"I hate you!"
Oprah Winfrey was devastated when best pal Gayle King shouted those venomous words, ripping apart their legendary friendship that had lasted more than 30 years.
In a shocking public spectacle, the talk queen and her once-closest companion erupted in a nasty confrontation that outraged Gayle and left their relationship dangling by a thread.
"It’s getting real ugly," revealed a close friend of Oprah. "They’re at each other’s throats!"
An embittered Gayle is striking back by cozying up to President Obama and the first lady — trying to infuriate the talk queen who is extremely proud of her uniquely close relationship with the first family, say sources.
And in a startling twist, the public clash has prompted the billionaire media mogul to arrange the return of on-again, off-again boyfriend Stedman Graham.
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