‘Not Oprah Winfrey Assaulting Someone’: Ina Garten’s Shocking Tale About Oprah Winfrey Smacking Her Twice Leaves Fans Stunned

Celebrity chef Ina Garten found out Oprah has hands. Garten, known for her 20-plus-year run on The Food Network with her show “The Barefoot Contessa,” recently revealed how Oprah Winfrey “smacked” her twice for not giving herself credit where it was due. While promoting her new memoir,& “Be Ready When The Luck Happens,” Garten sat down with Radio Cherry Bombe host Kerry Diamond to speak about the “shocking” moment she admitted she still carries with her. Food Network chef Ina Garten claims Oprah Winfrey “smacked” her twice at an awards show. (Photos: inagarten/Instagram; Leon Bennett/Getty Images) At the 2010 Matrix Awards, Garten was honored alongside notable women like Sheryl Crow and Tina Fey. Winfrey was in attendance to introduce her friend Gayle King, who was also on the bill to be honored. Garten recalled the moment she received her New York Women in Communications’ Matrix Award and gave her 90-second acceptance speech reflecting on her career. She told Diamond that within her short but emotional dialogue she told the audience, “I’d been really lucky in my life.” When she returned to her seat, the media mogul quickly corrected her. “And [Winfrey] smacked me on the arm in front of like...