*A new campaign finance report confirms that Vice President Kamala Harris‘ presidential campaign paid Oprah Winfrey’s production company, Harpo Productions, $1 million.
Winfrey denied receiving money for her endorsement in November after Federal Election Commission records showed the payment. She later clarified that the funds were for Harpo Productions’ work on Harris’ “Unite for America” livestream rally in September, USA Today reports.
“The campaign paid for the production costs of ‘Unite for America,’ a livestreaming event that took place Sept. 19 outside Detroit, Mich.,” a Harpo spokesperson said in a statement to Variety. “Oprah Winfrey was at no point during the campaign paid a personal fee, nor did she receive a fee from Harpo.”
We reported earlier that following Harris’ loss in the 2024 presidential race to Donald Trump, reports emerged of mismanagement within her campaign, despite raising over $1 billion. By mid-October, the campaign had spent more than $900 million, according to the Federal Election Commission, Newsweek reports.
Critics within the Democratic Party, including Lindy Li from the DNC finance committee, have called the campaign a “disaster.”
NEW: Oprah Winfrey says she won’t discuss the 2024 election before shutting down reports that she was paid $1M by the Harris campaign.
According to the Washington Examiner, Harris paid Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Productions $1 million on October 15.
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— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) November 12, 2024
A significant portion of the funds was reportedly spent on advertisements and celebrity appearances at rallies, including $575,000 on a 90-second ad displayed on the Las Vegas Sphere.
The campaign allegedly paid Beyonce $10 million for her appearance at a Houston rally. However, the singer’s mother, Tina Knowles, denies this. Megan Thee Stallion was reportedly paid $5 million to twerk for Black voters, Lizzo bagged $2.3 million from the Haris campaign and Eminem received $1.8 million. According to the New York Post, Kamala’s campaign also dropped serious cash on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast.
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