Oprah Drops BeBe Winans From Her Show After The Masses Ride Against Her
Posted by Media Outrage on November 6, 2009
Public perception is extremely important to a woman in Oprah’s position. She refused to give Chris Brown a seat on her couch to discuss why he turned into a young Floyd Mayweather on RiRi because she says she won’t tolerate domestic violence. But BeBe Winans who was accused of the same type of crime was still a staple on her show’s “Karaoke Challenge.” Well Ms. Oprah has heard the public outcry and has totally switched her sh*t up with the quickness.
Via AP:
NEW YORK – Oprah Winfrey is removing gospel singer BeBe Winans from her show’s “karaoke challenge” until charges against him for allegedly pushing his ex-wife to the ground are resolved.
Winans appeared on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” last week and was seen in promos for future appearances. Now he’ll be cut out of the segment, said Winfrey spokesman Don Halcombe on Thursday.
Winfrey was criticized by some bloggers this week for including Winans after she had taken a strong stand against domestic violence earlier this year. She did a show on the topic when singer Chris Brown assaulted his then-girlfriend Rihanna.
The daytime TV leader said at the time: “Domestic violence is something that I wouldn’t tolerate. Period.”
Halcombe would only say that the decision to eliminate Winans was made this week. It was not clear if Winfrey had been aware that Winans was charged with misdemeanor domestic assault in the Feb. 13 incident, where Winans and his ex-wife Debra were allegedly arguing about their children. Winans has a court date set for Jan. 20.
Winans’ manager did not immediately return a telephone call for comment.
“Let’s just not have a double standard on domestic violence or even accusations of domestic violence,” said Joni Reynolds, a woman from the Baltimore area and author of a blog called Ebony Mom Politics.
She had called attention to Winans’ participation and wondered if Winfrey had overlooked the charges because the Winans were friends or because there were no photos that had become public as in Rihanna’s case.
Reynolds commended Winfrey for deciding to take Winans off the show.
Mediaoutrage- Good move, because you can’t send folks the wrong message, that just because you’re a Gospel artist, it’s ok to smack around women.
November 6, 2009 at 1:15 pm
I know she’s pissed she had to cut him because she worships the Winans but it is a big time double standard
November 6, 2009 at 5:27 pm
She already pissed the women of the republican party off when she endorsed the president. Some of them are boycotting her show. She know better than to piss the main stream off with her double talking fat ass. Oprah you may have a following, but don’t mistake it for blind loyalty.
November 6, 2009 at 5:34 pm
Oprah should bring BeBe on and his ex wife and let them just duke it out on stage. Then all the man-hating ho-biscuits in the audience could beat the shit out him for higher ratings……
November 6, 2009 at 7:07 pm
Pick a side of the fence already Oprah!
November 6, 2009 at 7:58 pm
Hmmmmmmm Something happened and these woman got there azz beat. I’m not saying that it’s right for a man to HIT A WOMAN.BUT LADIES YOU ALL KNOW HOW FAR TO PUSH US AND WHEN TO SHUT THE PHUCK UP. BUT YOU WON’T, AND YOU DON’T .If we are trying to leave ,you wanna grab our car keys,start hitting us with shyt,trying to stop us from getting into our car. Because you think we are going to be with another woman. LADIES LISTEN AFTER WE ARGUE WITH YOU ALL ,WE DON’T WANNA GO BE AROUND ANOTHER CRAZY PERIOD HAVING HOUR AN A HALF DRESSEN DO I LOOK FAT IN THESE PANTS ASKIN WHERE ARE YOU GOING MUTHAPHUCKA. We are going to go hang out with one of our boyz,get something to smoke,or drink.We are not trying to go hang out with no other woman,after ARGUEING WITH YALL CRAZY AZZEZ.PEACE
November 6, 2009 at 8:57 pm
lmao @ Rafiq- I am sending you a big hug sweetie, seriously.
Big ups to Oprah for doing what she should have done in the first place. Double standards are a no-no and I applaud the blogger that called her out on it.
November 6, 2009 at 9:04 pm
I agree with DT. LOL
November 7, 2009 at 2:38 pm
That ass is calling out to me !!!!
November 7, 2009 at 2:39 pm
sorry wrong post !!!