While growing up, Oprah Winfrey was among the many people harboring a crush on Paul McCartney. Unlike most of these people, though, she actually had the opportunity to meet McCartney. Winfrey interviewed McCartney on her show in 1997 and has seen him multiple times since then. She jokingly explained that, given the way her life has played out, she was a bit surprised that she never married the Beatle.
Oprah Winfrey said Paul McCartney was her childhood crush
In her lengthy and prolific career, Winfrey has met many celebrities. She found her 1997 interview with McCartney particularly nerve-wracking, though. She was out of her element, recording the show in New York instead of at Harpo Studios in Chicago. The more significant source of nerves, though, was that she was sitting down with someone she idolized in her youth.
“When I first interviewed Paul in 1997, I was so nervous,” she told Jerry Seinfeld in an interview,...
Oprah Winfrey said Paul McCartney was her childhood crush
In her lengthy and prolific career, Winfrey has met many celebrities. She found her 1997 interview with McCartney particularly nerve-wracking, though. She was out of her element, recording the show in New York instead of at Harpo Studios in Chicago. The more significant source of nerves, though, was that she was sitting down with someone she idolized in her youth.
“When I first interviewed Paul in 1997, I was so nervous,” she told Jerry Seinfeld in an interview,...
- 6/20/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Film directors who wanted to shoot a scene on a Donald Trump property had to brace themselves for a required cameo from the mogul himself.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter published Friday, Matt Damon revealed that while he hasn’t met Trump yet, the 71-year-old former Celebrity Apprentice host allegedly required a walk-on-role every time a film’s camera rolled within something he owned.
“The deal was that if you wanted to shoot in one of his buildings, you had to write him in a part,” Damon, 46, claimed. “ Martin Brest had to write something in Scent of a Woman...
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter published Friday, Matt Damon revealed that while he hasn’t met Trump yet, the 71-year-old former Celebrity Apprentice host allegedly required a walk-on-role every time a film’s camera rolled within something he owned.
“The deal was that if you wanted to shoot in one of his buildings, you had to write him in a part,” Damon, 46, claimed. “ Martin Brest had to write something in Scent of a Woman...
- 9/1/2017
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
President Obama's speech has supporters feeling optimistic, young voters tell MTV News.
By Kimberly Reynolds, with reporting by Uptin Saiidi
President Barack Obama
Photo: Bill O'Leary/ Getty Images
Young voters across the country tuned in with anticipation Tuesday night to watch President Obama's State of the Union address. At a New York viewing party sponsored by Gen44 — a Democratic National Committee initiative to politically engage young professionals — MTV News asked voters for their opinions on how the president plans to address the issues facing the country.
While the event was filled with mostly Obama supporters, there were still some skeptics. Simone Rakhit supported Obama in the 2008 election — as did 66 percent of voters age 18 to 29 — but has become disengaged with the president in the three years since he took office and in the upcoming election. "For me, I had lost a little bit of interest, but seeing him tonight,...
By Kimberly Reynolds, with reporting by Uptin Saiidi
President Barack Obama
Photo: Bill O'Leary/ Getty Images
Young voters across the country tuned in with anticipation Tuesday night to watch President Obama's State of the Union address. At a New York viewing party sponsored by Gen44 — a Democratic National Committee initiative to politically engage young professionals — MTV News asked voters for their opinions on how the president plans to address the issues facing the country.
While the event was filled with mostly Obama supporters, there were still some skeptics. Simone Rakhit supported Obama in the 2008 election — as did 66 percent of voters age 18 to 29 — but has become disengaged with the president in the three years since he took office and in the upcoming election. "For me, I had lost a little bit of interest, but seeing him tonight,...
- 1/25/2012
- MTV Music News
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