Howard Stern criticizes Oprah Winfrey for "showing off" her wealth while others are "struggling"
Howard Stern called out Oprah Winfrey's conspicuous consumption on his SiriusXM radio show.
"Oprah's not embarrassed by her wealth at all. She loves showing it off on Instagram. 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 charged the media mogul lacked "self-awareness" for showcasing her opulent lifestyle while "there are people struggling out there."
Stern, who is worth a purported $650 million, continued, “I make a good living, and I’m having trouble watching Oprah. I go, wow. Look what’s going on over there? Her estate is unbelievable. When she goes shopping, she goes shopping in her backyard cause everything is growing back there. There’s a farm back there.”
To Winfrey's credit, Stern praised her philanthropic efforts with the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls, a school she founded in South Africa in 2007. Stern said of "the African gals" attending Winfrey's school, "They believe Oprah's God because let me tell you, she provides, she gives them an education. She gives them meals, don't ask. They love her. And it, it's impressive. I gotta be honest. I mean, you know, it's real charity work."
These remarks are the latest of various criticisms Stern has levied toward Winfrey, including that she is "sensitive," "humorless," "petty," a poor interviewer, and has not stayed true to the everywoman image upon which she built her brand.
Source: Variety, Insider, TheThings
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