Oprah Winfrey faces fresh criticism after re-watching his 2021 interview with meghan markle And prince harry. The media mogul recently explained a major follow-up to the viral sit-down, which lasted three and a half hours.
A TalkTV discussion then questioned whether he had posed enough of a challenge to the Sussexes. Royal commentator Kinsey Schofield claimed that Oprah was now “trying to rewrite history” around the interview and its most controversial moments.
Oprah Winfrey is ‘trying to rewrite history’ with interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, expert claims
According to TalkTV’s July 24 youtube clipKevin O’Sullivan discusses Oprah Winfrey’s new Vanity Fair appearance. He said Oprah revealed that the interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry took “three and a half hours” to record.
O’Sullivan argued that he “never challenged them” during the major claims. He cited the moment when Meghan said she was “silenced”. Oprah asked, “Were you silent or were you silenced?” Meghan replied, “The latter.” O’Sullivan said the next question should have been, “Who silenced you?”
Meanwhile, Kinsey Scofield said Oprah could have avoided rewatching the interview altogether. He argued that the topic remains controversial and is “not a great reflection” of Oprah. “Oprah knows Meghan lied 17 times,” Scofield claimed.
He added, “They’ve seen the headlines.” The royal commentator also said that Oprah understood “what the consequences would be.” However, he framed the new comments as a matter of reputation control, not a simple explanation.
Yet, the strongest claim came when Scofield assessed Oprah’s motive. “She is trying to rewrite history,” he said. Scofield said that Oprah did not want to be remembered as “a weak interviewer”.
Later, O’Sullivan said that Oprah was “trying to wipe the slate clean.” He also called the sit-down “remarkably ignorant.” For context, the 2021 interview became a major royal media moment after the Sussexes moved to the US. For Oprah Winfrey, the latest round of expert criticism is less focused on securing the interview. It focused more on what he didn’t ask.