Well, sure. He's going to be losing a lot of tourism when her ass leaves town!

Chicago's Mayor, like so many housewives in America, is saddened to learn that his goldmine of a TV icon is hightailing it out of Chicago. Oprah Winfrey and the Windy city have become synonymous and with that, it has improved Chicago's image.

But with her exit from the show, Mayor Daley is looking to point fingers and he's found his target - the media.

He cites the uproar the city made when Oprah closed down a major intersection for the season premiere of her show.

Mayor Daley says:

"That became a big rhubarb in the Chicago press — beat up Oprah. So you keep kicking people, people will leave, simple as that…I'm just saying that when someone's doing something like that, most cities would love it. … It's just amazing. I don't know why it became so controversial."

We don't either, but we also don't think it has anything to do with why she is leaving. She's Oprah, man! She could buy and sell every paper in Chicago.

She doesn't sweat them!

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Big changes are coming up for The Big O!

Now that the news has officially broken that The Oprah Winfrey Show will be ending on September 9, 2011, Oprah is planning her next move!

She is supposedly looking to host a "smaller and different" kind of show on the new Oprah Winfrey Network and it certainly won't be based in Chicago.

Instead Oprah would be based in Los Angeles and it is being discussed which employees will be moved from Chicago to the new headquarters.

And we will welcome you with open arms to sunny El Lay, O!

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On today's episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show, the Queen of Daytime TV announced the end of her reign.

Oprah explained the decision came "after much prayer and careful thought," but ultimately, it was the best choice for her. Holding back tears, she thanked her viewers who have vigilantly watched her show for over 20 years. She recalled how nervous she was when she started back in 1986 but revealed that she never believed it would lead down a "yellow brick road of blessings."

How emotional!

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After a quarter of a century, Oprah Winfrey will be leaving you stay-at-home moms to your own devices as she is ending her daytime reign in September of 2011.

Many of her close friends and colleagues took a moment to respond to the news and, as you would imagine, they all have nothing but the best to say.

Her life partner in crime, Gayle King, assured the press that the decision to leave her daytime days behind was hers and hers alone. Furthermore, she has no doubt that Oprah will find a way to fill the void left behind:

" I think that Oprah always makes the best decision for herself. I really do. And I have a feeling she will come up with some things to do. She has a very full life … We don't need to worry about her filling her time, I promise you that! Life is good for her."

New bestie Ellen DeGeneres made similar comments when addressing her in-studio audience last night, saying:

"Hey listen, I'm going to tell you some news you're going to hear as soon as you go out into the world, when you leave here. Right before I came out here, I got a call from Oprah and she told me that she is announcing that next year will be her last year. It will be her 25th year, and she feels like it's time for her to stop…I don't think I could be here without her. I think she has blazed a trail … She is an amazing woman…She will always be the Queen of Daytime Television."

Ah, but there is another Queen of Daytime who's doesn't think we have seen the last of O. Martha Stewart told reporters that she believes Oprah will be back, once she has had some time off:

"She'll do another show. She's evolving. She's fabulous."

We're sure she will do another show as well. Question is, will she have it air on network TV or her new cable network, OWN?

We'll have to wait and see.

What do U think of O's big move?

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It's over!

Oprah will announce on Friday that she has decided to end her talk show. The Queen of Daytime will not be renewing her very lucrative contract and is set to change the landscape of television with her departure.

She is expected to make the announcement on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

The show will end on September 9, 2011, after 25 years on the air.

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Her highest ratings in two years to be exact!

Oprah Winfrey's interview with Sarah Palin had an 8.7 household rating, which was the best she's had since the Osmond family appeared on the show back in 2007.

Palin even beat Whitney Houston's interview!

We think it must be out of sheer curiosity! Palin can't have that many fans, can she?

Sarah has been promoting her book, Going Rogue, all over the place, including an interview with Barbara Walters. When asked if she would play a major role in the presidential election in 2012 she declared that "if people will have me, I will."

NO, thank you!

Oh, and speaking of books….

In case you missed our announcement last night, Perez has a new book coming out on December 1st!

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And, also be sure to CLICK HERE to find out how EVERYONE who buys a copy of the book can get it autographed and personalized by Perez.

It's the perfect holiday present!

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The recession is finally taking it's toll on the talk show queen!

If Oprah decides to renew her distribution deal with CBS Television in 2011, she may be seeing a smaller paycheck! TV stations have had it with Harpo's large price tag that comes with the rights to air the daytime talk show.

Variety explains:

“Stations have made it clear to [Winfrey's production company] Harpo that if she does come back, they’ll significantly reduce the license fees they pay. Station revenues are down 40 percent to 50 percent, but they’re paying license fees projected on revenue remaining the same. Plus, her ratings are going down. She’s still the queen, but that’s an enormous problem.”

Ouch!

But will Oprah even notice a pay decrease? She's got millions upon millions in the bank!

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Yummy!

It seems hottie interior designer Nate Berkus is about to join the likes of Dr. Oz and Dr. Phil as he is catapulted into the Oprah-run daytime stratesphere!

Oprah's favorite design bitch is finalizing plans for his own daytime talk show!

Sony Pictures Television and Oprah’s Harpo Productions are behind Nate's syndicated show which will be ready to air fall of 2010!

And we are SO excited! Not only is he pretty, but he makes things pretty!

Will U be watching?!

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In a very humble move, Oprah has publicly apologized to Robin Givens for the seemingly casual interview The Big O had with Mike Tyson back in October.

Tyson told Oprah's audience that he wanted to "sock [Robin]" after an interview Givens gave to Barbara Walters, which the audience nervously laughed at.

Givens was on Oprah last week, and discussed her frustration with Oprah's lackadaisical attitude towards her interview with Givens' former abuser.

"I wouldn't be honest if there wasn't a part of me that wanted you to go, when he said, 'Oh, I've socked her before…' 'That's not right.' And it wasn't right, it was painful," Robin said to Winfrey.

She continued: "He can say whatever about me… but there are so many women like me, in my situation, that I just feel when there is this laughter, if you are in that situation out there, it kind of lightens it."

Oprah told Robin she believed the audience laughed because they were uncomfortable with the situation, but still offered Givens an apology.

"In that moment, I will tell you, I felt that I should have said something. I felt that I should have said, 'Audience, that isn't funny…' so I regret it," revealed Oprah.

Winfrey continued with her regrets:

I would say to you and every woman, who has ever been hit, I feel that I did not handle that as well as I should have and I feel that I could have gone further and should have said more to clarify that what he was doing and what he was saying was wrong… So I apologize to you and I apologize to every woman who has ever been in that situation.

Givens' reply?

"Thank you from the bottom of my heart."

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