Oprah

Racism isn't one of Oprah Winfrey's favorite things, but it's something she has to deal with every day -- and the last person she thought she'd deal with it from was her one-time pal, Paula Deen. The talk show queen is finally speaking out on Deen's use of the N-word, and Winfrey's reaction, predictably, is rational, sane and just gracious enough to make the rest of us feel like terrible people. R

Lindsay Lohan and Oprah Winfrey will be working together soon -- on both a post-rehab interview and docuseries -- and Dina Lohan couldn't be happier because really, this is all about her. Since the news broke, Dina has gushed that Oprah will be LiLo's new mentor. Which, family trees being what they are, makes Dina Lohan Oprah's grand-mentor. Or something.

Remember how Lance Armstrong offered his really non-contrite confession about doping, bullying and cheating to Oprah? Turns out, he didn't confess everything -- and he may have outright lied quite a bit. To Oprah. That's nut(s).

Thursday night, part one of Oprah Winfrey's interview with cyclist Lance Armstrong aired. Oprah, as is her style, got right to the point, and Armstrong, we guess to his credit, answered her directly.