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Schwarzenegger Split: Oprah Wants Maria Shriver For Her OWN!

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Radar Staff

May 12 2011, Published 12:12 p.m. ET

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By Jen Heger

Breaking Celebrity News Legal Editor

Former-TV-news-personality-turned-political-wife Maria Shriver may be losing her husband of 25 years, action hero Arnold Schwarzenegger, but she won't be out-of-work for long.

Talk queen Oprah Winfrey, one of Shriver's BFFs, already approached the former First Lady of California to appear on OWN, Oprah's fledgling cable network, Breaking Celebrity News has learned.

Other networks also have reached out to Shriver.

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One of the Kennedy clan's most recognizable faces, Shriver first met Winfrey when both were beginning their careers in journalism then formed a tight friendship.

"Oprah approached Maria several months ago about getting involved at OWN," a source close to Shriver said. "A talk show featuring Maria as the sole host was discussed. But now that Maria has formally separated from Arnold, Oprah is on a full court press to lock Maria up."