Oprah Winfrey Was Never ‘Paid a Personal Fee’ by Harris Campaign, Production Company Denies Rumor
variety.comJ. Kim Murphy 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. “The campaign paid for the production costs of ‘Unite for America,’ a live-streaming event that took place Sept.
19 outside Detroit, Mich.,” a spokesperson for Harpo shared in a statement. “Oprah Winfrey was at no point during the campaign paid a personal fee, nor did she receive a fee from Harpo.” In a report published by the Washington Examiner on Nov.
8, three days after the presidential election, the story looked to illuminate financial decision-making inside the Harris campaign, which raised north of $1 billion within a brief three-month span and vastly outspent Trump’s campaign.
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