Maria Shriver Joins Oprah In Chicago, Could Appear On OWN Network

When Maria Shriver learned that news of her estranged husband Arnold Schwarzenegger's love child went public, she may have been dining in Chicago with friend and media queen Oprah Winfrey.

RadarOnline reports that Shriver received a phone call while dining with her two daughters, Winfrey, Gayle King and Stedman Graham at Chicago's RL Restaurant Monday evening.

“Maria had a very animated, very emotional 15 minute phone call,” a source told RadarOnline.com. “She was very upset and from what she was saying, it was obvious that she was getting some stunning news.

Shriver was in Chicago for the taping of "Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular," which brought dozens of celebrities to the Windy City Tuesday evening. She did not mention her husband during the taping.

"You have given me love, support, wisdom and most of all the truth," Shriver told Winfrey at Chicago's United Center. "And I know I'm not alone in receiving those gifts from you."

Michael Sneed of the Chicago Sun-Times reports that Winfrey has "taken Shriver, one of her best friends, under her voluminous wing," and is looking to place the former NBC anchor on her OWN network.

Shriver responded to news that Schwarzenegger fathered a child with a woman on his household staff more than a decade ago in a statement Tuesday:

"This is a painful and heartbreaking time. As a mother, my concern is for the children. I ask for compassion, respect and privacy as my children and I try to rebuild our lives and heal. I will have no further comment."

After 25 years of marriage, Schwarzenegger and Shriver recently announced they were separating. The Los Angeles Times reports that Shriver moved out the the family's home when Schwarzenegger confessed his paternity.

Schwarzenegger's Child Bombshell

Comments

[Fencik45]

06:32 PM on 05/19/2011

Once again the wealthy get bailed out...

[littlebrowngirl]

07:07 AM on 05/19/2011

Maria has many options on the table now that she does not have to stand by her man anymore. Good for her.

[littlebrowngirl]

11:22 PM on 05/18/2011

She gave ip her live in broadcasting fir Arnold. This love child is a slap in the face.

[flaghag]

06:46 PM on 05/18/2011

That's what friends are for...

[gala1]

06:03 PM on 05/18/2011

Now that Maria Shriver thinks Oprah's so cool for telling the TRUTH, perhaps she can look back to the gubernatorial campaign when she addressed all the very, very many women who made accusations about AS's loutish behavior through the decades.

Remember when Maria said you could believe these women or you could believe her?
Maybe Maria might want to know what is was like to be on the other end of those accusations and apologize to the many women she implied were liars.
When she already knew far more than full well that they weren't.

Maria Shriver is no victim.
Maria Shriver is an enabler.
And so is that housekeeper.
ALL Arnold's kids are the victims. They are the ones who had no choices in this.

[Fencik45]

06:33 PM on 05/19/2011

Good one.

[FJavaid]

04:50 PM on 05/18/2011

Oprah, aren't ever going to retire and go away? Please do some time soon. I can't stand you.

[mltmama]

04:06 PM on 05/18/2011

Why would she answer the phone while she was having dinner?

[Don Stalvino]

04:01 PM on 05/18/2011

Oprah rocks

[Nitalia]

03:57 PM on 05/18/2011

I have one question. Who died and left Oprah in Charge?

[Mister C]

02:26 AM on 05/19/2011

Your Mom

[IndependentGadfly]

03:46 PM on 05/18/2011

That Oprah is so nice. She would never exploit the sorrows of someone else to promote herself. So selfless.

[kenhamlett]

03:34 PM on 05/18/2011

The headline is a bit condescending -- as though poor Ms. Shriver has sought assistance from a TV guru. In fact, the two women have been friends for many years. Ms. Winfrey was a bridesmaid at Ms. Shriver's wedding pretty much before the rest of us had even heard of Ms. Winfrey. So, this is not a matter of anyone being taken under anyone else's "wing." It is simply two lifelong friends joining together in a difficult time. It happens every day in the real world. It is nice to see that it happens for these two people, also.

[daryabeads]

03:23 PM on 05/18/2011

When men wonder why we are so close to our girlfriends this is why. We need each other, sometimes more than we need to be with a man. We listen to each other and are there in good and bad times. That is more than I can say for many men!

[Don Stalvino]

03:15 PM on 05/18/2011

Are they going to show the telephone call on the Oprah finale?

[Lotto]

02:51 PM on 05/18/2011

So Maria and Oprah didn't know a thing? Really?

[TallThinMan]

02:48 PM on 05/18/2011

Oprah would be the LAST one Id accept relationship adive from, especially when it came to marriage.....