There were a lot of things on the TV last night. But if you were lucky, and dexterous with your DVR, you caught Ms. Patti Labelle in all of her glory when she sat with Oprah for a one-on-one interview on OWN's Next Chapter.
Now, you know I'm not Oprah. None of us are. Oprah has been doing this for a long time. She operates in her very own stratum. Just take stock of what she's gotten people to confess to her over the years. She is the talk queen indeed. But everyone makes mistakes, right? Oprah's mistake? She asked Ms. Patti the wrong question.
The interview was held at Harlem's Apollo Theatre. And just in case you don't know what happens at Appollo: People get booed off stage if they suck.
I like to think that this was some sort of nervous tick, but Oprah accidentally fixed her lips to ask Ms. Labelle the following: "So you've never been booed here?"
And with that, Ms. Patti summoned all of the read powers within her, and answered Oprah's question with a question.
"Who you talking to?"
I'm with this guy:
Watch parts of the interview below:
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