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=== Controversies === In 1996, on a discussion of [[mad cow disease|Mad Cow Disease]], Winfrey stated that the disease fears had "stopped [her] cold from eating another burger!"<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/01/21/us/talk-of-the-town-burgers-v-oprah.html|title=Talk of the Town: Burgers v. Oprah|last=Howe Verhovek|first=Sam|date=January 21, 1998|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=November 30, 2018|language=en}}</ref> Texas cattle ranchers considered that quote tantamount to [[defamation]], and promptly sued her for [[libel]]. The show was still producing new episodes at the time of the trial and could not go into reruns, so the production was forced to move to [[Amarillo, Texas]] for a period of approximately one month during the proceedings. A [[gag order]] meant Winfrey was not allowed to even mention the trial on her show. Winfrey was found not liable.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mad-cow.org/~tom/oprah.html |title=Cattlemen Condemn False and Misleading Oprah Show |publisher=Mad-cow.org |access-date=May 26, 2011 |archive-date=July 19, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719172725/http://www.mad-cow.org/~tom/oprah.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mcspotlight.org/media/television/oprah_transcript.html |title=Oprah's report on Mad Cow Disease |publisher=Mcspotlight.org |date=April 15, 1996 |access-date=May 26, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/US/9802/26/oprah.verdict/|title=Oprah: 'Free speech rocks'. Texas cattlemen lose defamation suit | work=CNN | access-date=May 25, 2010}}</ref> The trial and move to Amarillo led to Winfrey meeting [[Phil McGraw]]; Winfrey made McGraw a regular guest on her show shortly thereafter, which eventually led to McGraw getting [[Dr. Phil (TV series)|his own show]], produced by Winfrey's Harpo Productions.<ref>{{Cite news| url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/game-changing-for-dr-phil-in-new-season-of-hit-show | work=Fox News | title=Game Changing for Dr. Phil in New Season of Hit Show | date=September 9, 2009}}</ref> A controversial episode, which aired in 2005 (though originally aired to little apparent notice in October 2003), saw guests discussing the sexual act of "[[Anilingus|rimming]]", igniting criticism. The [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] received a proliferation of complaints from angry parents whose children watched the show in an early-evening slot in many television markets. However, most FCC correspondents were prodded to write by [[Howard Stern]], a noteworthy target of the agency, as well as [[Jimmy Kimmel]], in an attempt to expose an FCC [[double standard]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Time Waster |url=http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0504044oprah1.html |title=FCC Swamped With Oprah Indecency Complaints β May 4, 2004 |publisher=Thesmokinggun.com |access-date=May 26, 2011}}</ref> During the [[2008 United States presidential election|2008 presidential election]] campaign, Winfrey was criticized for apparently declining to invite [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] vice presidential candidate [[Sarah Palin]] to her show until after the election.<ref>{{Cite news| url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/09062008/news/nationalnews/palin_clubbed_by_oprah_snub_127736.htm | work=New York Post | title=Palin Clubbed By Oprah Snub | first=Clemente | last=Lisi | date=September 6, 2008}}</ref> A 2009 episode attracted criticism from the crowd after Winfrey suggested mothers should buy vibrators for their teenage daughters.<ref>[http://jezebel.com/5207055/oprah-moms-should-buy-vibrators-for-teen-girls Moms should buy vibrators for teen daughters] retrieved June 15, 2012.</ref> Winfrey's program was criticized for featuring [[alternative medicine]] and [[junk science]] advocates such as [[Suzanne Somers]] and [[MMR vaccine controversy|vaccine denialist]] [[Jenny McCarthy]].<ref>{{Cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/21/arts/television/21watch.html | work=The New York Times | title=The Fine Art of Quitting While She's Ahead | first=Alessandra | last=Stanley | date=November 21, 2009 | access-date=May 25, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Allen |first=Arthur |date=May 6, 2009 |title=Say It Ain't So, O |work=Slate |url=http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2009/05/say_it_aint_so_o.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/1/9/16868216/oprah-winfrey-pseudoscience | title=Oprah's long history with junk science | date=January 9, 2018 }}</ref> In the lead-up to Winfrey's tour of Australia, the show was heavily criticized for airing a segment sponsored by the [[McDonald's Corporation]]<ref name="theaustralian.com.au">{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/when-oprah-educates-yanks-on-our-hip-mccafes-its-the-dollar-talking/story-e6frg8mf-1225966038233 |title=When Oprah educates Yanks on our 'hip' McCafes, it's the dollar talking |work=The Australian |date=December 6, 2010 |access-date=May 26, 2011 |first1=Amanda |last1=Meade |first2=Lara |last2=Sinclair}}</ref><ref name="news.com.au">{{cite news | url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/television/with-oprah-fever-rising-what-impression-will-oprahs-guesst-get-of-australia/story-e6frfmyi-1225966220960 | work=news.com.au | first=Daniela | last=Elser | title=Coffee houses in a froth over Oprah's McCafe sell-out | date=December 6, 2010 | access-date=December 6, 2010 | archive-date=December 7, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101207063023/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/television/with-oprah-fever-rising-what-impression-will-oprahs-guesst-get-of-australia/story-e6frfmyi-1225966220960 | url-status=dead }}</ref> in which it was claimed by Australian TV personality [[Carrie Bickmore]] that Australians liked to hang out at "hip [[McCafΓ©]]s".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/The-Australian-Way-Video |title=The Australian Way β Video |publisher=Oprah.com |access-date=May 26, 2011}}</ref> This depiction of [[Culture of Australia|Australian culture]] was greeted with surprise by many Australians,<ref name="theaustralian.com.au"/> and anger throughout the Australian coffee industry, which claimed the statements did not accurately reflect the industry, painted the Australian coffee drinker in a bad light, and expected that the industry would be negatively affected by the statements.<ref name="news.com.au"/> In the same episode, [[McDonald's products]] were handed out to the studio audience.
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