I don't hate Oprah, and nor do I dislike her, but I find her tiresome. Most of all I hate all of the cross-overs in her media empire. There's not much need to buy the magazine because it's mostly a recap of everything on her show. And the show advertises the magazine... and her O at Home magazine recaps decorating from the show, etc. While I know there are other people that do the same thing (Martha Stewart comes to mind), I think it borders on greed. If you can't offer new content to your magazines, then why bother with them?
And while I can't dispute that she donates millions to charity, I also know for fact that many of the things donated are given to her by sponsors. Therefore, it's hard to tell what actually comes out of her pocket and what comes out of sponsor's.
However, I do still occasionally watch her show because she keeps abreast of what's happening in the world, what's important, new medical discoveries, etc. I just don't make it a point to watch her show daily, like I did for many years, because some days she gets on my last nerve!
OTOH, I think it's her show and she's entitled to interview, or not interview, anyone she wants. I, personally, am repulsed by rap music and think it eggs on violence and hatred in our country. Rarely a week goes by that I don't read about a rap music star who was gunned down, standing trial for something, or a witness to a shooting. While I may sound preachy, and I apologize for that, I worry about what kind of message it's sending to our very impressionable teenagers.
Oh, almost forgot... I don't think Oprah is gay. I think Oprah has talked about too many of her doomed relationships with males over the years to up and decide that she now prefers the female orientation. I think Oprah is just a very, very loyal friend and that Gayle, in turn, has been an extremely loyal friend to Oprah. JMHO.