Oprah Winfrey appeared at an awards show today -- and there, she discussed some of the accusations made against her in a new unauthorized biography. The biography was written by Kitty Kelley, and among other things, the book claims that Winfrey abused drugs and lied about the extent of poverty that she suffered as a child. The book also raises speculation as to the true identity of Winfrey's biological father.

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In her second interview with 'Today' (weekdays, 7AM on NBC), Oprah Winfrey biographer Kitty Kelley claimed to know who the biological father of the talk show queen, but refused to give up the details.

"I spent three days with her Aunt Katherine -- who's really her cousin ... and during that time with her, she told me who Oprah's real father was," Kelley said.

The author claimed that not even Oprah knows who her real father is, but Kelley won't divulge the info. For more on the Oprah unauthorized biography scandal, check out PopEater.com.

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According to Kitty Kelley, author of an upcoming unauthorized biography on Oprah Winfrey, the media is afraid to interview her about the book lest they incur Winfrey's wrath and run afoul of the highly influential media mogul, she said on 'Today' (weekdays, 7AM ET on NBC).

"Barbara Walters won't have me on her show, because she doesn't want to offend Oprah," Kelley said, adding that Larry King, Rachael Ray and Charlie Rose also refused to interview her. "Even David Letterman, who's had a 16-year feud with [Oprah], said, 'I don't really want to disrupt the relationship I now have with her.'"

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She has written about the Bush family, the Royals, the Reagans and the Kennedys. Now, Kitty Kelley's latest sensationalistic tome is about the Queen of Daytime Talk Shows, Oprah Winfrey. This time, she may have bitten off more than she can chew.

After all, when most writers come out with a new book to appeal to the gossipy crowd, they try to make an appearance on Oprah in order to promote it. In this case, it can be safely said that it won't happen. In fact, a myriad of other talk shows refuse to allow Kelley to appear and promote her latest work. Perhaps Kelley should stick to dead celebrities in the future to avoid retribution from the talk community?

Granted, Kitty Kelley is a big enough name that the book will likely sell even without the assistance of the talk show crowd. It could be argued that Oprah actually is helping sales simply by her name being on the cover.

When she wrote her Nancy Reagan biography, Kelley received anonymous death threats. Oprah's acolytes probably won't be as kind.

Vernon Winfrey, the father of Oprah Winfrey, is writing a book about his daughter, something the TV host and entrepreneur was unaware of until informed by the New York Daily News.

Winfrey moved in with her father in Nashville after becoming pregnant at the age of fourteen. Her baby died soon after it was born. Winfrey credits her father for helping her through the difficult time, and maintains that the two of them still stay in touch. Nevertheless, Winfrey says she was "stunned" to have found out about the book through other people and not her father.

Vernon Winfrey plans to call his book Things Unspoken, which pretty much describes any book. If the things were spoken, then it would be a book on tape, you see.

Meanwhile, infamous biographer Kitty Kelley is also writing a book about Oprah.

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Today on TV Squad Daily:

• Nicole Richie is likely to serve jail time after being arrested for DUI earlier this week. What will she do in jail? More importantly, what won't she be able to do?
  
• Kitty Kelley's newest unauthorized biography will be about Oprah.
• Bob Barker - what's not to love? Now he's fighting to free an elephant from the Los Angeles zoo.
  

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Kitty's got claws, and she likes to scratch. The first lady of unauthorized biography is back. Kitty Kelley has a new book in the works, and her target this time out is none other than Oprah Winfrey.

For those of you unfamiliar with Kelley, her methods are best described as tabloid. She's published unflattering biographies on the Bush family, the British royals, Nancy Reagan and Frank Sinatra. She unearthed the coke-snorting habits of George W., Jackie O's battle with depression and Nancy Reagan's supposed affair with Sinatra.