Oprah Winfrey at Cannes Lions Urges Creators to Use Platforms for Good, Shares Whitney Houston Story
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Elsa Keslassy
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Oprah Winfrey received the LionHeart Award at Cannes Lions, where she delivered a speech urging creators to use their platforms for good. She discussed her philanthropy, including the school she built in South Africa, her friendship with Maya Angelou, and reflected on her journey from rural Mississippi to becoming a media powerhouse. She also shared a personal story about Whitney Houston falling off stage and begging the audience not to leak it, using it as a lesson about privacy and trust in the creator economy.
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VarietyOprah Winfrey at Cannes Lions Urges Creators to Use Platforms for Good, Shares Whitney Houston Storyvariety.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledOprah Winfrey turned her Cannes Lions appearance into a call for creators to use their platforms for good
She also reflected on the school she built in South Africa, her friendship with Maya Angelou
Whitney Houston fell off stage, begged audience not to leak
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