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Oprah was Pregnant?

February 9th 2007 01:44
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Oprah Winfrey was shattered when a relative revealed in 1990 that she'd had a baby at 14, she says in the new issue of her magazine.


The February issue of O, The Oprah Magazine, has the theme, "My first" – and Winfrey writes about her first betrayal: A family member's revelation to the National Enquirer that Winfrey gave birth as a teen to a baby who died in the hospital weeks later.

Winfrey writes that the relative, whom she doesn't name but whom the Associated Press identifies as her half-sister, Patricia Lloyd, "sat in a room, told them the story of my hidden shame and left their offices $19,000 richer."

When she found out, Winfrey writes, according to the New York Post, "I took to my bed and cried for three days. I felt devastated. Wounded. Betrayed. How could this person do this to me?"

Before the article came out, she says, "Only my family and closest friends knew. I would tell no one until I felt safe enough to share my dark past: the years I was sexually abused, from age 10 to 14, my resulting promiscuity as a teenager, and finally, at 14, my becoming pregnant."

That's sad, I didn't know about this story!
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Comment by katyzzz

February 9th 2007 05:06


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It is sad, Adrienne, I agree.

Sad that the 'sins' of a 14 year old should come back to haunt her. 14 year olds should be forgiven lots of things, especially years on and privacy should always be respected.

Also, the sadness of a baby's death.

katyzzz

Comment by Anonymous

February 9th 2007 07:09
Sins? For years I heard the father of her baby was one of her uncles that had been raping her.




Comment by Adrienne

February 9th 2007 22:00
Where does it say "sins" in the article?

Comment by katyzzz

February 10th 2007 01:06


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Adrienne,

Sins is not in the article, I have just summed up that way and then used inverted comas as I do not believe a 14 year old 'sins' in this way, but she has been judged this way and even take on that position herself.

Such things are very, very sad.

My use of the word was not meant to brand but to show how inappropriate some people's responses are.

I hope I have made this just a little clearer.

katyzzz....Oprah has my every sympathy and she obviously needs it.

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