The "Unite For America" virtual rally hosted by Oprah Winfrey took place last night, and the conversation with Kamala Harris touched on many important issues including gun safety & reproductive rights. Numerous celebrities were among the over 300,000 who tuned in. The post Oprah Winfrey’s ‘Unite For America’ Rally For Kamala Harris Captivates Many appeared first on Hip-Hop Wired.
On Wednesday, August 21, word got out that Oprah Winfrey would be speaking at the Democratic National Convention. While it’s safe to say most people saw that as a positive, there is a loud minority of social media users who had issues with her appearance. Oprah quotes the late John Lewis: "No matter what ship […] The post Oprah Speaks At DNC, But X Didn’t Forget Dr. Oz & Dr. Phil appeared first on Hip-Hop Wired.
Aht aht aht. Oprah Winfrey said you will not blame her for the production woes surrounding The Color Purple movie and is tired of her name being brought up in the conversation.
Taraji P. Henson and Halle Bailey also star in the film, which opens in theaters Christmas day. Fantasia Breaks Free in Emotional Trailer for The Color Purple Musical Remake: Watch Eddie Fu
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jim McIsaac / Getty If some folks don’t have nothing else…they have audacity. Longtime radio host Howard Stern took to the airwaves this week to scold media mogul Oprah Winfrey for “showing off” her wealth on Instagram. “It’s f*cking mind blowing when you follow her on Instagram,” Stern said, according to a report from Variety. “You see her estates, her gardens, the people who service her and, you know…She’s got servants and, like, people cooking and it’s fucking wild. She knows how to be rich…She kind of likes to show it off, which is something I’m not comfortable with. I don’t think that people should show off their wealth.” He added that “Oprah’s not embarrassed by her wealth at all” and implied that she lacks self-awareness. However, his co-host...
Kid Rock called Oprah Winfrey “a fraud” for her endorsement of Democratic candidate John Fetterman against Republic opponent and her former frequent talk-show guest, Dr. Mehmet Oz, in the election for the open US Senate seat in Pennsylvania. Oprah threw her support to Fetterman during the host’s “A Virtual Voting Conversation” event on November 3rd despite her long working relationship with Oz, who regularly appeared as a celebrity doctor guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Winfrey shared that “if I lived in Pennsylvania, I would have already cast my vote for John Fetterman, for many reasons.” In a post via Twitter, Kid Rock reacted to the endorsement by attempting to invalidate Oprah’s overall decision-making abilities. “Oprah helped Dr. Oz with his career,” he wrote. “I assume because she v...
Britney Spears took to Instagram on Tuesday to further address the end of her conservatorship and answer questions about what she’s going to do with her newfound freedom. “Well let’s see, I’ve been in the conservatorship for thirteen years,” said Spears, speaking directly to the camera just a day after she declared to be on “cloud 9” in the first weekend free of the constraints of her conservatorship. “It’s really a long time to be in a situation you don’t want to be in. So I’m just grateful honestly for each day and being able to have the keys to my car, being able to be independent and feel like a woman, and owning an ATM card, seeing cash for the first time, being able to buy candles. It’s the little things for us women but it makes a huge difference.” Explore See latest videos, charts ...