Joan Rivers turns to me, and she says, Tell me why are you so fat?

… And I didnt know what to do with that.

Oprah Winfrey recalled feeling shamed byJoan Riverson national television in the early days of her career.

Oprah Winfrey poses on the red carpet in an elegant off-the-shoulder dress

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Joan Rivers turns to me, and she says, Tell me why are you so fat?

she said on the podcast this week.

And I didnt know what to do with that.

Oprah Winfrey, wearing a patterned dress, gestures while talking to Joan Rivers, who is seated at a desk during a TV interview on a talk show set

you’re gonna wanna lose 15 lbs.

After this interaction, Oprah went to a health retreat to give a shot to lose weight.

At the time, they called them fat farms, she said.

Joan Rivers in a fur coat with a purple pendant, and purple earrings at a celebrity event

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