Oprah cancels show on Columbine massacre


April 21, 2009 at 12:00a.m.

Oprah cancels show on Columbine massacre

CHICAGO — Oprah Winfrey has canceled an episode of her talk show that was to mark the 10th anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre, saying it focused too much on the killers.

The episode was to air Monday, the anniversary of the massacre in Littleton, Colo., that killed 12 students and a teacher.

Winfrey posted a message Monday morning on her Facebook page, saying that after she reviewed the taped show she decided to pull it because of its focus on the two gunmen.

Today’s birthdays

Actor Charles Grodin is 74. Singer Iggy Pop is 62. Actress Patti LuPone is 60. Actor Tony Danza is 58. Actress Andie MacDowell is 51. Singer Robert Smith of The Cure is 50. Rapper Michael Franti of Spearhead is 43. Comedian Nicole Sullivan (“King of Queens”) is 39. Actor James McAvoy (“The Last King of Scotland,” “The Chronicles of Narnia”) is 30.