Aside from being an Urban Legend, your info about Tommy H. and Oprah is
an old old Urban Legend.  You can read the "real" story here:
 
http://www.snopes.com/racial/business/hilfiger.asp
 
It's always a good idea to check out those far-fetched frantically
forwarded stories that show up in your mailbox, before you jump into the
forwarding frenzy yourself :)
[Posted in FML issue 4650]