Ruthless!
The Tell-All
Oprah Winfrey Book

Oprah Winfrey's rise from poverty to prominence is a classic American "Rags to Riches" story augmented by a skilled and powerful public relations machine that controlled her public image by cloaking her employees in silence with strict confidentially agreements.

To the world, it appeared she had it all; the top rated television talk show of all time, a long list of prestigious awards, and a billion dollar bank account. An office Manager at Harpo broke his silence and his confidentiality agreement when he spoke freely about Oprah Winfrey's private life and business affairs to Keifer Bonvillain.

Keifer Bonvillain underestimated one of the world's most powerful women when he, armed with clandestinely recorded tapes, decided to write a "Tell-All" book unmasking the famed celebrity.

Within days of Harpo learning about the book, two men were attempting to break into Keifer's home-presumably to get the tapes. Oprah was desperate to keep the truth from being revealed when she conspired with her attorney, Bill Becker, and the FBI.

The fallout was Keifer's highly publicized arrest. The charge: Extortion.

It was the perfect set-up, but the plan had one major flaw. Bill Becker's calls were recorded too and the Feds did not retrieve the tapes when they searched Keifer's home.

With irrefutable proof of his innocence, the FBI dropped the extortion charge.

Now the truth they worked so hard to protect is being revealed, one chapter at a time, in the explosive Oprah exposé Ruthless.