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 Vernon will continue to manage the business of a day to day basis 

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The media mogul's parent had the men's hair salon in Nashville, Tennessee, and his wife - Oprah's stepmother - is apparently angry about her buying it.

Barbara Winfrey told NBC station television station WSMV-TV: "I know what is going on. I'm tired of it, and I've had enough."

Vernon has run a barbershop for 50 years and it is considered a fixture in his community.

A year ago, he and Barbara bought a new building, refurbished it and moved the business into it.

However, Barbara revealed that they owed the bank $481,000 and that the business was only worth $350,000 before the bank auctioned it off.

Oprah was the highest bidder and completed the sale for $475,000.

In a statement to MSMV, Oprah's spokeswoman confirmed the purchase.

The representative said: "Vernon will continue to manage the business of a day to day basis."

Barbara claimed that 80-year-old Vernon is taking bad advice from people, without naming her stepdaughter, Oprah.

Vernon filed for divorce from Barbara.

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Sat May 25 20:56:33 SAST 2013 ::

Jul 5, 2012

NDA

Really...
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Jul 5, 2012

wesbuw22

Bathong this woman shud donate the money to us
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Jul 5, 2012

Bdoobs

With all that money, there is nothing that money can bu.y that this woman cannot save.
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Jul 5, 2012

mbany8

@NDA
O tla ba dirang batho ba lula! Ba kgona go reka Hyena go e fetola gore e be rottweiler (domestic dog)

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Jul 5, 2012

Blackthought

@wesbuw22

What????? Typical!
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Jul 6, 2012

Pointman

You have to cut a lot of hair to make up $475 000. Anyway good of her to help her dad out. And why is he still working at 80 - she should have bought him a pension instead.
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