Media mogul Oprah Winfrey Cannes appeared at the Lions International Festival, where he reflected on his decades-long career as a media personality. During the chat, the star shared tidbits about her life on the film sets and encouraged up-and-coming media personalities to show restraint and compassion.
oprah with his time Whitney Houston
Speaking with Cannes Lions Chairman Phil Thomas, Winfrey discussed philanthropy, her journey to becoming one of the most influential self-made figures and more. Emphasizing the responsibility that comes with influence, Winfrey revisited one of her most memorable interviews with Whitney Houston on The Oprah Winfrey Show. “We did the whole, ‘Hey girl, how are you?'” she says, recalling the trust they established before filming. said hello and then I turned off the camera and went backstage and said, ‘So tell me, what do you want to happen here? And I want to tell you what I want to happen here.‘ And it was one of the most powerful interviews.”
Oprah Whitney recalls falling off stage in Houston
He went on to reveal that Houston later returned to the show for a performance at a time when she had relapsed. “I had such faith from the ‘Aprah Show’ audience … I think it was [Houston’s] The last show with us, and he went back to drugs,” Winfrey said.“I did the first interview with him when we went backstage and I asked him about his intentions, he was clear, but the day he came to my show to perform in front of the audience, he wasn’t and he fell off the stage.”
Oprah ‘begs’ listeners not to release Whitney Houston details to media
The television presenter recalled ‘begging’ her viewers not to divulge the incident to the media. He said, “I knew that if that story came out … he would be devastated by it. And so even though the audience and the audience had cameras, I begged them not to take those pictures because it would ruin his life, and they didn’t.”Reflecting on how dramatically the media landscape has changed since then, Winfrey added, “It wouldn’t happen today, I can tell you that.”Houston, died in February 2012 at the age of 48. His death was ruled an accidental drowning.
