Beyonce‘s been loving her latest role as a mother for about a month now, and as she has gotten settled with baby Blue Ivy, there were rumors that she and Jay-Z have decided on a godmother of their child.

Nope, it wasn’t any of her Destiny’s Child bandmates or even her sister Solange — it was none other than Oprah Winfrey.

Now, it’s Oprah’s best friend Gayle King who has revealed that her buddy has not taken on the responsibility that everyone keeps saying she has.

Gayle King shot down the rumor Friday on the CBS Morning Show, saying “It’s absolutely not true that she’s the godmother.”

Oprah’s bestie said she is fond of the couple but hasn’t even sent them a baby gift yet!

“She’s friends with them, of course, and likes them both very much. She’s working on sending them a baby gift. She hasn’t even had time to send a baby gift because she’s been away.”

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We’ve compiled a list of some of the star’s favorite recipes to keep you busy over the weekend. Some delicious, some just plain weird. Enjoy!

Jennifer Lopez Fried Chicken and Slaw

J*Lo’s fave meal to cook at home is fried chicken and slaw and she works it off by dancing for her Papi!

For the chicken

• 4 organic free-range chicken breasts
• 170 ml evaporated milk
• 100 g plain flour
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 2 teaspoons cajun seasoning
• 2 tablespoons chopped flat leaf parsley
• 1 lemon, zest of
• 4 -5 tablespoons sunflower oil, to shallow fry

For the Coleslaw

• 2 large carrots, coarsely grated
• 2 red cabbage, finely shredded
• 4 spring onions, finely sliced
• 4 tablespoons creme fraiche
• 4 tablespoons Greek yogurt
• 1 lemon, zest of, and a squeeze of juice
• 1 tablespoon grainy mustard
• 2 tablespoons chopped flat leaf parsley

Directions:

• Put the chicken in a bowl and cover with evaporated milk, set aside.
• Mix the flour, cayenne pepper, paprika, cajun seasoning, parsley and lemon zest together and put into a large plastic bag.
• Shake off the excess milk from the chicken and add to the bag to coat in the seasoned flour. Chill until ready to fry.
• Combine all the ingredients for the coleslaw in a bowl and chill until ready to use.
• Heat the oil in a frying pan and cook the chicken for 5-6 minutes. Turn and continue frying until browned and cooked through. Drain each piece of the chicken on kitchen paper.
• Serve with coleslaw.

Oprah Winfrey likes to watch her waist with her Unfried Chicken:

Ingredients

• 6 chicken drumsticks
• 6 chicken breast halves
• 3 1/2 cups ice water (875 mL)
• 1 cup plain nonfat yogurt (250 mL)
• Vegetable oil

Breading

• 1 cup dried Italian bread crumbs (250 mL)
• 1 cup all-purpose flour (250 mL)
• 1 tablespoon Old Bay seasoning (15 mL)
• 1/2 teaspoon each: garlic powder, thyme, basil, oregano (2 mL)
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper (0.5 mL)

Directions

• Remove skin from chicken. Place chicken in large bowl with ice water. Put yogurt into medium bowl. Set aside.
• Spray a baking sheet with vegetable oil.
• Breading: Combine all ingredients in large tight-sealing bag; shake to mix. Remove two pieces of chicken from ice water. Roll each piece in yogurt. Put chicken into plastic bag, seal and shake, coating thoroughly. Transfer breaded chicken to oiled baking sheet. Repeat until all 12 pieces are breaded. Spray chicken lightly with vegetable oil. Place baking sheet on bottom shelf of 400 degree F (200 degree C) oven and bake for 1 hour, turning pieces every 20 minutes for even browning.
• Serve hot or at room temperature.

Dolly Parton’s Pan-fried Catfish

Dolly has a whole cook book of recipes titled, Dolly’s Dixie Fixins, but this is her fave.

Ingredients

• 6 1/2 lbs catfish fillets
• lard or shortening, for pan frying
• 1 cup white cornmeal
• salt and black pepper, for seasoning
• lemon wedge

Directions

• Wash the catfish fillets in cold water and pat dry.
• Melt enough lard or shortening in a large cast iron skillet over medium heat to reach 3/4-inch deep.
• While the lard/shortening is melting, pour the cornmeal into a large, shallow plate or dish.
• Season both sides of the catfish fillets (remember to pat them dry, first) with salt and pepper, then dredge them in the cornmeal and shake off any excess.
• When the melted fat is hot but not smoking, carefully slide the fillets into the pan (careful not to splatter, and don’t crowd the pan because you want the fish to fry and not steam). Fry the fish in batches if necessary.
• Fry the fillets about 4 minutes per side, until crisp and golden brown.
• Put paper towels on a platter and transfer the fried fillets to the platter with a slotted spatula or spoon.
• Serve with lemon wedges and your favorite catfish sauce (tartar, cocktail, etc). Make sure to have plenty of napkins, hush puppies, corn on the cob, and coleslaw, too!
• Makes 6 servings.

Elvis’ Fried PB & Banana Sandwich

This recipe may or may not have had anything to do with the Death of a King!

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons peanut butter (preferably smooth)
• 2 slices white sandwich bread
• 1 small ripe banana, mashed with a fork (about 1/4 cup)
• 2 tablespoons butter

Directions

• Spread peanut butter evenly on 1 slice of bread, then spread mashed banana on other slice, leaving a 1/4-inch border around edge. Close sandwich, gently pressing bread slices together.
• Heat butter in an 8- to 10-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat until foam subsides, then fry sandwich, turning over once, until golden brown, about 2 minutes total.
• Eat immediately with a knife and fork.

Britney’s Cheeto Chicken Casserole

The perfect recipe to use up those unwanted Cheetos, hit me baby one more time!

Ingredients:

• 4 to 6 chicken breasts cooked and cut into bite-sized pieces
• 1 can of cream of chicken soup
• 4 hard boiled eggs
• 1 onion diced
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 to 1/2 c. chopped celery
• 1 bag of Crushed Cheetos for topping

Directions:

• Mix above ingredients together and put into casserole dish
• Crush enough Cheetos to cover top
• Bake in 180 degree oven for 30 minutes

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Maria Shriver and her son Chris Schwarzenegger dine with Oprah at Spago in Beverly Hills.

Chris is recovering from a boogie board accident that resulted in a collapsed lung and broken ribs.

Currently Maria is going through a divorce with Actor turned Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger after she discovered he had allegedly fathered a child with their housekeeper.

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Jenny, Jenny, Jenny, don’t your remember what happened to Iyanla Vanzant when she ditched Oprah and ventured out on her own? It wasn’t good.

Personally, If I wanted a career boost I’d hang on to Oprah with every inch of strength I could muster up. But that’s just me.

Jenny McCarthy has left Oprah’s network OWN and signed on with NBC. It is speculated that there was a difference in opinions on how the show would be projected, so Jenny packed up and took her show elsewhere.

“Jenny wasn’t thrilled with the direction that OWN producers were going with on the show,” a source tells FOX411.com of McCarthy, 38. “She had been working with Oprah and her producers for over a year, developing this project for OWN. Jenny finally decided to embrace Oprah’s philosophy, which is to ‘follow your bliss.’ Well, Jenny followed her bliss and walked right off the project.”

The departure was probably a shock to Winfrey. McCarthy and Oprah had become friends through Jenny’s efforts as advocate for children with Autism. Jenny even wrote a blog on Oprah.com.

Oprah has acknowledged that her network is struggling and has put pressure on her.

“Over the years I had complete control,” Winfrey told TV execs in June. “It’s a little harder making a judgment as to what other shows can do. It’s about finding your particular flow and being able to connect to it.”

I’ve always been a fan of the Oprah Winfrey Show, but have yet to watch her new network OWN.

What’s your opinion on OWN? Do you think the shows are good? Do you think it will succeed?

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She may have parted ways with her talk show back in May, but 57-year-old media mogul Oprah Winfrey is still keeping busy. Running her own network, OWN, the talk show queen is said to be the front runner as the host of the 84th Annual Oscars event in February.

Sources at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences tell PEOPLE that daytime television’s queen is among the top candidates to host the 84th annual Oscar ceremony in February.

She’s no stranger to Hollywood, after all – she received an Oscar nod for her supporting role in 1985 for The Color Purple.

Though it all sounds great, she’s not a shoe-in quite yet. Other possible hosts for the next big day include:

Anne Hathaway, 28, who played host this year with James Franco, or Hugh Jackman, 42, who got the audience going at the 2009 ceremony. Perhaps Billy Crystal, 63, who has hosted the ceremony eight times, will rise for the occasion again, or Neil Patrick Harris, 38, a two-time Tony Awards host who also hosted the Emmy Awards in 2009.

Who would make the best host?

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Forbes has just released its Top 100 list of the “most powerful people in the entertainment business” — leading femme, Lady Gaga came out on top, followed by Oprah, and young buck Justin Bieber!

Forbes reports that Lady Gaga earned the top spot this year due to her 32 million Facebook fans, 10 million Twitter followers and the $90 million she earned touring.

In addition, Lady Gaga had 1 milllion digital downloads of her single “Born This Way” in only five days!

Oprah has only lost the number-one spot three times now, in the past seven years,  but she’s still not far away from Gaga in the lineup.

Oprah reportedly earned $290 million last year. That’s actually a reduction of $25 million, partly due to her now smaller paycheck (from SiriusXM), but she stills makes a lot of money from the shows she started, like Dr. Phil and Rachael Ray!

And Justin made his debut on the list this year at the age of 17 earning $53 million. The Biebs has been busy making money with concerts, music sales and his 3-D documentary movie.

“Baby,” Justin’s first hit song, has surpassed 500 million views on YouTube — a record!

For more of the celebs who made the list, visit Forbes.com!

Wow… make that money!

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The last episode of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” airs May 25, and the final guests have finally been revealed.

ANSWER!