The Oprah Winfrey Show

How My Worst Moment Made Me a Star


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A Grammy® winner's brush with death: Kanye West on the night that changed his life…and a world premiere five years in the making! Then, locked up in solitary confinement—for the first time, an L.A. Laker star relives his dark past. Plus, he had the tux…the guests were waiting—dumped at the altar!



Franz Wisner took a honeymoon with his brother!
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Overcoming the Odds
Before each of them hit it big, they hit rock bottom. How did their darkest moments ultimately make their wildest dreams come true?


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Original Air Date: September 9, 2005

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"It took me seeing the worst in a person to appreciate the best of the least expected. I'm forever grateful that I had to go through the worst relationship of my life, to find the most wonderful man who makes me happier than I ever could have imagined."
— johns1girl

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