Oprah is ready to talk about the weight gain in the Jan. issue of O magazine. Oprah Winfrey is declaring, “I’m mad at myself” because she’s 

Oprah Winfrey Mad At Herself For Ballooning Weight
Talk show host Oprah Winfrey says she is mad at herself, and embarrassed, for allowing her weight to balloon to 200 pounds (91 kgs). Winfrey, who for years has talked on her popular television show about her struggle with weight problems, is shown juxtaposed next to an image of her thinner past self on the January issue of O, The Oprah Magazine. The cover line of the magazine reads, "How did I let this happen again?"

Latest Celebs: Oprah Winfrey weight balloons again
An embarrassed Oprah Winfrey says she has "fallen off the wagon" of healthy living and has ballooned to 200lb (14.25 stone). In January's O magazine, Winfrey, 54, details her recent struggles with an out-of-balance thyroid and how the condition made her develop "a fear of working out". She says she has gained 40lb (nearly three stone) since 2006, when she weighed 160lb. "I look at my thinner self and think, 'How did I let this happen again?'" the talk-show queen says in the article issu

Oprah Winfrey hits 200 lbs, blames food
Oprah Winfrey has admittedly "fallen off the wagon" and now weighs in at 200 pounds. She opens up about her personal battle in the upcoming issue of O Magazine where she admits to over-eating and not being able to fit in her gown for President-elect Obama's inauguration. The AP reports:"I had a dress on the vision board, but I'm not sure that's gonna fit," Winfrey said. "So I have to work on something else." "I'm mad at myself," Winfrey writes in an article provided early to The Associated Press by Harpo

Oprah Winfrey, Sienna Miller, Janet Jackson
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Oprah Winfrey is Fat Again
Oprah Winfrey says she weighed 160 pounds in 2006, but has gained 40 pounds ballooning her to a hefty 200 pounds. She said she is mad at herself for letting her weight gain again. Rather than go into all of Oprah’s self loathing, and efforts to use her weight battle to get publicity, let me offer some advice to anyone who struggles with weight gain. Gaining weight is a daily battle for a lot of people, and it must be treated like a disease that doesn’t go away, even for one day, and

MAG COVERS: OPRAH SPEAKS ON WEIGHT ISSUES IN O MAGAZINE
Oprah Winfrey speaks on on her new weight issues in the Januaray issue of O magazine. According to the article, she is now 200lbs, a 40 pound weight gain from just 3 years ago. “I’m embarrassed … I can’t believe that after all these years, all the things I know how to do, I’m still talking about my weight. I look at my thinner self and think, ‘How did I let this happen again? I didn’t just fall of the wagon. I let the wagon fall on me.” Oprah’s current BMI — a me...

Oprah Winfrey is fat
In the January issue of O, Oprah Winfrey admits she’s “fallen off the wagon” and is mad at herself for ballooning to 200 lbs after slimming down to 160 lbs in 2006. Oprah admits to feeling like a fat cow and wanting to disappear. She also describes her low point when she clomped around town to find a gown for the Barack Obama inauguration in January. I’m assuming being too fat for dresses made her realize she wasn’t the obese person she thought she was, but actuall...

Oprah: ‘I’m Mad At Myself’
Oprah Winfrey discusses her weight gain in the January’s O magazine.  Lady O says she now weighs 200 pounds and has “fallen off the wagon. “I’m mad at myself,” writes Winfrey, 54. “I’m embarrassed. I can’t believe that after all these years, all the things I know how to do, I’m still talking about my weight. I look at my thinner self and think, ‘How did I let this happen again?’” In the article (released by Harpo to The A

The Return Of Tina
Just like Cher, there's no getting rid of Tina Turner. Divas just won't go quietly. Nor should they! Eight years after her "farewell" tour, Tina got onstage in Kansas City, MO, Wednesday night and kicked off her 36-date tour. In attendance were Oprah Winfrey and Michelle Obama. Plus Gayle too - duh! Tina's not resting ...