Stedman Graham and Oprah Winfrey Still Together

Kennedy Center honoree Oprah Winfrey and Stedman Graham pose on the red carpet of the Kennedy Center Honors gala on Dec. 5, 2010, in Washington.

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NEW YORK (CBS) Oprah Winfrey says her romance with Stedman Graham is still on.

The talk show host and media mogul told Barbara Walters that the businessman, entrepreneur and speaker is still the man in her life.

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Graham is "The love ... the lover ... the man ... the partner ... the mate," Winfrey said. "I do not know of another man on this planet ... who could have lived this life with such dignity, with such grace and such respect and humility in it. And still hold his own and be his own."

Winfrey and Graham have been together since 1986 and got engaged in 1992, but never married. Over the past several years, the two have made few public appearances together, leaving some to speculate over the legitimacy of their relationship.

"Every time we showed up in public... there'd be another exploitive story ... so I made a conscious effort around 2003, 2004, to pull back on my public appearances with Stedman," Winfrey said.

She also told Walters that she is not a lesbian she gets annoyed by rumors that she and friend Gayle King are romantically involved.

The interview will air Thursday at 9 p.m. EDT on ABC.

[peterbenyk]

Will Barbara Walters ask Hillary Clinton if she is a Lesbian in the next interview she does with Clinton?

[Multi-Basking]

I thought they were both gay. What happened?

[Empire--George--]

erasmus111, is this a coincidence, that the "stedman and oprah" are still straight and still together article, comes out after the Oprah gay question article yesterday ? while she wears a rainbow ribbon....LOL

who really cares....anyway, hope you are doing well erasmus, say hello to AJ Marine sometime for me.

[erasmus111]

"while she wears a rainbow ribbon"


What rainbow ribbon? I didn't see one. What is a rainbow ribbon?



"say hello to AJ Marine sometime for me."


I will. He actually told me to say hello to you, awhile back, but I forgot. : )

[pbors]

Folks, let's move on, please.

[erasmus111]

I couldn't believe it when Barbara Walters said that she thought that Oprah and Stedman were no longer together. She said that PEOPLE thought they were no longer together. I can't for the life of me understand how she came to that conclusion. I don't watch Oprah a lot, but there have been numerous times that she has mentioned him when I have been watching. She phoned him on their camping trip. There was a show where she had gotten her new dogs and he was on that. Barbara said she has been friends with Oprah for years. Obviously NOT. And obviously Barbara doesn't do research BEFORE she does her shows. I actually find it amazing that she made such a STUPID statement. Isn't she supposed to be up on all the celebrity crap?