Oprah Winfrey Denies Claims She Took ‘Personal Fee’ From Harris Campaign

‘I was not paid a dime. My time and energy was my way of supporting the campaign,’ she says.

Talk show host Oprah Winfrey speaks during the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on Aug. 21, 2024. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Oprah Winfrey said on Tuesday that she didn’t receive a “personal fee” for a campaign event she held with Vice President Kamala Harris in Detroit in mid-September.

The daytime TV star and media mogul was responding to claims that she was personally paid $1 million by the Harris campaign for the Sept. 19 event.