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Pat Houston, Whitney Houston’s sister-in-law and estate executor, pushed back on Oprah Winfrey’s description of Houston’s 2009 onstage moment, saying the fall happened during a sound check in darkness and that Houston was not under the influence. The recollection came as Winfrey discussed the episode at Cannes Lions, prompting mixed public reactions. Houston died in 2012.
Oprah Winfrey revealed at Cannes Lions that Whitney Houston once fell onstage during a 2009 appearance and begged the audience not to leak footage to spare Houston’s reputation. While she framed it as a protective act, many online viewers question the timing and motive of sharing private struggles after Houston’s death, sparking a backlash toward Oprah.
Hollywood’s biggest names descend on the Cannes Lions festival, with Paris Hilton, Oprah Winfrey, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and other stars gracing panels, dinners, and opening-night events as photographers chronicle a star-studded celebration of advertising.
Oprah Winfrey revealed she stopped cameras and urged secrecy after Whitney Houston’s onstage fall during a The Oprah Winfrey Show appearance, doing so to shield Houston as she battled relapse; Houston later performed but died in 2012, with the estate noting the fall occurred during a sound check and that she was not high. The disclosure comes alongside broader discussions of Houston’s struggles and Winfrey’s interview approach.
Oprah Winfrey revealed at Cannes Lions that Whitney Houston fell off the stage during a 2009 comeback taping after relapsing, and she pleaded with the audience not to release footage to protect Houston. The remarks highlight Houston’s troubled final years and her comeback efforts ahead of her 2012 death, including her discussions about addiction on her last major interviews.
Oprah Winfrey revealed at Cannes Lions that Whitney Houston fell off the stage during a 2009 appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Oprah said she begged the audience not to publish photos because Houston was struggling with drug issues at the time, fearing it would ruin her life; Houston later died in 2012. Oprah noted such audience trust wouldn’t happen today.
Oprah Winfrey, speaking at Cannes Lions, recalled Whitney Houston stumbling off The Oprah Winfrey Show stage and said she begged the audience not to leak the incident, fearing it would destroy Houston; she noted Houston had relapsed before the performance and used the moment to champion creator responsibility, while also highlighting her philanthropy, including the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa, as part of a broader discussion on legacy.
At Cannes Lions, Oprah Winfrey explained that she realized early on the Oprah show could be a 'force for good,' shaping her brand around purpose, audience listening, and philanthropy; she recalled using audience trust as a 'focus group' rather than chasing autographs, protecting Whitney Houston by keeping photos from being published after her fall on stage, and outlined a 4,500-episode, Emmy-winning run that helped propel her career and philanthropy, for which she accepted the Cannes Lions heart award.
At Cannes Lions, Oprah Winfrey recounted Whitney Houston’s fall during a The Oprah Show performance and begged the audience not to leak footage, warning it could destroy Houston’s life; she framed the moment within her broader talk on philanthropy and creator responsibility, noting Houston’s relapse and her death in 2012.
Kevin Hart told Jimmy Kimmel that Oprah Winfrey should never be targeted in celebrity roasts, joking that he’d drive to her house to stop it. He also reflected on his Netflix Is a Joke Festival roast, acknowledging some jokes hurt, and reinforcing that while roasts are about laughs, certain celebrities are off-limits.
Gayle King discussed the longstanding rumors that she and Oprah Winfrey are secretly dating, explaining Oprah declined to publicly debunk them on The Oprah Winfrey Show. On the Call Her Daddy podcast, King said the gossip bothered her—especially during her divorce—but Oprah chose to let it be. King now downplays the chatter and cites social media as an amplifier of hate, while Oprah has previously spoken about their close friendship and support for one another.
Gayle King recounts on Call Her Daddy the night she walked in on her then-husband William Bumpus with a close friend in 1990—after coming home early with two toddlers, finding the house alarm activated, and a woman hiding with a bath sheet while Bumpus fled in a towel. Police arrived, and the affair was later confronted with the husband of the girlfriend after Oprah Winfrey urged King to tell him. Bumpus publicly apologized in 2016 for the betrayal, and King and Bumpus eventually divorced, a defining, widely discussed moment in her personal history.
Oprah Winfrey has signed a multiyear exclusive deal with Amazon via Harpo Productions and Wondery to bring The Oprah Podcast, Oprah’s Book Club, Oprah’s Favorite Things, and The Oprah Winfrey Show back catalog to Amazon platforms (video and audio) with ad sales rights; Wondery will distribute across Prime Video, Amazon Music, Fire TV Channels and Audible, while availability continues on YouTube and major podcast apps. The Oprah Podcast will add two new weekly episodes starting this summer, and Amazon is still deciding how to present the Show’s old TV episodes. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Gwyneth Paltrow weighs in on last year’s Coldplay Kiss Cam moment that paired former Astronomer HR exec Kristin Cabot with ex-CEO Andy Byron, a scandal that led to resignations and online backlash. After Gwyneth appeared in a tongue-in-cheek Astronomer ad, Oprah Winfrey revealed that Gwyneth said Cabot and Byron had signed off on the ad and that she wouldn’t have done it without that knowledge; Gwyneth reportedly emailed Cabot but did not hear back. Cabot says the controversy was intensified by the ad and made things harder for her and her children, and she has previously criticized Gwyneth over the brand’s messaging.
HR executive Kristin Cabot, seen in a viral kiss-cam moment with her then-boss Andy Byron at a Coldplay concert, says in a new Oprah Winfrey interview that Byron lied about his personal life, that much of what was portrayed about their relationship wasn’t true, and that they ended all communication last fall — and they have no relationship now. She also notes the intense public scrutiny and online harassment, argues there’s a double standard for women in similar situations, and says she hopes sharing her story promotes empathy in the digital age.