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Oprah Pulls Columbine Episode

Posted Apr 20th 2009 9:50AM by TMZ Staff

Oprah WinfreyToday's episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" was supposed to mark the 10 year anniversary of the massacre at Columbine High School -- but not anymore.

Oprah just announced on her website she's decided to pull the episode: "I decided to pull the Columbine show today. After reviewing it, I thought it focused too much on the killers. Today, hold a thought for the Columbine community. This is a hard day for them."

Instead, Oprah will air an episode about a mother being released from prison.

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1. makes good sense most of these idiots (even though they commit suicide) are just looking for the world to immortalize them in some wierd way.

Posted at 10:27AM on Apr 20th 2009 by wow

2. Not a big Oprah fan but I agree with her decision.

Posted at 10:42AM on Apr 20th 2009 by Mojo Celtica

3. oprah and gayle are not afraid of PDA, with that said, they're wonderful to party with, can't wait for the next one ladies.

Posted at 10:36AM on Apr 20th 2009 by artie help

4. Missy Jenkins, paralyzed in the deadly Paducah school shooting 16 months before Columbine, has written a book at missyjenkins.com called “I Choose to be Happy: A School Shooting Survivor's Triumph Over Tragedy.” It's attitudes like hers and those in Columbine and other school shootings that give the rest of us hope and that people like Oprah should be focusing on. My heart goes out this day to the hundreds of school shooting victims and their families around the world, from Columbine to Paducah to Germany. Thank you for your perseverence and belief that good can always come from tragedy.

Posted at 10:35AM on Apr 20th 2009 by davidkj

5. This is a good decision.

Posted at 10:48AM on Apr 20th 2009 by Atlanta Private Investigator

6. Good decision, Oprah!

Wish I was 'Oprah rich'.

Posted at 10:49AM on Apr 20th 2009 by !

7. Oprah must have got a lot of ''flack'' for it when the poor victims and thier famlies found out about her show and all that it entailed. Not a big Oprah fan at all. She needs to get over herself . God Bless the victims and thier famlies from this horrific tragedy .

Posted at 11:16AM on Apr 20th 2009 by really now

8. IT WAS 10 YEARS AGO.. GET OVER IT.............. EVERYONE WHO WAS THERE GRADUATED OR HAS MOVED ON.. PLEASE ENOUGH....

Posted at 11:04AM on Apr 20th 2009 by REYNA

9. i never ever watch oprah but was going to watch this episode damn!!

Posted at 11:03AM on Apr 20th 2009 by andrea

10. Um, why did she have it made in the 1st place?

Posted at 11:11AM on Apr 20th 2009 by prio

11. That fat old pig, right along with Barbara Walters should quit and enjoy all the ill-gotten money they have stashed away from fooling the public that they were actually worth watching.

Posted at 1:59PM on Apr 20th 2009 by janck

12. who cares? You want to direct your anger, direct it at the NRA that allows assault weapons..... because of course we need to protect ourselves in our houses with guns made for no other intention than killing a human being...

Posted at 11:43AM on Apr 20th 2009 by Dan

13. BRAVO!!!!!
Why make this guys more famous and send the wrong message to other kids?
Oprah, great!

Posted at 11:44AM on Apr 20th 2009 by Brenda

14. I saw the previews last week and I am glad she pulled it....................time to move on!


God bless all the survivors!

Posted at 12:55PM on Apr 20th 2009 by Liz

15. so....HAVE A 420 PARTY INSTEAD!!!

YEAH!!!!
SMOKE EM IF YOU GOT EM....and if you aint got em ...GET EM!!!

HAPPY 420 DAY!!! LIGHT EM UP!!!


LEGALIZE IT NOW

Posted at 12:17PM on Apr 20th 2009 by SmokeEmIfUgotEM

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