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Force Of Nature: Oprah Buys 10% Of Weight Watchers And Stock Soars
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In Monday we reported that Oprah Winfrey purchased a 10 percent stake in Weight Watchers for $48 million. The acquisition came with a five- year endorsement agreement that would make Winfrey the face of the brand for some of its promotional efforts.
Well, because of Winfrey's power, reach and brand appeal, her 10 percent equity stake is now worth approximately $110 million, Forbes reports. Yep, more than double her initial in- vestment.
Oh, and there's more: The Weight Watchers stock bal- looned, too. Forbes is reporting that Winfrey's deal generated $700 million in "stock market value" for the company. The company's shares are up 170 percent since Monday morning.
In a statement, Ray Deb- bane, the chairman of Weight Watchers, called Winfrey a "force of nature." She sure is.
Becoming A Vegan Wendy Williams Loses 50 Pounds
These days Wendy Williams is maintaining her ultra-thin frame through veg- anism.
The talk-show host has re- vealed she’s lost 50 pounds in the last three years, chatting about her weight loss during Monday’s colorful episode of the “After Show,” a behind- the-scenes look at Williams backstage.
When a fan wrote in for diet advice, Williams said she’s cut meat, refined sugars and dairy from her diet. She does, though, miss eating eggs.
“I don’t love food as much as I used to,” said Will- iams, adding she doesn’t eat after dark.
Maintaining her size isn’t all about eating healthy — it comes with required gym time too.
“I go to the gym because it’s not about me trying to lose weight at this point, it’s about me fighting heart disease,” said the 51-year-old. “Every- body needs to race their heart, at least once a week.”
Williams does “a lot of cardio” and also Pilates be-
Wendy Williams in 2012 and now. She lost 50 pounds over a 3 year period.
cause it “involves laying down and relaxing,” she quipped, also noting she underwent li- posuction and a tummy tuck more than 20 years ago.
During a September episode of “The Dr. Oz Show,” Williams shared that her ac- tual weight is now around 145 pounds. “It’s a good weight for at 5 foot 11 with heavier bones,” she said.
Social Media Troll Wants Star Wars Boycotted
Star Wars: Episode VII— The Force Awakens has a racist
troll up in arms because of the diverse cast. A twitter user, who obviously never knew Darth Vader was voiced by a black man or never paid atten- tion to the luxurious waves in Lando Calrissian’s hair, complained that the movie is anti-white.
Reggae Star Damien Marley Joins Tidal As Owner
Tuesday night, entertain- ment platform Tidal held the star-studded charity TIDAL X: 1020 concert in Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. Several of the part owners of the streaming service – such as Jay Z, Bey- oncé, Usher, Nicki Minaj, and Lil Wayne – were on hand to hit the stage, but the night also featured the an- nouncement of a]
Radio personality Angie Martinez revealed to the au- dience that reggae megastar Damian “Jr Gong” Marley is the newest artist owner of
Reggae star and the son, of Bob Marley, Damien Marley joins Jay Z’s Tidal streaming company.
Tidal. Marley also performed at the showcase.
Rihanna, Beyonce And Eminem Top Social Media Followers
The Recording Industry As- sociation of America (RIAA) has launched musicfuels.com. The website is a new online tool used to track the follow numbers of the top accounts on Twitter, Facebook, and Insta- gram.
A look at the current Music Fuels tallies show when com- bining all three social media platforms Taylor Swift lands in the top spot with 189,730,625 followers. The pop superstar is followed by Justin Bieber with 182,929,888 fol- lowers and Katy Perry with 178,600,201 followers.
Rihanna is at #4. The Bajan songstress has 161,303,183 so- cial media followers. Beyoncé sits at #7 with 126,334,981 fol- lowers, and Eminem is ranked at #9 with 118,046,011 followers.
When just looking at Insta- gram, the queen of the BeyHive jumps to #3. Beyoncé cur- rently has 48,497,087 follow-
Rihanna, Beyonce and Em- inem
ers on the site. YMCMB rapper Nicki Minaj joins her with 36,295,736 IG followers.
Eminem and Rihanna both break into the top 5 on Facebook. Slim Shady (#4) has over 92 million likes and RiRi (#5) has over 81 million likes on FB respectively. Michael Jackson, Will Smith, and Bob Marley make the top ten of the Mark Zuckerberg created platform as well.
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