Oprah Winfrey was never “paid a personal fee” by Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, according to her production banner Harpo Productions.
The statement comes as a denial of a rumor that Winfrey was paid $1 million by the campaign, which had been reported by some outlets.
In its statement to Variety, Harpo did not disclose a cash figure for how much the Harris campaign paid for the event’s production costs.
During “United for America,” Winfrey interviewed Harris and asked the candidate about matters such as abortion rights and immigration.
In the following days, some outlets aggregated the Examiner report, stating that Winfrey herself had been paid $1 million by the Harris campaign.
According to her production company, Harpo Productions, Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign never “paid a personal fee” to Oprah Winfrey. The statement refutes a rumor that Winfrey received $1 million from the campaign, which was reported by certain media outlets.
“The campaign covered the costs of producing ‘Unite for America,’ a live-streaming event that happened in September. 19 outside of Detroit, Mich. In a statement, a Harpo representative said. No personal fee was ever paid to Oprah Winfrey during the campaign, nor did Harpo give her any money. “.”.
In an article released on November by the Washington Examiner. The story sought to shed light on the Harris campaign’s financial decision-making, which raised over $1 billion in just three months and significantly outspent Trump’s campaign, three days after the presidential election.
The Examiner revealed that the campaign “paid more than $15 million, according to federal filings,” for the production of “events,” including paying Harpo Productions $1 million for the live-stream of “Unite for America.”. Harpo failed to provide a monetary amount for the Harris campaign’s payment of the event’s production expenses in its statement to Variety.
Winfrey questioned Harris during the “United for America” interview about issues like immigration and abortion rights. Featuring remarks from celebrities like Julia Roberts, Chris Rock, Ben Stiller, Meryl Streep, and Tracee Ellis Ross, the virtual town hall was also promoted as a celebrity event.
Some media outlets compiled the Examiner report in the days that followed, claiming that Winfrey received $1 million from the Harris campaign. In a video posted on TMZ on Monday, Winfrey was asked, “Is it true that they paid you a million dollars for the endorsement for Kamala?” This was the pinnacle of the mill.
Winfrey stated in the video, “Not true.”. “I received no payment at all. At any time. “”.
