Was Oprah Winfrey Arrested? Details on the Beloved Talk Show Host

Did Oprah Winfrey Actually Get Arrested? Here's What Really Happened

Mar. 18 2020, Updated 11:sixteen a.m. ET

Along with John Mulaney, Barack Obama, and Tom Hanks, one in all the closing celebrities we'd expect to get arrested is Oprah Winfrey. But there's currently a rumor working rampant that the beloved talk show host was taken into custody, and fanatics are in utter disbelief.  

So, are the rumors true? Was Oprah actually arrested? Here is everything we know regarding the talk show host's present standing.

Why do people assume Oprah was arrested?

It all began on March 10, in line with Washington Post, when a ridiculous conspiracy theory from right-wing YouTube account, QAnon, went totally viral. QAnon posts outlandish YouTube movies, announcing that the coronavirus is faux and that various applicants inside the Democratic birthday party are pedophiles. Now, the account apparently posted a video claiming that Oprah Winfrey was arrested for being involved with a global sex-trafficking ring.

Yes — you heard that as it should be — our beloved Oprah, recognized for loving bread and dispensing loose cars, had her popularity tarnished with the wild claim that she had some kind of secret function in a worldwide human trafficking organization, and that her Boca Raton home was being raided by means of authorities. Obviously, none of it was true, and understandably, Oprah wasn't overjoyed.

Here's how Oprah answered to the rumors referring to her arrest.

When phrase of Oprah's (faux) arrest got out, an inside source called Oprah to inform her that her identify was trending for — well — all of the wrong reasons, and Oprah was eager to tell the masses that she was not — if truth be told — taken into custody. The 66-year-old posted to Twitter about the wild claims.

The Florida resident tweeted about the rumor, ensuring fanatics she's fine and in self-isolation to steer clear of the coronavirus. 

"Just got a phone call that my name is trending. And being trolled for some awful FAKE thing. It’s NOT TRUE. Haven’t been raided, or arrested. Just sanitizing and self distancing with the rest of the world. Stay safe, everybody," she mentioned.

This is not the first time Oprah has been defamed.

In Kitty Kelley's "unauthorized biography" titled Oprah, the author made more than a few offensive and false claims about the billionaire. According to New York Post, the book asserted that Winfrey's tales of sexual abuse as a child and poverty were made up, that she were covering up "lesbian affairs," and that she was a teenage prostitute. 

None of those allegations had been confirmed by means of Oprah herself, and possibly, the author created these lies out of jealousy. But really, we'll never know Kitty's reasoning behind making up these wild allegations.

After spending a number of many years in the highlight, Oprah is obviously no stranger to hurtful rumors and false claims. Thankfully, the talk show host, entrepreneur and TV persona resides a quiet lifestyles whilst quarantined in Boca Raton. But truly, Oprah merits all the peace (and bread) in the world, so really, let's do her a prefer and depart her the f--k alone.

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