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The John Edwards scandal just gets better – or worse, depending on your perspective – by the minute. His former campaign aid Andrew Young appeared on 'Oprah Winfrey' (weekdays, syndicated) to talk about the scandal, as well as his book 'The Politician.'

Oprah Winfrey did not cut him any slack. "A lot of people would take a fall for people, but this, to me, was bigger than that," she said. "It wasn't just about taking a fall for John Edwards, it was about literally deceiving every American who was going to vote for him."

Young was definitely in an interesting situation. Where does his job leave off and his sense of moral duty to the country -- and Elizabeth Edwards -- begin?

Watch the video after the jump.

Did it seem weird to anyone else that Oprah Winfrey managed to score the first big interview with Olympic wonderboy Shaun White? That's because her awesome Oprah powers allowed her to scoop the entire mainstream media.

Actually, CBS' 'Early Show' had plans to do a remote interview with the snowboarder, but Oprah's people snatched it away from them in the zero hour.

One of the network's news producers wrote on her blog that she had everything from flights to remote broadcasts set up to interview White following his medal ceremony, but "it's tough to compete with Oprah and a private plane."

It looks like Ellen won't be the new Oprah after all. If I were Oprah, I'd be very relieved. I wouldn't want someone taking over my soul and inhabiting my body solely for "ratings."

Ellen DeGeneres has re-upped her daytime talk show for four more years and will stay on NBC's affiliates through the remainder of her current contract.

This ends speculation that Ellen would "become the new Oprah" in the wake of Oprah announcing she will end her show in September of 2011. If she did take Oprah's place though, it would have been interesting to see if Stedman came with the deal.

Anyone who watched Pink's silk-and-water acrobatics during the Grammys last week knew they were seeing something truly awesome. In Oprah's words, "It felt transcendent. It felt like taking us out of something more than just the music, but into the music."

Yes! That's exactly what it felt like. And of course, it allowed Pink to do something really cool: "I wanted to get all the famous people wet." Yeah, there's that, too.

Watch the performance of 'Glitter in the Air' from her Funhouse album here. After the jump, Pink dishes about it on 'Oprah' (weekdays, syndicated).

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Just about everything that can happen has happened on 'Oprah' (weekdays, syndicated). Except one thing. A baby!

Yes, the show celebrated its first birth of a baby this week, and Oprah was so excited she even ran out to the street and checked on the new mom in the ambulance.

In case you're wondering, it's a boy. And it's name is Justin Oprah! Ok, not really, but Oprah couldn't help joking about it. And what a story that mom and her wee one will have to tell in the years ahead!

Watch the video after the jump.

Leave it to Oprah Winfrey to find a way to be at two places at once.

As many of you know, the talk show maven's new cable network, the aptly-named Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), will launch next January.

Only, a contract agreement with her present, syndicated talk show prevents America's Favorite TV Personality from appearing on another talk show until 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' ends its epic run in September 2011, says the New York Times.

MTV's first and last foray into the daytime talk show market has come to an abrupt halt.

Alex Chung, the British model turn talk show host, has lost her daytime talk show It's On with Alexa Chung on MTV after just two seasons. The network announced that the show would not return following its final show on Dec. 17.

I never watched the show and judging from its style and substance, I don't seem to be the demographic for it so I'm wary of criticizing or critiquing exactly what MTV has lost here. For those of who have seen it, did MTV lose something special? It seems to me that this is just a result of the slow eradication of daytime talk shows from small players like the Chung-fest and power forwards like Oprah "The Refrigerator" Winfrey.

Oprah Winfrey is bidding her talk show adieu in 2010 -- and once 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' is off the air, her loyal viewers are going to have to watching something at 4PM every day (right?).

It's a plum time slot, and there will be many vying to take it over. One obvious contender would be Oprah's protege, Dr. Mehmet Oz; another is the ever-cheerful Rachael Ray. Then there's Kate Gosselin, whose new talk show will premiere this spring (perfect timing!).

Not that Oprah is replaceable, but who should replace her show at 4PM? Vote and let us know.