Oprah & the falling star
I'm not a super hero and can't play one on TV either!
You can't afford to miss an episode of Oprah, since you never know what can happen. For instance who could've dreamed that Tom Cruise would send his career into an unpredictable spin by taking a leap off of Oprah's couch? Tom's image was never quite the same and Oprah showed just how major her effect can be. Now if you thought that was a one time incident that could never be repeated, then think twice because Oprah has knocked off another one. Once again it involved a major movie hunk doing his own stunts.Oprah is doing her last year on TV, or at least the last year of her day time talk show (before she heads out in search of new worlds to conquer). Being a larger than life personality, she's determined to go out with a bang. To that end she treated her audience to a trip downunder. She even booked John Travolta to be their special celebrity pilot (so Oprah's got no problem with Scientology & Travolta has no problem with her). Once in Australia Oprah's special guest would be treated to five star accommodations and the best Downunder has to offer in celebrities.
NO Aussie celeb is bigger than Hugh Wolverine Jackman. So he was obliged to put in an Oprah Command Performance (She still makes stars ask "How high ?" when she says "Jump!"). Hugh had a grand entrance planned too. He was gonna drop into the stage on a cable, like Tarzan swinging in on a vine. This should've been good fun and made a big impression on Oprah's audience.
However something went wrong with the stunt. When Jackman launched himself down the cable, he went a little too far and overshot the runway. That sent him crashing head first into the back ground. To make matters worse Jackman's valuable face was damaged as the star injured his eye on landing. Hugh was game though, and after a little quick first aid he carried on with the interview. There's no people like show people; and Oprah is not to be disappointed. Though she might want to be careful in future. More stunts gone wrong and she could find herself the subject of a law suit.
