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Oprah Winfrey is shutting down claims she was paid $1 million to host a city corridor on behalf of Kamala Harris‘ presidential marketing campaign … with the speak present legend declaring it is all BS.
Whereas Oprah wasn’t too eager to speak in regards to the election outcomes, which noticed Donald Trump emerge because the President-elect … she did make it clear she did not settle for a dime to hit the marketing campaign path on behalf of the Vice President.
When requested in regards to the alleged $1M payday, OW stated the stories have been “not true” … including she “was paid nothing — ever.”
Oprah’s assertion comes after a report within the Washington Examiner claimed the TV persona’s firm, Harpo Productions, walked away with a hefty chunk of change to host a star city corridor on behalf of the Democratic nominee in September.
A number of celebrities made appearances on the even by way of Zoom, together with Meryl Streep, Bryan Cranston, Chris Rock, Ben Stiller, Julia Roberts, and Tracee Ellis Ross.
But, Oprah has all the time been a vocal supporter of the Democratic Occasion … having campaigned for Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama previously. She additionally endorsed Hillary Clinton when she ran for president in 2016.
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Oprah did not simply host the city corridor, both … showing as one of many keynote audio system at Harris’ rally in Philadelphia. Nevertheless, Oprah’s presence — in addition to Woman Gaga‘s — wasn’t sufficient to show the very important swing state blue.
Trump ended up with 312 electoral votes final week and will likely be sworn in January.