Oprah Winfrey Denies Heat Exhaustion  10/11/06

Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has rubbished reports she collapsed from heat exhaustion during a recent visit to her hometown of Kosciusko, Mississippi.

The 52-year-old was said to have felt unwell at the opening ceremony of the Oprah Winfrey Boys & Girls Club in a photo story for US publication the National Enquirer.

However, a spokesperson for Winfrey says, "Oprah Winfrey did not collapse, nearly blackout, suffer from dizzy spells or have her knees buckle at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Oprah Winfrey Boys & Girls Club of Kosciusko and Attala County in Mississippi on 4 September (06).

"The photo on the cover of the National Enquirer was manipulated to make it appear that she was lying down when she was actually seated, cooling off before she addressed the crowd."