Oprah Winfrey under fire for controversial leadership of Academy amid criticism of her political affairs

Oprah Winfrey became a trending topic on social media across multiple platforms on September 16. The billionaire’s upcoming live broadcast with Vice President Kamala Harris drew negative reactions from conservatives.

The Unite for America event will feature Winfrey, Harris and representatives from greater than 100 grassroots Democratic organizations. Winfrey posted a video of the announcement on the TikTok account @oprahdaily.

“It’s going to be incredibly exciting to have all the different groups from all over the country come together,” Winfrey, 70, said on social media.

The OWN founder added: “Everyone is coming together for what I think will be one of the biggest election rallies in history.”

Winfrey officially endorsed Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in a surprise speech on the 2024 Democratic National Convention in August. Every time the previous talk show host shows support for Harris, supporters of Republican candidate and MAGA leader Donald Trump go on the attack.

In light of Oprah’s popularity online, Trump supporters have begun to allude to the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy scandal. South African boarding school faces allegations of physical and sexual abuse within the late 2000s.

“Where are all the missing children???” one of the self-identified MAGA members asked on X in response to the “Unite for America” livestream. Someone else she tweeted: “Oprah, what about the girls at your South African school, huh?”

Some Sponsored by Oprah posted: “No girls disappeared, but girls were being sexually harassed at this school. As we know, Oprah is a victim of harassment, so she hopped on a plane to South Africa and made sure the person who did this was arrested. Why do you want her to be so angry? Because she’s a billionaire?”

The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls was founded in Gauteng Province, South Africa in January 2007. Later that yr, multiple female students accused the dormitory manager of physical and sexual abuse.

Winfrey apologized to oldsters of Leadership Academy students after allegations were made about a faculty worker. She also visited the power to talk on to the community.

In October 2010, Tiny Makopo he was acquitted of all 14 charges related to the harassment allegations. In addition, Winfrey defamation case resolved with former Lerato Lerato director Nomvuyo Mzamane, who was fired amidst the abuse controversy.

Winfrey has followed the progress of some Leadership Academy graduates after they leave school. In June 2024, she celebrated the graduation of one of her “daughter-daughters” with an M.D. from Stanford University.

“I have attended 22 graduation ceremonies for all of my daughters who graduated from the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy in South Africa and went on to colleges across the United States.” The star of “The Color Purple” wrote in an Instagram caption from June 17.

Oprah Winfrey’s “Unite for America” Virtual Rally will probably be presented in partnership with the Win With Black Women volunteer network on September 19. The livestream will begin at 8:00 PM ET on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and Twitch.