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Oprah Winfreyknows a thing or two about working in Hollywood, and she had some advice to share withBarackandMichelle Obama. “When they were starting, he called me for names to run [their company], and I offered him some. They ultimately were not the people he chose, but that’s fine,” Winfrey, 65, toldThe Hollywood Reporterin a cover story published Tuesday. “There’s nobody like them. Nobody,” she continued of the former first couple. “Their desire to want to use this medium to tell stories, to show us our history, to bring an informational, inspirational approach to content — I’m looking forward to seeing whatever that’s going to be....

President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama.Photo: Steve Pope/Getty; Mike Theiler-Pool/Getty “[President Obama] optioned the book to come up with a series for Netflix to help people better understand the government,” Katie Couric said during her interview with Lewis, who broke the news. In May, the Obamas announced their decision to produce a variety of content for Netflix through their company Higher Ground Productions. “We hope to cultivate and curate the talented, inspiring, creative voices who are able to promote greater empathy and understanding between peoples,” the former president previously said,according to a Netflix press release, “and help them share their stories with the entire world....

Barbara WalterslaunchedThe Viewin 1997 following an already decades-long, revered career as a journalist. She hand-pickedJoy Behar,Star Jones, Debbie Matenopoulos andMeredith Vieirato join her as the initial panel, and addedRosie O’Donnellin 2006 after Jones got the boot. Lou Rocco/ABC via Getty Images; Heidi Gutman/ABC via Getty Images So to save the show — and her reputation as a respected, legitimate news anchor —Walterswanted O’Donnell out. “If you re-sign Rosie to this show, Bill and I are going to quit,” Walters, 89, told ABC Daytime President Brian Frons in 2007 over dinner at Spago in Beverly Hills, according toLadies Who Punch....

Photo: Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty WhileBarbara Waltersiscelebratedfor herpioneering career, the veteran broadcaster once revealed she hoped one of the lasting legacies she’d leave behind after herdeathwas her that of “a mother.” Nancy Barr Brandon/Mediapunch/Shutterstock Walters adopted Jacqueline, 54, as a newborn in 1968 with her second husband, theater producer Lee Guber, to whom Walters was married from 1963 to 1967. Walters has said that her older sister Jacqueline, who died of ovarian cancer in 1985, was"developmentally challenged....

Photo:Lauren Menowitz/Shutterstock Lauren Menowitz/Shutterstock The jewelry celebrities wear to movie premieres and award shows often costs thousands of dollars. But on the regular, many stars wear surprisinglyaffordable pieces from BaubleBar— and the brand is even more accessible right now. AtBaubleBar’s Black Friday sale, which ends soon (November 29!), you can score20 percent off all custom giftsand 30 percent off everything else — yes, everything. That means that even A-listers’ favorite pieces are marked down, including the expensive-looking ringJennifer Aniston made sell outand all five of the necklacesKatie Holmes owns....

Baylen Dupree.Photo: Aileen McCarron Baylen Dupreeis opening up about the embarrassment she sometimes feels going out in public with Tourette syndrome. On Friday, the 20-year-old content creator — who uses her platform to raise awareness about Tourette’s — posted a video answering a follower who asked if she ever gets embarrassed due to her vocal tics. She admitted that although she tries to not let it impact her, they make doing certain things in public “horrible....

Photo: Jono Symonds Photography The guitar-driven boy band — comprised of Mark Barry, Christian Burns and Stephen McNally — split in 2003 but recently began “reminiscing on old times.” After the group, best known for their 2000 hits “Back Here” and “Still on Your Side,” recently recorded together again andposted a video to social mediain April, the clip went viral — and sparked a reunion. “Back in the day we were like brothers, and we’re dear friends still to this day because we’ve stayed in touch....

Bebe Rexhais opening up about her sexuality and why she’s wary of labels.In a new interview withGay Times, the Grammy-nominated pop star, 31, described attraction as a spectrum free of gender.“What I believe about sexuality is this: it’s a scale,” Rexha told the outlet in a piece published Wednesday. “Have I gone out with girls before? Yes. Have I dated girls? Yes, I have. And famous ones, but I’m not naming them....

Prince William and Kate Middleton in Jamaica on March 24.Photo: Karwai Tang/WireImage PEOPLE’s chief foreign correspondent Simon Perry shares his insight into what it was like coveringPrince WilliamandKate Middleton’s controversial royal tour of Belize, Jamaica and The Bahamas. From Ireland to Australia and India to Malaysia, I have covered several tours with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. For a couple who are in what one ex-aide calls “the happiness business,” landing in thecenter of a controversywas a marked change, but they seemed to handle it with grace....

Photo: VCG via Getty On Monday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) updated itsspectator policyannouncing a new “adapted [program]” with only invited groups of spectators in attendance after following strict COVID-19 safety protocols. The decision comes shortly after officials in Beijing reported their first case of the highly contagiousOmicron varianton Saturday, prompting an immediate lockdown and mass COVID-19 testing,The New York Timesreports. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories....

Photo: Bekah Martinez/ Instagram; Jerritt Clark/Getty Bekah Martinezexperienced some criticism after commenting about how some days motherhood is a joy, while sometimes it can be incredibly difficult. “I’msaying parenting is hard sometimes. It’s not being ungrateful for a healthy child, it’s being human and struggling and being transparent about that,” she said, adding in another comment that she never said her own daughter “sucks” but rather, “She’s awesome.” Bekah Martinez/ Instagram...

01of 85Eyes on the PrizeShutterstockBella Hadidenjoyed a moment backstage at the Missoni show during Milan Fashion Week. 01of 85 Eyes on the Prize Shutterstock Bella Hadidenjoyed a moment backstage at the Missoni show during Milan Fashion Week. 02of 85Seeing DoubleBruce Glikas/WireImageGeena Davis (who played Barbara Maitland in the 1988 filmBeetlejuice) and Kerry Butler (who plays Barbara Maitland in the Broadway show) posed backstage at the Broadway musical at The Winter Garden Theatre in New York City....

Chico, the adorable Chihuahua fromLegally Blonde — The Musicalhas died. Chico’s owner William Berloni, famously known as Broadway’sleading animal trainer,announced the sad newson Instagram Thursday, revealing that Chico died on Monday. He was 14. For the entire 2007-08 run of the play, Chico played Bruiser, Elle Woods’ tiny pup. When it’s duration on Broadway ended, Chico continued touring for more than a decade, acting in regional productions all over the world....