London, Mar 29 : Yang Lan, who has been dubbed `China's Oprah Winfrey', has inked a deal with one of Hollywood's most powerful agents.

Lan''s, whose business interests include newspapers, magazines, jewellery and digital media, is one of China''s most prominent media figures, and her popularity and likeness for entrepreneurial ventures draw frequent comparisons to TV host Oprah Winfrey.

On March 27, it was revealed that she will be represented by US management firm CAA, reports The Telegraph.

Washington, Mar 25 : The Real Housewives of New York star Bethenny Frankel says she can help talk show queen Oprah Winfrey lose those pesky pounds and keep them off.

And the trick is: her new book, Naturally Thin: Unleash Your SkinnyGirl and Free Yourself from a Lifetime of Dieting.

Washington, Mar 21 : American talk show host Oprah Winfrey has revealed that her pet dog Sadie, a cocker spaniel puppy, who is suffering from the Parvo virus, is still "hanging in there".

Winfrey, 55, had adopted Sadie two weeks ago, and she revealed that the pup's littermate had died within a week from the Parvo virus.

"I went through it all," People magazine quoted her as saying, as she described the symptoms of Parvo.

New York, Mar 19 : Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey is mourning the loss of one of her newly adopted pooches, Ivan.

She recently took in two cocker spaniel puppies Ivan and Sadie from the PAWS Shelter in Chicago, Illinois.

Winfrey lost Ivan on March 11 after the two puppies got infected with parvovirus.

Sadie is being treated by animal specialists in a bid to cure her canine disease.

"I''m saddened by his passing, though we only had him for a weekend," the New York Daily News quoted Winfrey as saying in a statement.

New York, Mar 13  Media mogul Oprah Winfrey has lashed out at Rihanna for reconciling with Chris Brown, who allegedly attacked her, as she feels Rihanna's low self-esteem made her do what she did.

Oprah Winfrey dedicated an episode on her show to the victims of domestic violence, while talking about Chris Brown, who allegedly attacked Rihanna and left her with horrific injuries.

Winfrey went on to say that the `Umbrella' hitmaker returned to Brown, as she doesn't feel good about herself.

New York, Mar 9 : Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has warned Rihanna against reconciling with Chris Brown.

Brown has been charged with two felony charges following his bust-up with the Umbrella hitmaker last month (Feb09).

The `Kiss Kiss' singer is free on 50,000-dollar bail after he was granted a continuance at his arraignment hearing on 05 Mar (09) and is due back in court next month (Apr09).

Reports suggest Rihanna has reconciled with the singer and was in Los Angeles with him prior to the arraignment.