Oprah Winfrey's production company, Harpo Productions, has denied that the billionaire TV host has been “personally compensated” by Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign.
“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 variety.
“Oprah Winfrey paid no personal compensation at any point during the campaign and did not receive any compensation from Harpo,” the spokesperson added.
Harpo Productions' statement reportedly came after rumors circulated that Winfrey received $1 million from Harris' campaign.
variety Quoting article from November 8th washington examiner An article titled “How Kamala Harris Raised $1 Billion.” reported The federal government's findings show that the Harris campaign “paid more than $15 million” to companies for expenses related to “event production,” the report said.
The Washington Examiner reported that the expenses included “$1 million to Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Productions.”
Harpo Productions has not disclosed. variety The Harris campaign will cover production costs related to the virtual “Unite for America” town hall, which was reportedly billed as a celebrity event and featured remarks from Meryl Streep, Chris Rock, Ben Stiller, Tracee Ellis Ross and others. Cash figures of how much was paid by, and Julia Roberts.
'Not true' Winfrey said TMZ on Monday responded, after being asked if she paid her “$1 million in endorsement fees for Kamala.”
“I wasn't paid anything,” Winfrey added before getting into her car, dodging a follow-up question from TMZ: “What do you think about the celebrity exodus?”
As Breitbart News reported, multiple sources said the Harris campaign was $20 million in debt in the final weeks leading up to Election Day.
Harris campaign staffers told Breitbart News that reports that the vice president's campaign ended with “$20 million” in debt were “real,” and Harris campaign chairwoman Jen O'Malley Dillon said: “It is reported that he used up $1 billion in one fight,'' he admitted. A few months. ”
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