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CHICAGO, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Oprah Winfrey said the reason she never married and had children was so that she could work with the "world's children," in an interview with TV Guide.

"People look at me and think, 'She must be unhappy, something must be missing,' but that's because they're looking at my life from their perspective," Winfrey said.

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"Stedman (Graham) and I have a great relationship that allows me to be me in the fullest sense, with no expectations of wifedom and all that would mean."

She said that a visit with orphaned children in Africa, was the the single greatest moment of her her life," the New York Post reported. She said she planned to open 12 schools for girls in Africa beginning in 2005.

"I went to Africa to create the best Christmas possible for kids who'd never had one," she said. "And the joy in that room was so thick you physically feel it. In that moment, it hit me. Now I see why I am not married. Now I see why I never had children. I am supposed to work with these children."

Carly Simon sues to get down payment

NEW YORK, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Singer Carly Simon is suing to get her $99,000-down payment back on a New York City apartment after her coop board meeting "went badly."

Simon had submitted her board application for a $990,000 one-bedroom apartment in The Dakota, the apartment building that John Lennon once lived, across from Central Park.

Simon, who met with the board last May, is accused of being "rude and disrespectful" and demanded "that the board, as a condition of her approval, permit her to install a second bathroom or powder room in the apartment," the New York Post reported.

Steven Hochberg, Simon's lawyer, wrote in a letter that the Dakota board was to blame for the bad meeting because it was was "rude and accusatory."

"The board was very aggressive and impertinent in questioning Ms. Simon from the beginning of the interview. They questioned why someone of her stature would be purchasing a one-bedroom apartment," and suggested the 58-year-old singer was buying the apartment for her children and not herself, his letter said.

Zeta Jones sues cosmetics firm

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Oscar-winning star Catherine Zeta Jones is suing Caudalie, alleging the cosmetics firm ran an ad campaign saying the actress was seen buying its products.

Zeta Jones, who is seeking $15 million, claims that she has never purchased products from the company and they had no right to use her name in promotions, the BBC reported. The actress has an exclusive deal to promote Elizabeth Arden cosmetics.

The actress alleges in her lawsuit filed in Los Angeles that Caudalie, which produces wine-based beauty products, wrongly stated on its Web site that she had been seen buying its creams and lotions.

She said she has never used its products or its spa services, and has never given permission for the company to use her name.