Oprah's Star Studded Last Shows at Chicago's United Center...

Tens of thousands of Oprah Winfrey fans lined up at Chicago's United Center Tuesday evening for the taping of "Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular," which may be the biggest gathering of A-list celebrities that the city has ever seen.

More than 154,000 people requested tickets to the two-show taping, and the lucky ticket winners were asked to be at the United Center by 5 p.m. when doors opened. The first taping began around 7 p.m., when Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise surprised the biggest star of the show--Winfrey herself. Then, a performance by Patti LaBelle and Josh Groban, a confession from Madonna, a video salute from Tina Fey and Steve Carell, a Dakota Fanning moment and a performance by Beyonce--all in the first hour. Click HERE to read more and see more pics.

Ella Acker from Forest Park, Ill., left, Rita Young from Summit, Ill., and Valeria Freeman from Chicago show off their tickets to The Oprah Winfrey Show Tuesday, May 17, 2011, outside of the United Center in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Oprah Launches her OWN Network

Oprah Winfrey's network has begun not with a bang but with redeclared purpose by the Queen of Daytime for her new round-the-clock cable channel venture.

After years in the planning and months of hype, the moment of launch on Saturday at 12 noon EST was rather quiet.

Buried in the middle of a holiday weekend (though boasting the numerically catchy date 1-1-11), The Oprah Winfrey Network, or OWN for short, arrived free of glitz with a one-hour preview special hosted by Winfrey, host of the syndicated "The Oprah Winfrey Show." She offered a hearty overview of the live-your-best-life fare she will curate across the network's schedule in the days ahead and further down the line.

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Oprah Celebrates "O" Magazine's 10th Anniversary...

Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Hudson and Oprah Winfrey took a walk for charity during Oprah Magazine's Live Your Best Life event in New York City on Sunday. Hudson celebrated her first Mother's Day by singing "Happy Birthday" to Winfrey, whose "O" magazine turns 10.

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