18 Times Oprah And Ellen Were The Queens Of Calling People Out

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1. When Oprah confronted James Frey for exaggerating parts of his book:

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2. When Ellen hilariously clapped back at Eric Trump, who said she was part of the "Deep State."

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3. When Oprah confronted casting director Reuben Cannon for being rude to her on the phone after she auditioned for The Color Purple:

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4. When Ellen schooled Caitlyn Jenner after she seemed to not be "on board" with gay marriage:

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5. When Oprah called out sexual harassers in her iconic Golden Globes speech:

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"And when that new day finally dawns, it will be because a lot of magnificent women, many of whom are right here in this room tonight, and some pretty phenomenal men fighting hard to make sure that they became the leaders who take us to the time when NOBODY has to ever say "Me too," again. Thank you!"

6. When Ellen called up Kathy Griffin and said, "I don't have to have anyone on my show I don't like."

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7. When Oprah called out 50 Cent for his misogynistic lyrics:

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8. When Ellen jokingly called out Gaga for ignoring her texts:

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9. When Oprah clapped back at a troll in the most Oprah way:

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10. When she banned Kim Burrell from her show after she made anti-gay comments:

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11. When Oprah called out an audience member whose phone rang, and then called the person back.

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12. When she clapped back at an anti-LGBTQ pastor who said she was using Taylor Swift to "attract young girls":

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13. And when Ellen clapped back at tabloids that kept claiming she and Portia were getting a divorce:

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14. When Oprah sarcastically called out Elizabeth Taylor for being difficult to interview:

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15. When Ellen was not here for those who said she shouldn't be the spokesperson for JCPenny because she's gay:

This organization doesn’t think that I should be the spokesperson because I’m gay. For those of you are just tuning in for the first time, it’s true. I’m gay. I hope you were sitting down... Being gay or pro-gay isn’t a bandwagon. You don’t get a free ride anywhere. There’s no music. ... Occasionally we’ll sing “We Are Family,” but that’s about it.

16. When Ellen used Finding Dory to speak out against Trump's travel ban:

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17. When Oprah called out a racist in this groundbreaking episode, and kept pushing him as he tried to change the subject:

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18. And lastly, when she had enough and just told the racist man to have a seat.

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TO CONCLUDE...LEGENDS.

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