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US rapper Jay-Z has gushed about his talented wife Beyonce after posting a video online of her rehearsing backstage.

The Crazy In Love hitmaker was preparing for her performance on the American Idol final.

And Jay-Z, 41, couldn't help but praise the 29 year-old's talent.

He wrote on his LifeandTimes website: 'Sometimes you need perspective. You've been right in front of greatness so often that you need to step back and see it again for the first time.'

He added: 'This is the dressing room rehearsal for American Idol. No microphone. No effects.'

US rapper Jay-Z has gushed about his talented wife Beyonce after posting a video online of her rehearsing backstage.

The Crazy In Love hitmaker was preparing for her performance on the American Idol final.

And Jay-Z, 41, couldn't help but praise the 29 year-old's talent.

He wrote on his LifeandTimes website: 'Sometimes you need perspective. You've been right in front of greatness so often that you need to step back and see it again for the first time.'

He added: 'This is the dressing room rehearsal for American Idol. No microphone. No effects.'

The stars came out to honor Oprah Winfrey in a pair of spectacular farewell shows taped in front of 13,000 ecstatic fans as the talk show queen wraps up her 25th and final season.

Tom Hanks served as host and cheerleader for the evening, telling Winfrey "tonight you are surrounded by nothing but love" as he thanked "a friend who had a classroom of millions" for everything she's done for her viewers.

Much was said about Winfrey's charity work, but even more was said about how she inspired her fans to lead better lives and help others.
"It's no secret that millions of people are inspired by Oprah," a gushing Madonna told the crowd on Tuesday.

"She's a self-made woman who's been at the top of her game for over 25 years and she is still kicking ass and encouraging people to dream big, to work hard, to read a book, to ask questions, to get an education no matter who you are or where you come from."

The two shows -- which will air Monday and Tuesday ahead of the final episode Wednesday -- were filled with surprises for Winfrey, who was brought to tears again and again.

Winfrey could do little more than shout "MJ is in the house!" when Chicago Bulls basketball legend Michael Jordan returned to Chicago's United Center arena to join her on stage.

She was also overwhelmed when Jaime Foxx serenaded her with "Isn't she lovely," and Stevie Wonder rose up from under the stage at the keys of a grand piano with a new song he'd written for her.

And she sat stunned as esteemed poet and personal mentor Maya Angelou told the story of Winfrey's life while Alicia Keys accompanied her on the piano.

"I'm just trying to stay inside my body girls," Oprah told her friends Gayle King and Maria Shriver as the tributes filled show approached its emotional conclusion.

Dakota Fanning led a group of young "ultimate viewers" -- including one who thanked Winfrey for helping to "lift the shame of being abused and taught me it wasn't my fault."

"We call ourselves Oprah show babies. Your voice has been the soundtrack of our lives," Fanning said.

"We've learned from the Oprah show that we are enough. That we matter, that our lives are of value."

Beyonce stunned the crowd with a rousing performance of her female empowerment anthem "Run the World (Girls)."

"Oprah, because of you women everywhere have graduated to a new level of understanding of what we are, of who we are, and most importantly who we can be," Beyonce said before launching into the set.

Jerry Seinfeld got the audience laughing by thanking Oprah for teaching men how to be better husbands and how to survive disagreements by learning to talk as if they're on Oprah: "Just listen, nod and answer the question."

Winfrey's devoted fans may be losing a beloved afternoon companion, but they certainly won't have to say goodbye.

The cultural kingmaker -- whose comfy couches have launched scores of careers from Dr. Phil to the inventors of her 'favorite things' -- expanded her media empire January 1 with the high-stakes launch of her OWN cable network.

The network -- a partnership between Winfrey's Harpo Productions and Discovery Networks -- will offer 600 hours of original fare in its first year along with movies, re-runs of the Dr. Phil show and several shows previously aired on Discovery Health.
"Oprah as we get closer to saying goodbye to the Oprah Winfrey show as we know it, we will always be there for you as your next chapter begins," Tom Cruise vowed.
AFP

The stars came out to honor Oprah Winfrey in a pair of spectacular farewell shows taped in front of 13,000 ecstatic fans as the talk show queen wraps up her 25th and final season.

Tom Hanks served as host and cheerleader for the evening, telling Winfrey "tonight you are surrounded by nothing but love" as he thanked "a friend who had a classroom of millions" for everything she's done for her viewers.

Much was said about Winfrey's charity work, but even more was said about how she inspired her fans to lead better lives and help others.
"It's no secret that millions of people are inspired by Oprah," a gushing Madonna told the crowd on Tuesday.

"She's a self-made woman who's been at the top of her game for over 25 years and she is still kicking ass and encouraging people to dream big, to work hard, to read a book, to ask questions, to get an education no matter who you are or where you come from."

The two shows -- which will air Monday and Tuesday ahead of the final episode Wednesday -- were filled with surprises for Winfrey, who was brought to tears again and again.

Winfrey could do little more than shout "MJ is in the house!" when Chicago Bulls basketball legend Michael Jordan returned to Chicago's United Center arena to join her on stage.

She was also overwhelmed when Jaime Foxx serenaded her with "Isn't she lovely," and Stevie Wonder rose up from under the stage at the keys of a grand piano with a new song he'd written for her.

And she sat stunned as esteemed poet and personal mentor Maya Angelou told the story of Winfrey's life while Alicia Keys accompanied her on the piano.

"I'm just trying to stay inside my body girls," Oprah told her friends Gayle King and Maria Shriver as the tributes filled show approached its emotional conclusion.

Dakota Fanning led a group of young "ultimate viewers" -- including one who thanked Winfrey for helping to "lift the shame of being abused and taught me it wasn't my fault."

"We call ourselves Oprah show babies. Your voice has been the soundtrack of our lives," Fanning said.

"We've learned from the Oprah show that we are enough. That we matter, that our lives are of value."

Beyonce stunned the crowd with a rousing performance of her female empowerment anthem "Run the World (Girls)."

"Oprah, because of you women everywhere have graduated to a new level of understanding of what we are, of who we are, and most importantly who we can be," Beyonce said before launching into the set.

Jerry Seinfeld got the audience laughing by thanking Oprah for teaching men how to be better husbands and how to survive disagreements by learning to talk as if they're on Oprah: "Just listen, nod and answer the question."

Winfrey's devoted fans may be losing a beloved afternoon companion, but they certainly won't have to say goodbye.

The cultural kingmaker -- whose comfy couches have launched scores of careers from Dr. Phil to the inventors of her 'favorite things' -- expanded her media empire January 1 with the high-stakes launch of her OWN cable network.

The network -- a partnership between Winfrey's Harpo Productions and Discovery Networks -- will offer 600 hours of original fare in its first year along with movies, re-runs of the Dr. Phil show and several shows previously aired on Discovery Health.
"Oprah as we get closer to saying goodbye to the Oprah Winfrey show as we know it, we will always be there for you as your next chapter begins," Tom Cruise vowed.
AFP

Beyonce insists there’s no bad blood between her and her father Mathew Knowles after she dispensed with his services as her manager.
The music boss has been behind his daughter ever since she broke through with Destiny’s Child, but the pair parted ways earlier this year.

Speaking out about the split, Beyonce tells Billboard magazine there was no big falling out between father and daughter.

She says, “It’s not that anything bad happened between us. My family has my support always, and they support me, but when you’ve been working with the same people for 15 years, it’s natural to eventually have your own ideas.

“I believe that parents prepare their kids for the moment that they’re on their own (and), at this point, I’m taking everything my dad and my mother have taught me, and I’m able to do things my way.

“We were at a point where we’d learned so much from each other, and now it’s exciting for me to do this on my own and hire my own team. I’ve started managing myself.”

Beyonce insists there’s no bad blood between her and her father Mathew Knowles after she dispensed with his services as her manager.
The music boss has been behind his daughter ever since she broke through with Destiny’s Child, but the pair parted ways earlier this year.

Speaking out about the split, Beyonce tells Billboard magazine there was no big falling out between father and daughter.

She says, “It’s not that anything bad happened between us. My family has my support always, and they support me, but when you’ve been working with the same people for 15 years, it’s natural to eventually have your own ideas.

“I believe that parents prepare their kids for the moment that they’re on their own (and), at this point, I’m taking everything my dad and my mother have taught me, and I’m able to do things my way.

“We were at a point where we’d learned so much from each other, and now it’s exciting for me to do this on my own and hire my own team. I’ve started managing myself.”

Beyonce has said that she was 'shocked' to see how women are treated in Egypt.

The 29-year-old singer recently visited the Middle East and said that while she was inspired by its beauty, she was taken aback by how restricted women are.

Talking to Billboard magazine, she explained, 'Once the sun went down, I saw not one woman - it was shocking and fascinating to me, because it was so extreme.

'I saw thousands of men walking down the street, socialising in bars, praying in mosques - and no women. I felt really proud when I performed and saw the strength that the women were getting through the music.

'I remember being in Japan when Destiny's Child put out Independent Women, and women there were saying how proud they were to have their own jobs, their own independent thinking, their own goals. It made me feel so good, and I realised that one of my responsibilities was to inspire women in a deeper way.'

Beyonce has said that she was 'shocked' to see how women are treated in Egypt.

The 29-year-old singer recently visited the Middle East and said that while she was inspired by its beauty, she was taken aback by how restricted women are.

Talking to Billboard magazine, she explained, 'Once the sun went down, I saw not one woman - it was shocking and fascinating to me, because it was so extreme.

'I saw thousands of men walking down the street, socialising in bars, praying in mosques - and no women. I felt really proud when I performed and saw the strength that the women were getting through the music.

'I remember being in Japan when Destiny's Child put out Independent Women, and women there were saying how proud they were to have their own jobs, their own independent thinking, their own goals. It made me feel so good, and I realised that one of my responsibilities was to inspire women in a deeper way.'