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Oprah Winfrey vows to put her money where her mouth is and help out the Maui natives whose lives were tragically turned upside down following devastating wildfires.
Following the wildfires that decimated Maui, plenty of support has been sent in the direction of residents who lost their homes during the terrifying three days as wildfires swept across the island.
One of those people lending a helping hand is Oprah Winfrey, who recently purchased $6.6 million worth of land on the island. Per Philip Lewis, Winfrey said in an Instagram video shared by Oprah Daily account that she will make a sizeable donation to the island in the coming days.
The announcement comes after Winfrey visited a shelter to donate goods in Wailuku with a camera but was told she could not film.
“At some point, I will make a major donation after all the smoke and the ashes have settled here and we figure out what the rebuilding is going to look like,” the media mogul said.
Oprah, who owns a home on Maui, says: “At some point I will make a major donation after all the smoke and the ashes have settled here and we figure out what the rebuilding is going to look like.”
The video comes after Oprah visited a shelter in Wailuku with a camera, but was… pic.twitter.com/T2tUtjdHTD
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) August 14, 2023
Winfrey’s vow to help the island she calls home sometimes comes on the heels of conspiracy theories floating on Elon Musk’s trash platform, X.
X Is Ground Zero for Wildfire Conspiracy Theories
Some idiots believe that Winfrey is somehow connected to the wildfires after her estate was not damaged, despite her actively providing things like cots, pillows, and toiletries to Maui residents displaced by the wildfires.
To all of the X users who are pushing a conspiracy theory that Oprah Winfrey is somehow responsible for the Maui, Hawaii wildfires because her estate didn’t burn down, just STOP!
There are literally close to 100 people declared dead. There are over 2200 structures damaged or… pic.twitter.com/PclbQBxy8e
— Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) August 14, 2023
One clown on X wrote, “Hawaii Senator Brian Schatz can’t even hide his smirk as Maui burned. He’s seeing dollar signs for huge Democrat donors (Oprah, Zuckerberg, other billionaires) who will scoop up the land and steal it from native born Hawaiians.”
Another X user (probably a bot) called Winfrey an “arsonist,” alleging she is the mastermind behind the wildfires.
Describe Oprah with 1 word.
I go first, arsonist. pic.twitter.com/Qr4kdBzUie
— Ada Lluch
(@ada_lluch) August 14, 2023
In another headass post, an X user points out that the mansions belonging to Winfrey, Jeff Bezos, Lady Gaga, Bill Gates, Morgan Freeman, Will Smith, and Julia Roberts were “completely unaffected” by the wildfires.
Luxury mansions in Maui that are completely unaffected:
Oprah Winfrey
Jeff Bezos
Lady Gaga
Bill Gates
Morgan Freeman
Will Smith
Julia RobertsLuckily they were avoided by the fire
— Alix (@AlixG_2) August 14, 2023
Sighs.
We can’t wait to hear what they have to say when Oprah and those other people back up the Brink’s trucks to help the residents of Maui, Hawaii, while the fools continue to post conspiracy theories on X for free.
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Photo: Arturo Holmes / Getty