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Vice President Kamala Harris obtained many movie star endorsements main as much as the election, together with from Beyoncé, Oprah Winfrey, Eminem, Megan Thee Stallion and Lizzo. Social media posts have made the unfounded declare that these celebrities had been collectively paid $20 million for his or her endorsements. We’ve discovered no proof to help the declare.
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Within the months main as much as the election, Vice President Kamala Harris obtained a number of high-profile movie star endorsements.
In July, rapper Megan Thee Stallion appeared with Harris at a rally in Atlanta.
Tv host Oprah Winfrey spoke at the Democratic Nationwide Conference in August, the place she endorsed Harris for president: “What we’re going to do is elect Kamala Harris as the following President of the USA,” Winfrey mentioned.
In October, rappers Eminem and Lizzo each spoke at rallies for the vice chairman in Detroit.
Singer-songwriter Beyoncé endorsed Harris later that month at a rally in Houston.
Social media customers have claimed, with none proof, that these celebrities had been collectively paid round $20 million for his or her endorsements.
We previously wrote concerning the unfounded declare that Beyoncé was paid $10 million, which a Harris marketing campaign official mentioned “will not be true.” Now, posts are claiming others had been paid tens of millions.
A Nov. 12 Instagram post shared a clip from Fox Information, through which anchor Harris Faulkner claimed that Beyoncé obtained $10 million from the Harris marketing campaign for her endorsement, Megan Thee Stallion obtained $5 million, Lizzo obtained $3 million and Eminem obtained $1.8 million.
In a caption, the consumer claimed that Oprah obtained $1 million for her endorsement.
“Is that usually the way it goes — you spend $20 million, you get your self in debt to attempt to get a bunch of wealthy celebrities on stage?” Faulkner asks within the clip, referencing a declare from a Democratic Nationwide Committee member that the Harris marketing campaign ended this election cycle with $20 million in debt.
Federal Election Fee information for the Harris marketing campaign are solely obtainable by Oct. 16 and present no money owed are owed. Unnamed sources near the marketing campaign told NBC News that some debt has been accrued.
Former skilled basketball participant Rod Benson shared the declare on Threads, writing, “We donated $1B to the Kamala marketing campaign and some days later they ask for extra money trigger they ended up with $20M in debt paying for movie star endorsements.”
In a separate put up, Benson added: “They paid Oprah $1M to endorse the marketing campaign.”
Different customers shared the same or similar numbers.
We’ve discovered no proof to help the declare that these celebrities had been paid something in change for his or her endorsements.
As we’ve written, political campaigns are required to publicly disclose any paid endorsements. However the Harris marketing campaign, by Oct. 16, lists just one endorsement-related expenditure — for $75 — in its FEC financial reports. It was made to the League of Conservation Voters Action Fund, a pro-environment political motion committee, in June 2023, when President Joe Biden was still running for reelection.
The Harris marketing campaign did make two funds totaling $1 million to Harpo Productions Inc., Oprah Winfrey’s manufacturing firm, on Oct. 15, for “occasion manufacturing.” Winfrey mentioned in an Instagram comment that she was “not paid a dime” and that the funds went towards manufacturing charges for her interview with Harris in September. “I didn’t take any private payment. Nevertheless the individuals who labored on that manufacturing wanted to be paid. And had been. Finish of story,” Winfrey wrote.
We discovered no document of Harris’ marketing campaign paying Beyoncé, Eminem, Megan Thee Stallion, Lizzo, or their manufacturing firms, something.
We requested the Harris marketing campaign about these claims concerning the endorsements, however we haven’t obtained a response.
Claims about paid movie star endorsements have been circulating within the weeks main as much as and following the election. On Nov. 14, rapper Cardi B responded on X to the declare that she was paid for her endorsement of Harris, writing, “I didn’t receives a commission a greenback.”
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