Winfrey to interview Houston’s daughter, kin
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has landed an interview with daughter and other family members for a TV special that will air on the Oprah Winfrey Network.
“Oprah’s Next Chapter” will feature an interview with 19-year- old Bobbi Kristina, Houston’s only child. It will also include Patricia Houston, the singer’s sister-in-law and manager, as well as the singer’s brother Gary. It is scheduled to air March 11.
Houston, 48, was found dead in a bathtub at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Feb. 11. An exact cause of death has yet to be determined.
Winfrey was among guests at Houston’s funeral in Newark, N.J., last month.
Stars come out for gay marriage
Martin Sheen commanded the stage with his impassioned portrayal of an attorney arguing for gay-marriage rights; Jane Lynch inspired instant response as a vehement same -sex marriage opponent; Brad Pitt dazzled as a judge.
It was all part of the star-studded West Coast premiere of “8,” a play about the 2010 federal court fight against Proposition 8, the gay-marriage ban that California voters approved in 2008.
The performance Saturday at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles also featured and The play by Oscar winner
broadcast live on Youtube, where director said it drew 200,000 viewers. Relying largely on transcripts from court proceedings, “8’’ introduces viewers to the couples who challenged the California initiative, the attorneys who argued their case and a witness who spoke out against them.
Pippa completes 56-mile ski race
Pippa Middleton has completed a 56mile cross- country ski marathon in Mora, Sweden — taking a respectable 412th place in the women’s category.
The sister of the Duchess of Cambridge — the former Kate Middleton — finished the Vasaloppet ski race in 7 hours, 13:36 minutes, alongside 15,800 competitors.
Middleton and her brother, James , who clocked 06:47:27, raced to raise money for children’s charity Magic Breakfast. The winner finished in 3 hours, 38.41 minutes.
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