Oprah Winfrey bought back rights to Apple documentary about her to stop its release: Sources

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 Oprah Winfrey bought back rights to Apple documentary about her to stop its release: Sources
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Oprah Winfrey has paid millions to Apple TV + chiefs to ensure a documentary about her life doesn’t see the light of day.

Oprah Winfrey has paid back all the cash to Apple bosses to ensure they don't air a documentary about her.Apple announced with great fanfare Oscar-winning filmmaker Kevin Macdonald would be directing the documentary about the talk show host turned media mogul back in 2021.

A spokesperson for Winfrey — who ended her content deal with Apple in September 2022 —confirmed to Page Six, “As the Apple TV+ deal was coming to an end, Ms. Winfrey bought back the rights to her docu-series and has since decided to put the doc on hold. Hayden Panettiere speaks about brother Jansen's 'horrific' death for the first time, details agoraphobia struggles

Erspamer produced “The Oprah Winfrey Show” between 1999 and 2009 and is a longtime pal of the presenter.Harry and his wife Meghan Markle Winfrey’s last project with Apple was “Sidney”, a collaboration between Winfrey and Apple TV+ focusing on the life of Sidney Poitier.She also was supposed to collaborate with the streamer for “On the Record,” a documentary that centered on a former music executive who accused Russell Simmons of sexual misconduct. Simmons has never been charged with any crime and has denied allegations of sex abuse made against him.

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