Maybe Oprah's The One Who Needs A New Watch

Fem-talk potentate Oprah Winfrey already had one traumatic experience this week when Tom Cruise, channeling Emporer Palpatine, electrocuted her as she sat right in front of her studio audience. That was the story going around the web, anyway. Now comes word from Paris that a Hermes store turned her away when she showed up 15 minutes after closing time and asked to dash in to buy a watch for Tina Turner. Some people say Oprah is a victim of racism; others say she shouldn't have expected to get in after closing time. Either way, Chicago's most famous billionaire says she will never shop Hermes again. She's not getting a lot of sympathy in the blogosphere: "Boo-freaking-hoo, Oprah," writes denl42. Matt's World resents Oprah's penchant for inconveniencing employees when she wants to make an extravagant after-hours purchase -- this isn't the first time. Hermes, for its part, says it's sorry. C'est la vie.

Posted by Philip Ewing at June 24, 2005 10:50 AM

Category: Celebs