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‘I was paid nothing — ever’

Oprah Winfrey on Monday denied reports that failed presidential campaign Kamala Harris paid her $1 million in support for the Democratic Party.

'I've never been paid anything. Never' Winfrey told a TMZ reporter Someone approached her as she was walking to her car.

Reporters say Harris' team gave her a huge payout to pay for a star-studded virtual town hall called “Unite for America,” which the talk show star hosted on behalf of the Democratic candidate in September. I asked him about his claim that he had paid.


Oprah Winfrey speaks at a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art on November 4, 2024. AP

“That's not true,” said Winfrey, who supported Harris.

of Washington Examiner reported Last Friday, the Harris campaign announced that it paid Winfrey's production company $1 million on October 15th.

Harpo Productions denied that Winfrey was “personally compensated.”

“This campaign paid for the production of the 'Unite for America' livestream event held on September 19th in suburban Detroit, Michigan,” a Harpo spokesperson said. said in a statement to Variety magazine.. “Oprah Winfrey was never personally compensated during her campaign, nor did she receive any compensation from Harpo.”

Harpo declined to say how much it cost to create the virtual town hall, which is packed with A-list celebrities.


Winfrey attends a campaign rally in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art on Monday, November 4, 2024.
Vice President Kamala Harris and Winfrey attend a campaign rally in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art on November 4, 2024. AP

Ms. Winfrey later joined Ms. Harris at a final rally in Philadelphia on the eve of Election Day.

“We are voting for values ​​and integrity,” Winfrey told the rally. “We are voting for healing over hate.”

The Harris campaign reportedly burned through $1 billion on the doomed campaign.

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