Oprah Winfrey has responded to claims that she was paid to campaign for Kamala Harris after it was revealed that the talk show host’s company, Harpo Productions, received a $1 million payment from campaign funds.
The payment was made by the Harris campaign on October 15 after Winfrey hosted a town hall event in September, per a report from The Washington Examiner.
Oprah was also featured at Harris’ final campaign rally in Philadelphia just days before the election, where she warned voters to get to the polls instead of being tempted to “sit this one out.”
The 70-year-old celeb was confronted by TMZ on Monday regarding the report, which at the time she said was “not true.”
“I was paid nothing. Ever,” Oprah told the cameraman.
Later in the week, the billionaire TV host clarified her remarks in an Instagram post from The Shade Room. She was replying to a follower who wrote, “Y’all thinking Oprah’s support can be purchased is beyond me.”
“Thank you so much for…
