Oprah Winfrey is back in Atlanta, buying a stake in Weight Watchers

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Oprah Winfrey is back in Atlanta this time as filming for "Greenleaf" gets underway.

Winfrey, who served as a producer for and played a role in "Selma," which largely filmed in metro Atlanta, stopped by a private party hosted by Imara Canady to view her network's new series "Belief"on Sunday night. My colleague Ernie Suggs has details here !

Oprah posted this fun video of what became the best party ever!

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Credit: Jennifer Brett

Credit: Jennifer Brett

"Greenleaf," a new OWN/Lionsgate project, is set in Tennessee but films here. The plot, per imdb: "The unscrupulous world of the Greenleaf family and their sprawling Memphis megachurch, dark secrets and lies."

Credit: Jennifer Brett

In other O news, the queen of all media "is paying about $43.2 million for a 10 percent stake in Weight Watchers and is joining the weight management company's board," the AP reports.

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