Hilfiger had once been kicked off the show by Winfrey herself, supposedly, after he copped to wishing that people from non-white ethnic groups would stop buying his clothes. Never happened, said Winfrey, cajoling her audience: "The next time somebody sends you an email or somebody mentions this rumor to you, you know what you're supposed say to them? You're supposed to say, 'That's a big fat lie.'"
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