Oprah Winfrey publicly distanced herself from Dr. Phil McGraw and Dr. Mehmet Oz in a new magazine interview, declaring their post-show paths have "not one thing to do with me", a move critics say exposes her own partisan leanings. Winfrey addressed the growing backlash in comments published by Emmy Magazine, the Television Academy's flagship publication. […] The post Oprah Winfrey cuts ties with Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz after both aligned with Trump appeared first on American Almanac .
Oprah Winfrey publicly distanced herself from Dr. Phil McGraw and Dr. Mehmet Oz in a new magazine interview, declaring their post-show paths have "not one thing to do with me", a move critics say exposes her own partisan leanings. Winfrey addressed the growing backlash in comments published by Emmy Magazine, the Television Academy's flagship publication. She acknowledged that people "criticize me for Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz, because of their politics or their views," then drew a firm line between herself and the two men she helped make famous. Both have moved toward President Donald Trump's orbit in recent years, and Winfrey, who appeared on stage at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, appears eager to shed the association. …Open
Oprah Winfrey announced she will close her flagship Leadership Academy for Girls near Johannesburg at the end of next year, handing the 52-acre campus back to the South African provincial government under what the academy calls a longstanding agreement. Winfrey's statement, issued Wednesday by the academy, framed the closure not as a retreat but as […] The post Oprah Winfrey to shut down her South African girls' academy after nearly two decades appeared first on American Almanac .
Oprah Winfrey announced she will close her flagship Leadership Academy for Girls near Johannesburg at the end of next year, handing the 52-acre campus back to the South African provincial government under what the academy calls a longstanding agreement. Winfrey's statement, issued Wednesday by the academy, framed the closure not as a retreat but as a planned transition. The campus, with its 21 classrooms, six science and computer laboratories, 10,000-volume library, and 600-seat theater, will pass to the Gauteng provincial education department. Gauteng Provincial Minister for Education Lebogang Maile said students currently enrolled will finish their studies with uninterrupted financial support. The school opened in 2007 after Winfrey…Open
Oprah Winfrey announced that her flagship Leadership Academy for Girls south of Johannesburg will close at the end of 2027 and hand control to the local government, but offered no explanation for why she is walking away from a project she once called her life's mission. Winfrey, 72, issued a statement to the Daily Mail […] The post Oprah Winfrey's $400 million South African girls' school will shut its doors after two decades appeared first on American Almanac .
Oprah Winfrey announced that her flagship Leadership Academy for Girls south of Johannesburg will close at the end of 2027 and hand control to the local government, but offered no explanation for why she is walking away from a project she once called her life's mission. Winfrey, 72, issued a statement to the Daily Mail confirming the closure. The school will graduate two more classes before it shuts down. After that, the Gauteng Department of Education, the provincial authority that originally partnered with Winfrey to build the campus, will take over the site. Remaining enrolled students will transfer to what Winfrey's representative called "other top-tier schools," with Winfrey personally covering their tuition. The statement was long…Open
Oprah Winfrey is drawing fresh criticism for her handling of the 2021 Meghan Markle sit-down after a new video showed the broadcaster defending her softball approach, a move royal watchers say only highlights how little she challenged the Duchess's most disputed claims. Winfrey appeared on Vanity Fair's "Scene Selection" show on July 15, rewatching clips […] The post Oprah Winfrey faces backlash for failing to press Meghan Markle's claims in 2021 royal interview appeared first on American Almanac .
Oprah Winfrey is drawing fresh criticism for her handling of the 2021 Meghan Markle sit-down after a new video showed the broadcaster defending her softball approach, a move royal watchers say only highlights how little she challenged the Duchess's most disputed claims. Winfrey appeared on Vanity Fair's "Scene Selection" show on July 15, rewatching clips from her three-and-a-half-hour interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, which aired on CBS in March 2021. In the new video, she zeroed in on one of the interview's most quoted moments, when she asked Meghan, "Were you silent or were you silenced?", and offered a defense that struck many viewers as years too late. Meghan's answer in 2021 was immediate: "The latter." She told Winfrey…Open
Why do so many women feel the urge to write fictional grievance memoirs? The post The Fares of Feminine Fabulism appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics The Fares of Feminine Fabulism Why do so many women feel the urge to write fictional grievance memoirs? Today, we’ll tackle the question of why so many women insist on casting themselves as “survivors” even when—perhaps especially when—they have lives of glittering privilege. Last fall, the New York Times published an article that ought to win a Pulitzer Prize (if that accolade still meant something) on Amy Griffin’s memoir of sexual abuse, The Tell. The gist of the story is: The wife of billionaire hedge fund manager claims she was raped from age 12–16 by a middle-school teacher in Amarillo, Texas, citing…Open