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This was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s last speech. And today January 15, is his birthday and we at Mediaoutrage say Thank You for all you did for us and this country. A truly great man.

Everyone’s favorite talk show host and one and only Queen of media Oprah Winfrey is expanding her already huge empire by getting her own television network named OWN Oprah Winfrey Network.

Discovery Communications and Winfrey announced a deal Tuesday where the Discovery Health network will be turned over to Winfrey next year, becoming OWN — the Oprah Winfrey Network.

The cash-free transaction involved Winfrey turning over her Web site to Discovery, while the communications company makes her chairman of the network, which is currently seen in 68 million homes, said David Zaslav, Discovery Communications chief.

“The focus of the channel will be the focus of Oprah’s brand, which is to educate and inspire people to live the best life they can,” Zaslav said.

Some of Winfrey’s stable of regular contributors could be expected to be part of the programming, he said. Winfrey’s current talk show, as well as rights to use of reruns, is spoken for until the end of the 2010-11 season.

Besides hosting syndication’s top-rated talk show, Winfrey puts out her own magazine.

Oprah and Discovery will each own %50 of the network but OWN will be an independent company. Discovery said Winfrey will have “full editorial control” over the joint venture, with responsibility for “programming, branding and creative vision.” In a statement, Winfrey said the network “is the evolution of the work I’ve been doing on television all these years and a natural extension of my show.” Winfrey and Discovery will begin the search for a CEO to run the network.

That’s huge for her. We love to see her continue to grow and just freaking take over everything that’s what’s up. She’s so much bigger than other celebrities, like the only celebrity more famous is perhaps Michael Jackson. But she is still on another level business wise.

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Tyra Banks was doing some shopping with investment banker boyfriend John Utendahl. Why is she wearing that shirt? Is it to hide pregnancy? Girl we see you, so stop trying to be so undercover. Yep we’re in the business just like you be in people’s business on your show, so give up the goods. Oh for those who don’t know her boyfriend is the mature looking dude in all black with the dark shades on rubbing his head. Oh yea by the way John Utendahl runs the largest African American owned bank in the U.S. We knew Tyra would only date where the money was. Can you see her dating a struggling upcoming actor??? H to the No. Image Source

Mariah was back in NY after a nice vacation in St. Barts with her dog. Does she have a man??? When you’re as famous, good looking and paaaaaid as she is we know she can’t have problems getting or keeping a man. Anyway the brat was with her.

Eva Mendes was in Paris for the Premiere of her new movie “Live!”. Can’t say that we’ve even seen a preview of this movie let alone heard of it. But oh well. Eva’s face always looks like she just rubbed it in a pan of baking grease but whatever works. She probably just has naturally oily skin. She’s still pretty though.

Model Selita Ebanks kicked off Fight week in New York with Roy Jones Jr. who is scheduled to fight Tito Trinidad this Saturday at Madison Square Garden on Pay Per View. Great pic of Roy Jones Jr. and boxing great Joe Frazier. We hope all of this time he is spending getting his swerve on with these ring card girls doesn’t assist in him getting put to sleep by Trinidad. It should be a good fight.

Rihanna got another tattoo the other day to add to her other 6. Are you feeling this outfit?

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Lil’ Kim was on G-Unit radio the other day and took more shots at Remy Ma. She actually tried to explain how the beef started. She said that when her homies sit around and talk about Remy they say who would you rather hit? Remy Ma or a Tranny? and most of her boys say a tranny. Listen Here.