If you were a multibillionaire entertainer with severe time constraints you might have some demands too. This is nothing compared to many celebrity riders. For the juicy stuff read your smoking gun honey.

That's what part of her image is. Helping people less fortunate than her. I just found it interesting that she would be so rude to the staff. But I agree if I were a multi-billionaire entertainer, I would have crazy demands too. And I do read Smoking Gun, (thanks) but aren't those riders mostly for backstage dressing rooms?

Yes, but I heard she has six toes.  Even saw a photo.  Oh, wait, that has nothing to do with her being a bad guest...does it?

She's paying $3000 a night for a room, according to the original story, her order for room temp bottled water was already placed. I wouldn't consider that an "outragous demand". I agree with "beatpimp", that was not outrageous compared to most celebs. As far as other guest's breakfast's being put on hold, if that is true, GC should have had enough staff to accommodate the orders. Being "rude", can be open to interpretation. When they filmed the road trip, Oprah didn't say hi to one person in a store and was called names.

Oprah most likely had no plans to stay three nights. The show she was filming only took one morning and her home is right up the freeway. Of course these "sources" can say anything they want because nothing has to be verified.

I think when people become celebrities they just start making crap up for people to do just because they can.  This - and yes, the riders on Smoking Gun - are ridiculous.  But like Juliana says, the difference here is, Oprah is "supposed" to be nice.  But who knows if she really is?  Nice on TV for ratings does not mean nice as a person.  I don't know either way, of course, cuz my name isn't Gayle King...

Maybe it's just me but I don't think the list of things she required is really that crazy or obscene.  But her behavior is another story I suppose.