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Oprah interviewed Justin Bieber at RL restaurant

By Sun-Times Wire

Oprah Winfrey sat down with Justin Bieber at Ralph Lauren’s RL restaurant today for an interview that will air around Thanksgiving on her OWN network.

Bieber was in town for his two sold-out shows concert at Allstate Arena.

Sun-Times’ Bill Zwecker has the scoop.

Oprah retweeted pictures of herself with Justin Bieber here.

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