I've learned from her [ Oprah Winfrey] really how to stand in one's truth, how if you just simply are who you are, you know, you're heavy, you're thin, you're happy, you're sad - if you just speak your truth as it comes into your mind, then that's what people relate to.

Focus on what you have.

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Oprah deserves the best. I am not the best when it comes to divorce. What do I know about divorce? Nothing at that time.

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