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Could Jenny McCarthy replace Oprah?

Will Jenny McCarthy become the next Oprah? “The Oprah Winfrey Show” is going off the air at the end of her 25th season next year. And McCarthy — the 1993 Playboy Playmate of the Year who became an activist and author after her son, Evan, 8, was diagnosed with autism — has a development deal with Winfrey’s Harpo Productions. “We do not have anyone taking over for Oprah,” a Harpo spokeswoman told us. “We do have a development deal with Jenny McCarthy. We are exploring possibilities across a number of platforms.” Oprah is launching her OWN network and might want McCarthy’s talk show on her schedule.