CHICAGO (Reuters) - Oprah Winfrey was approaching the end of his reign of quarter of a century on national television Tuesday night with a Beyonce featuring the prestigious of farewell, Madonna, Aretha Franklin, Tom Cruise, Michael Jordan and many others who have honoured the efforts of the Queen of talk-show to stimulate education and fight against poverty.
"It is a self-made woman who has been at the top of his game for more than 25 years - and she is still kicking ass," Madonna told a delighted audience of approximately 13 000 in an arena in Chicago.
Wearing a purple dress, the tail of Pony Winfrey enjoyed the night of tributes from celebrities on the list has and his friends. Presented as "Surprise oprah!" A spectacular farewell "because Winfrey was kept in ignorance of the list of guests, the show will be broadcast in two parts on May 23 and 24."
Winfrey final original "Oprah Winfrey Show", which is still rampant, will be released May 25, bringing to nearly 25 years the most watched daytime talk show on American television.
"Your show turned surprise in an art form," actor Tom Hanks said Winfrey Tuesday. "Oprah Winfrey Show, today you are surrounded by nothing but love." "Your studio was not large enough to contain everything that we're here", Hanks said, gesturing around the place arena and concert of scintillating basketball.
Madonna has praised Winfrey for her courage. "It is no secret that millions of people are inspired by Oprah," she said. "I am one of those people...". She fights for things that it believes, even if it makes him unpopular. ?
A refined Aretha Franklin, now recovered from major surgery six months ago sings "amazing grace" a Winfrey stunned. Beyonce, who performed her new single "Run of the world (girls)", said that because of its "women around the world have graduated to a new level of understanding of what we are, who we are and who we can be."
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Maria Shriver, whose husband Arnold Schwarzenegger Tuesday admitted paternity of a child in an adulterous relationship, have also come to Chicago to pay tribute to his friendship for 30 years with Winfrey. "You gave me love, support, wisdom and especially, the truth," said Shriver.
A beaming cruise told Winfrey that it was an honour to have been on his show 12 times since 1988. Referring to his first appearance in the show, 23 years Winfrey quipped, "you as you were 10.".
The special also includes appearances by Will Smith, Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry, singer-actress Queen Latifah, Josh Groban, Patti LaBelle, Jerry Seinfeld, John Legend, broadcaster Diane Sawyer and basketball star Michael Jordan.
Winfrey, considered the most influential women on the American television is enveloping the last season of his show of Chicago-based syndicated to devote more energy to its own fledgling cable network, which launched in January.
A night of performances and tributes, Jamie Foxx and Stevie Wonder valser Winfrey with "is not it Lovely" and the country group Rascal Flatts sings "I Won't Let Go."
R & B star Usher closed the evening by singing the vibrant spiritual "Oh Happy Day" and was joined by Winfrey and many other celebrities, hands beats and sing.
Overcome by emotion, Winfrey stated, "I feel love and thank you for it."
(Statement by Matthew Lewis, Jill Serjeant-mounting)
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