Winfrey and Letterman end 16-year feud
Chat show queen Oprah Winfrey has agreed to appear on the David Letterman show in the US, ending a 16-year feud between the two stars.
The appearance will coincide with the opening night of Broadway musical The Colour Purple, which she is producing.
“What a big night that is going to be, not only for us, not only for Oprah, but for Broadway,” Letterman said.
He has frequently joked about Winfrey over the years.
She appeared twice on his NBC show before the late-night comic moved to CBS in 1993.
But she confessed she was “completely uncomfortable” being the butt of his jokes and had vowed never to go on his show again.
In 2003, Letterman joked about wanting Winfrey on his show to hold “the Super Bowl of love“.
But she turned the tables on her rival by inviting him to appear on her show, an invitation he declined.
“Here’s what would happen: I would go on the Oprah show and I would break down and sob like a little girl,” the veteran comedian said at the time.
“I don’t want to have that happen. I’d feel ridiculous.”
The Colour Purple opens on Broadway on December 1. Winfrey made her big-screen debut in the 1985 film version, earning an Oscar nomination for her role as Sofia.
