Stedman’s Niece Shopping Tell All about His Relationship with Oprah Family is a trip. It seems something has gone awry between Oprah Winfrey’s longtime boyfriend Stedman Graham and his niece. Courtney Shelton, the 36-year-old daughter of Stedman’s sister Anita, is writing a new tell-all that claims to expose the secrets of Winfrey’s relationship with Graham. Shelton is said to be shopping the book to literary agents. “I was very shocked at the picture she painted of her family,” a source said. “She describes – in a written pitch – Stedman’s ‘abuse’ toward his family and how Oprah turned a blind eye to everything. She also claims some members of her own family treated Stedman’s daughter from a past marriage very badly.” Per the Enquirer... Stedman, 63, a motivational speaker, became engaged to marry Oprah in 1992, but the pair never wed and now say theirs is more a “spiritual union.” His daughter, Wendy, was born in 1975, before his divorce to ex-wife Glenda. The ENQUIRER tracked down Atlanta-based Courtney to ask her about the exposé, and she confirmed she’s peddled it to “a select number of agents” over the last three months, but has yet to ink a publishing deal. “This is what I do. I work as a chef, but I’m a writer by trade.” While Courtney did not elaborate on the book’s contents, she said of 60-year-old Oprah: “At first, I just thought she’s my uncle’s girlfriend – but she wasn’t good for the family. The media frenzy made our problems much worse than what they really were, and she did nothing to help us.” It’s a betrayal because Oprah and Stedman did nothing to bring this on, but they obviously can’t control the actions of his family. “Oprah had always been close to Stedman’s family members and never turned ‘a blind eye.’ When Wendy had some drinking problems in 2008, Oprah helped place her in a rehab facility. “And before his mom passed away in 2010, Oprah and Stedman would often visit her at her home in New Jersey. When Stedman was honored a few years back in his hometown, Oprah came out and encouraged the rest of his family to be there. The fact is he never abused anybody. Stedman’s one of the most honorable guys around.” The book may detail the shocking stories about the duo previously reported by The ENQUIRER, including Oprah’s alleged drug use, jealousy, cheating, vicious gay rumors and explosive comments made by her dad!
Posted on: Sat, 03 Jan 2015 06:41:24 +0000
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