Did Oprah Bring Up Her Racist Handbag Story for Movie Publicity?

Help TYT Supreme Court make their decision: Do you think Oprah did it for the publicity? VOTE on tytnetwork.com

Poll closed 8/21. Final results: 53% of TYT Nation believe Oprah did it for the publicity; 47% don't think she did.

"Oprah Winfrey is apologizing for the media maelstrom that followed the experience with racism she said she went through in Switzerland.

The media maven, 59, addressed the recent incident Monday at the Los Angeles premiere for Lee Daniels' "The Butler," a film in which she makes her first big-screen appearance in 15 years."*

Oprah Winfrey is saying she's sorry that her story of racism when she tried to buy a pricey handbag in Switzerland has blown up the way it did. Did she bring up the story to get publicity for her new movie, "The Butler?" Or was it a genuine moment she didn't mean to draw too much negativity to? Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, and the TYT Supreme Court weigh their opinions, and you can too in our poll HERE

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