Oprah: I didn’t “set out to do a bombshell interview” with Prince Harry and Meghan

Oprah tells Gayle King that she “didn’t set out to do a bombshell interview,” when she sat down with Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex: “I was as surprised by the bombshell as everybody else.”

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[pennylane]

She wasn’t surprised by the bombshell, she was surprised by the backlash she received from that interview.

[damienabsalon]

Oh please! Oprah is as messy as they come. She knew exactly what she was doing. It was very calculated.

[hummingbird]

“I do not get into people’s family matters.” She built an entire 25 year show and amassed a billion dollars doing just that.

[elizabethndiema]

Shame on you Oprah! You did the Bombshell interview about "people's family" knowingly especially when Prince Philip was dying. How professional. The backlash truly supported you. True journalism involves research.

[sitv]

This is not plausible, I’m sorry. Oprah opened the interview with Harry and Meghan with, ”nothing is off limits.” Please don’t play us for fools.

[Lommy]

This wasn't a live interview. Oprah knew exactly what she put out.

[jackstarstar]

Oprah needs to apologise for what she did. She allowed them to defame people - she didn’t even question their validity. To do this for money is just disgusting. And oh you DID interfere with family business - unbelievably so. Apologise.

[chloehall]

I read Oprah said the Harkles interview was the best she ever recorded. Funny, I thought it was the worst interview I had ever seen. It was so rehearsed and peppered with laughably bad acting. Now we also know it was packed with shameful lies. Not an interview to brag about.

[letscraft]

She doesn't get into family matters what a joke

[sandratoro]

“I do not get into families” was all about family!!!

You knew exactly what you were doing.

[happytownesvanzandt]

Backtracking fast. She knows people will remember that she conducted that interview knowing full well it would cause pain to the Queen.

[karenknight]

I've been to two Oprah shows in Chicago and liked and respected her. Since her interview with Ms Markle and Harry, I lost all respect for Oprah and don't plan on watching any future interviews. Since she has absolute control of what is broadcast, she knew exactly what would be shown. Shame on Oprah!

[susiekay]

YOU lost me totally with that interview. I found it disgusting—you have pushed back on so many of your interviews but you gave MM free reign to go full on ‘story teller’ without questioning her ‘facts’. Your cred tanked for me.

[pennylane]

Oprah tries to stay out of family business?! That whole interview was about family business. It caused a great deal of pain to the royal family, during a very difficult period.

[bagelvision]

How can you say you don't get into people s family business when you were egging her to tell you who the 'racist' was? Hypocrisy at 11

[jackstarstar]

A decent person would just admit to it all. I’ve listened to Oprah and Depak - this goes against everything - everything. Be true to yourself - admit when wrong.

[cynthiagoldman-steinway]

In my opinion, it was _NOT_ and interview: it was a fluff piece that went horribly wrong, and has been proven to be nothing but a one-sided "truth" that has hurt a family and a nation.
Why else has it been swept from most online sources other than because it remains a complete and utter embarrassment?

[EstrellaO-]

Now they want to wash their hands? A woman of her stature and reputation, and she couldn't fact check? she couldn't question the lies? WHY?

[lizmanugian]

Too little, too late, Oprah. It is a shame that you did not even think to voice this opinion before the death of the most revered woman in the history of mankind. Have you just come to your senses and realized that the outpouring of love across the world casts a mighty dark cloud over your head? One has to wonder how much regret you must have to have sullied and ruined your entire reputation and your life's work by giving this toxic couple a platform without doing due diligence.

[ismith]

Apparently Oprah didn’t intend to ask relevant follow up questions either.