Oprah Winfrey Recovering After Emergency Room Visit for Illness

(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) Oprah Winfrey miss out on some appearances after a stomach illness landed the media mogul in the emergency room. Oprah’s bestie, Gayle King, 69, revealed that Winfrey, 70, had been hospitalized with a stomach virus and dehydration during CBS Mornings on Tuesday, June 11. Later that day King decided to FaceTime Winfrey to help set the record straight. King shared the news about Winfrey’s health as she addressed her absence from a scheduled appearance on the morning show to reveal her latest book club pick — Familiaris by David Wroblewski. “I won’t get too graphic. Needless to say, she ended up in the hospital, dehydration, had to get an IV,” King said, calling it “a very serious thing” and that her friend needed to rest. “She will be okay. I hope she’s not mad at me for sharing that detail,” King told viewers. “But I wanted to make it clear, though, that it mattered to her and that it really bothered her that she couldn’t be here for you today.” Is there a stomach bug going around? Norovirus, the highly contagious stomach bug that causes vomiting and diarrhea, is still spreading...