BeBe Booted: Oprah Winfrey Removes Winans From Her Talk Show

On the heels of receiving negative press a week ago, talk show titan Oprah Winfrey won't allow her friend, gospel singer BeBe Winans to host her Karaoke Challenge on her daytime talk show. Winfrey was accused of having "double standards" last week after TMZ reported how the media mogul publicly rebuked R&B star Chris Brown for his domestic dispute with singer Rihanna, but had longtime friend Winans on her show to promote his new CD with sister CeCe Winans.

BeBe & CeCe appeared on 'Oprah' on Friday, Oct. 23 and performed a new song called 'Grace.' After the performance, Winfrey announced: "You'll be seeing more of BeBe in my Karaoke Challenge later this season."
Winfrey rep Don Halcombe has now announced that Winans is off the karaoke segment and that the singer will not appear on her talk show until his domestic violence charges are resolved.

Winans previously served as a judge for two seasons of the BET reality show 'Sunday Best,' which is a gospel music take on 'American Idol.'
It was announced this week that the Grammy-winning Christian crooner would not return for a third season of the show because of his new gig on Winfrey's talk show. (Winans is being replaced on 'Sunday Best' by another Winfrey favorite, gospel singer Donnie McClurkin.)
After more than a 15-year hiatus from recording together, Winans reunited with his sister CeCe and released their latest album 'Still' on Oct. 6. The CD debuted at number one on the Billboard Gospel Chart and according to SoundScan, had sold an impressive 92,808 units in five weeks.
Winans' ex-wife Debra Winans talks about her domestic violence ordeal with the gospel veteran in an upcoming interview with singer Lexi for The Word Network's 'The Lexi Show.'



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