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Kamala Harris Breaks Silence After Donald Trump Is Elected President
Oprah Winfrey is mounting the grounds consecutive connected her engagement with Kamala Harris' statesmanlike campaign.
The erstwhile speech amusement big denied rumors that she was paid a $1 cardinal idiosyncratic interest to look alongside the vice president—who lost the 2024 election to Donald Trump—at the Sept. 19 Unite for America live-streaming lawsuit successful Detroit.
"Usually I americium reluctant to respond to rumors successful general, but these days I recognize that if you don't halt a lie, it conscionable gets bigger," she wrote connected Instagram Nov. 11. "I was not paid a dime. My clip and vigor was my mode of supporting the campaign."
While Winfrey said her Harpo Productions institution was asked to proviso the set—including lights, cameras, microphones and chairs—for filming, she "did not instrumentality immoderate idiosyncratic fee" for her appearance.
"However, the radical who worked connected that accumulation needed to beryllium paid. And were," the 70-year-old added. "End of story."
Harpo Productions besides confirmed Winfrey's story, with a spokesperson telling Variety that the Harris run lone "paid for the accumulation costs of Unite for America."
"Oprah Winfrey was astatine nary constituent during the run paid a idiosyncratic fee," the rep continued, "nor did she person a interest from Harpo."
Winfrey was a vocal champion of Harris successful the months starring up to Election Day Nov. 5. In summation to the Unite for America event, she delivered a 15-minute code astatine the 2024 Democratic National Convention successful August, arsenic good arsenic appeared astatine Harris' last run rally earlier this month.
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"I cognize that immoderate of you are feeling burnt retired and bruised and possibly inconsequential," the media mogul told a Philadelphia assemblage Nov. 4, 1 time earlier the election. "Nothing could beryllium further from the truth: Every azygous ballot is going to matter."
Harris, 60, formally conceded to Trump, 78, connected Nov. 6, promising that the existent medication nether President Joe Biden "will assistance him and his squad with his transition."
"A cardinal rule of American ideology is that erstwhile we suffer an election, we judge the results," she told her supporters gathered astatine her alma mater of Howard University successful Washington, D.C. "That principle, arsenic overmuch arsenic immoderate other, distinguishes ideology from monarchy oregon tyranny, and anyone who seeks the nationalist spot indispensable grant it."
To spot which celebrities voted successful the 2024 election, work on.
Lady Gaga
The "Applause" vocalist didn't request a cardinal reasons to get her ballot on.
Megan Thee Stallion
Hot Girl Summer? More similar Hot Girl Election Day for the "Savage" rapper.
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Lupita Nyong'o
The Oscar victor celebrated her archetypal clip voting, captioning her video connected Instagram, "I VOTED!!! Your miss is simply a #VirginVoter NO MORE!!!"
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Zoe Saldana
The Star Trek alum struck a airs with her "I Voted" sticker successful some English and Spanish.
Jessica Biel
The 7th Heaven actress looked similar she was connected unreality 9 aft casting her ballot.
Chelsea Handler
"Don’t beryllium this 1 out," the comedian wrote connected Instagram. "Vote with your conscious."
Jenna Dewan
The Step Up alum stepped up to the ballot container with her youngest girl Rhiannon.
Connie Britton
"With your ballot today, springiness yourself a dependable that tin marque the alteration that you envision successful the world," the Friday Night Lights alum wrote connected Instagram. "And consciousness however bully that feels. Joy."
Gabourey Sidibe
The Precious prima filled retired her ballot astatine home, joking, "When you ballot astatine the room counter, you tin deterioration what you want."
Brooke Shields
"Get retired and VOTE!" the Blue Lagoon histrion wrote connected Instagram. "This is astir apt the astir important predetermination successful our lifetime."
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Demi Moore
"We voted!" the Substance histrion shared connected Instagram. "Voting is specified an important portion of our democracy, don’t hide to workout your close to vote!"
Josh Gad
The Frozen star didn't fto his ballot spell to waste.
Halle Berry
"I anticipation you each exercised your cardinal close to ballot and person your dependable heard today," the Oscar victor wrote connected Instagram Nov. 5. "I DID!"
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Danielle Brooks
The Orange Is the New Black alum showed disconnected her Georgia peach sticker.
Christina Ricci
It whitethorn beryllium a Tuesday, but the Wednesday actress headed to the polls nonetheless.
Saweetie
The "My Type" rapper tapped into voting.
Tina Knowles
Beyoncé's ma got into enactment connected Election Day.
Jon Bon Jovi
The rocker gave voting a bully name.
Johnny Galecki
Looks similar the Big Bang Theory alum made a large bang astatine the ballot box.
Alec Baldwin & Hilaria Baldwin
The 30 Rock alum and his woman snapped a selfie aft voting successful New York City.
Jesse Tyler Ferguson
"It's a privilege and a duty," the Modern Family star captioned his voting selfie. "VOTE!"
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Gigi Hadid
The exemplary struck a airs with her "I Voted" sticker.
Jonathan Van Ness
The Queer Eye prima had his sights acceptable connected voting this year.
Jimmy Kimmel
"If you inquire nicely," the precocious nighttime speech amusement big joked, "they’ll enactment the sticker connected your head."
Jessica Betts & Niecy Nash
The instrumentalist and the Reno 911! prima made voting into a greeting date.
Neil Patrick Harris
Not request to hold for it: The How I Met Your Mother alum already formed his vote.
Amber Tamblyn
The Sisterhood of Traveling Pants alum traveled each the mode to the voting booth.
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Nicole Richie & Jamie Mizrahi
The 2 pals took to the voting booths together.
Jennifer Aniston
"Please retrieve that whoever you are and wherever you live," the Friends alum wrote connected Instagram, "your dependable matters. Your VOTE matters."
Quinta Brunson
The Abbott Elementary star shared her A+ predetermination time selfie.
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