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Seal has lashed out at Oprah Winfrey following her inspirational Golden Globes speech, claiming she knew about the rumors surrounding Harvey Weinstein but did nothing.
The talk show queen's widely-applauded speech on Sunday night focused on the plight of sexually abused women and the 'MeToo' movement.
But the the 'Kiss From A Rose' singer accused the media maven of being an example of 'sanctimonious Hollywood'.
He took to Instagram Wednesday, sharing a shot of Oprah with the disgraced producer at two events with a meme that read: 'When you have been part of the problem for decades... but suddenly they all think you are the solution.'
The singer Seal posted this meme with a pointed caption lashing out at Oprah Wednesday
Oprah's inspirational speech while accepting the Cecil B. DeMille award focused on the plight of sex abuse victims, but Seal (right) said she ignored the rumors about Weinstein
Chummy: Oprah and Harvey Weinstein at the 19th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards at Barker Hangar on January, 2014 in Santa Monica, California
The 54-year-old singer took it one step further, captioning the meme that Oprah knew about the various sexual misconduct allegations against Weinstein, writing 'You'd heard the rumours but you had no idea he was actually serially assaulting young stary-eyed actresses who in turn had no idea what they were getting into. My bad.'
For an added point he hash-tagged the post with '#SanctimoniousHollywood.'
It is unclear if Seal could say with certainty that Oprah was aware of the varied claims against Weinstein that erupted into the public discourse in 2017 following bombshell reports that sent the producer fleeing Hollywood for a sex rehab in Arizona.
However, in the days following those reports, Oprah addressed the burgeoning allegations against him in an October Facebook post.
The media maven wrote at the time: 'I’ve been processing the accounts of Harvey Weinstein’s hideous behavior and haven’t been able to find the words to articulate the magnitude of the situation,' before sharing a quote from filmmaker James Schamus.
She thanked the victims that had come forward and prophetically added 'I believe a shift is coming.'
Seal, pictured on Oprah's show with his now ex-wife Heidi Klum in 2007
Oprah's speech at the Globes speech was likened to a campaign speech, which in turn sparked new reports that the former talk show queen is eyeing a potential presidential run in 2020.
Seal, who was previously married to model Heidi Klum, had been on Oprah's talk show. He was surprised by the then host who reunited him with a long lost sister in 2007.
The singer caught a good deal of backlash for his post, with many angered by Seal muddling Oprah's speech.
Some questioned if Seal himself knew about the allegations against Weinstein.
In 1964, I was a little girl sitting on the linoleum floor of my mother's house in Milwaukee watching Anne Bancroft present the Oscar for best actor at the 36th Academy Awards. She opened the envelope and said five words that literally made history:' The winner is Sidney Poitier.' Up to the stage came the most elegant man I ever remembered. His tie was white, his skin was black—and he was being celebrated. I'd never seen a black man being celebrated like that. I tried many, many times to explain what a moment like that means to a little girl, a kid watching from the cheap seats as my mom came through the door bone tired from cleaning other people's houses. But all I can do is quote and say that the explanation in Sidney's performance in Lilies of the Field: 'Amen, amen, amen, amen.'
In 1982, Sidney received the Cecil B. DeMille award right here at the Golden Globes and it is not lost on me that at this moment, there are some little girls watching as I become the first black woman to be given this same award. It is an honor—it is an honor and it is a privilege to share the evening with all of them and also with the incredible men and women who have inspired me, who challenged me, who sustained me and made my journey to this stage possible. Dennis Swanson who took a chance on me for A.M. Chicago. Saw me on the show and said to Steven Spielberg, she's Sophia in 'The Color Purple.' Gayle who's been a friend and Stedman who's been my rock.
I want to thank the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. We know the press is under siege these days. We also know it's the insatiable dedication to uncovering the absolute truth that keeps us from turning a blind eye to corruption and to injustice. To—to tyrants and victims, and secrets and lies. I want to say that I value the press more than ever before as we try to navigate these complicated times, which brings me to this: what I know for sure is that speaking your truth is the most powerful tool we all have. And I'm especially proud and inspired by all the women who have felt strong enough and empowered enough to speak up and share their personal stories. Each of us in this room are celebrated because of the stories that we tell, and this year we became the story.
Twitter users went wild over the barnstorming speech and initially joked that the former talk show host should make a run in 2020
But it's not just a story affecting the entertainment industry. It's one that transcends any culture, geography, race, religion, politics, or workplace. So I want tonight to express gratitude to all the women who have endured years of abuse and assault because they, like my mother, had children to feed and bills to pay and dreams to pursue. They're the women whose names we'll never know. They are domestic workers and farm workers. They are working in factories and they work in restaurants and they're in academia, engineering, medicine, and science. They're part of the world of tech and politics and business. They're our athletes in the Olympics and they're our soldiers in the military.
And there's someone else, Recy Taylor, a name I know and I think you should know, too. In 1944, Recy Taylor was a young wife and mother walking home from a church service she'd attended in Abbeville, Alabama, when she was abducted by six armed white men, raped, and left blindfolded by the side of the road coming home from church. They threatened to kill her if she ever told anyone, but her story was reported to the NAACP where a young worker by the name of Rosa Parks became the lead investigator on her case and together they sought justice. But justice wasn't an option in the era of Jim Crow. The men who tried to destroy her were never persecuted. Recy Taylor died ten days ago, just shy of her 98th birthday. She lived as we all have lived, too many years in a culture broken by brutally powerful men. For too long, women have not been heard or believed if they dare speak the truth to the power of those men. But their time is up. Their time is up.
Their time is up. And I just hope—I just hope that Recy Taylor died knowing that her truth, like the truth of so many other women who were tormented in those years, and even now tormented, goes marching on. It was somewhere in Rosa Parks' heart almost 11 years later, when she made the decision to stay seated on that bus in Montgomery, and it's here with every woman who chooses to say, 'Me too.' And every man—every man who chooses to listen.
In my career, what I've always tried my best to do, whether on television or through film, is to say something about how men and women really behave. To say how we experience shame, how we love and how we rage, how we fail, how we retreat, persevere, and how we overcome. I've interviewed and portrayed people who've withstood some of the ugliest things life can throw at you, but the one quality all of them seem to share is an ability to maintain hope for a brighter morning, even during our darkest nights. So I want all the girls watching here, now, to know that a new day is on the horizon! And when that new day finally dawns, it will be because of a lot of magnificent women, many of whom are right here in this room tonight, and some pretty phenomenal men, fighting hard to make sure that they become the leaders who take us to the time when nobody ever has to say 'Me too' again.'
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Oprah Winfrey’s Golden Globes speech is all everybody is talking about {VIDEO} 
In the wake of her inspiring speech at the Golden Globes, Oprah Winfrey has the country chanting for her to run for president in 2020.
If she does, it would be an interesting matchup, considering her opponent would be a huge fan of hers
In that same year, he also tweeted that he “adored” Oprah.
“By the way, where is @Oprah?” he tweeted “4 years ago she strongly supported Obama–now she is silent. Anyway, who cares, I adore Oprah.”
Even earlier than that, Trump even suggested that he would like her as his running mate when he eventually ran for president.
“Well, I really haven’t gotten quite there yet. Oprah, I love Oprah. Oprah would always be my first choice. Oprah, your competitor, right? She’s really a great woman, though, she is a terrific woman. She’s somebody that’s very special. I think, if she’d do it, she’d be fantastic. She’s popular, she’s brilliant, she’s a wonderful woman,” he said in 1999 on “Larry King Live.”
And back in 1988, Trump started the ball rolling on the possibility of his presidency.
“People have talked to you about whether or not you want to run. Would you ever?” Oprah asked him on her show.
“Probably not,” he said, though he seemed to change his tune later.
“I do get tired of seeing what’s happening with this country, and if it got so bad, I would never want to rule it out totally, because I really am tired of seeing what’s happening with this country, how we’re really making other people live like kings, and we’re not,” he said.
“You’ve said, though, that if you did run for president, you believe you’d win,” Oprah said.
“Well, I don’t know. I think I’d win. I tell you what, I wouldn’t go in to lose. I’ve never gone in to lose in my life. If I did decide to do it, I think I’d be inclined, I would say that I would have a hell of a chance of winning…I think people are tired of seeing the United States ripped off,” Trump agreed.
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Oprah Winfrey delivered a powerful speech while accepting the Cecil B. DeMille award for Lifetime Achievement at the Golden Globes that honored Recy Taylor and all the women who have taken a stand against sexual assault and inequality.
Mama O pulled no punches while depicting the history of abuses women have suffered at the hands of powerful men in Hollywood and beyond, and brought the star-studded crowd to their feet.
Here’s the full transcript of her wise words:
“Thank you, Reese. In 1964, I was a little girl sitting on the linoleum floor of my mother’s house in Milwaukee watching Anne Bancroft present the Oscar for best actor at the 36th Academy Awards. She opened the envelope and said five words that literally made history:” The winner is Sidney Poitier.” Up to the stage came the most elegant man I ever remembered. His tie was white, his skin was black—and he was being celebrated. I’d never seen a black man being celebrated like that. I tried many, many times to explain what a moment like that means to a little girl, a kid watching from the cheap seats as my mom came through the door bone tired from cleaning other people’s houses. But all I can do is quote and say that the explanation in Sidney’s performance in Lilies of the Field: “Amen, amen, amen, amen.”
In 1982, Sidney received the Cecil B. DeMille award right here at the Golden Globes and it is not lost on me that at this moment, there are some little girls watching as I become the first black woman to be given this same award. It is an honor—it is an honor and it is a privilege to share the evening with all of them and also with the incredible men and women who have inspired me, who challenged me, who sustained me and made my journey to this stage possible. Dennis Swanson who took a chance on me for A.M. Chicago. Saw me on the show and said to Steven Spielberg, she’s Sophia in ‘The Color Purple.’ Gayle who’s been a friend and Stedman who’s been my rock.
I want to thank the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. We know the press is under siege these days. We also know it’s the insatiable dedication to uncovering the absolute truth that keeps us from turning a blind eye to corruption and to injustice. To—to tyrants and victims, and secrets and lies. I want to say that I value the press more than ever before as we try to navigate these complicated times, which brings me to this: what I know for sure is that speaking your truth is the most powerful tool we all have. And I’m especially proud and inspired by all the women who have felt strong enough and empowered enough to speak up and share their personal stories. Each of us in this room are celebrated because of the stories that we tell, and this year we became the story.
But it’s not just a story affecting the entertainment industry. It’s one that transcends any culture, geography, race, religion, politics, or workplace. So I want tonight to express gratitude to all the women who have endured years of abuse and assault because they, like my mother, had children to feed and bills to pay and dreams to pursue. They’re the women whose names we’ll never know. They are domestic workers and farm workers. They are working in factories and they work in restaurants and they’re in academia, engineering, medicine, and science. They’re part of the world of tech and politics and business. They’re our athletes in the Olympics and they’re our soldiers in the military.
And there’s someone else, Recy Taylor, a name I know and I think you should know, too. In 1944, Recy Taylor was a young wife and mother walking home from a church service she’d attended in Abbeville, Alabama, when she was abducted by six armed white men, raped, and left blindfolded by the side of the road coming home from church. They threatened to kill her if she ever told anyone, but her story was reported to the NAACP where a young worker by the name of Rosa Parks became the lead investigator on her case and together they sought justice. But justice wasn’t an option in the era of Jim Crow. The men who tried to destroy her were never persecuted. Recy Taylor died ten days ago, just shy of her 98th birthday. She lived as we all have lived, too many years in a culture broken by brutally powerful men. For too long, women have not been heard or believed if they dare speak the truth to the power of those men. But their time is up. Their time is up.
Their time is up. And I just hope—I just hope that Recy Taylor died knowing that her truth, like the truth of so many other women who were tormented in those years, and even now tormented, goes marching on. It was somewhere in Rosa Parks’ heart almost 11 years later, when she made the decision to stay seated on that bus in Montgomery, and it’s here with every woman who chooses to say, “Me too.” And every man—every man who chooses to listen.
In my career, what I’ve always tried my best to do, whether on television or through film, is to say something about how men and women really behave. To say how we experience shame, how we love and how we rage, how we fail, how we retreat, persevere, and how we overcome. I’ve interviewed and portrayed people who’ve withstood some of the ugliest things life can throw at you, but the one quality all of them seem to share is an ability to maintain hope for a brighter morning, even during our darkest nights. So I want all the girls watching here, now, to know that a new day is on the horizon! And when that new day finally dawns, it will be because of a lot of magnificent women, many of whom are right here in this room tonight, and some pretty phenomenal men, fighting hard to make sure that they become the leaders who take us to the time when nobody ever has to say ‘Me too’ again.”
What’s more, Oprah’s moving speech has many people calling for her to run for president. We can’t say we don’t agree.
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Comment by Contonila Goodman on January 15, 2018 at 12:18pm It`s called POLITICS !
Comment by Ricardo O'Connor on January 13, 2018 at 11:52pm @Gordon Hamlet, consent to any sexual act is different than sexual assault, sexual harassment, and rape. These women accusing Harvey didn’t consent to any sexual advances. That’s what they’re alleging. I don’t know about the others but the reason why I am “jumping all over” Oprah is the fact that she knew Harvey violated these women, allegedly, and she’s yet to condemn him for it but comes out instead to give speech about empowering women.
Comment by Cheryl on January 13, 2018 at 7:42pm I don't agree that Weinstein did nothing wrong because if that is the case he would not have paid 8 women out of court settlements ranging from $250,000 to $1 million all over a 20 year period. As they say - no smoke without fire. In saying that I don't believe that EVERY female making accusations against the pervert - their definition of sexual harassment may not be one that I see as sexual harassment (each to their own) but for the fact that they are now coming forward is brilliant because it was a known fact that in years gone by the casting couch was a couch where one scratched each others back in order to get along. Weinstein's reign of sexual harassment was not wrong to him because he had been able to get away with it for so many years - there are, in my opinion, many "A" listers who are fully aware of his disgusting behaviour and there are those who would have heard the rumours and most likely chosen not to believe them or ignored them but there is only one person responsible for all this and it is this ugly man Weinstein and the reason why he was allowed to get away with it was because HE was able to make or break a person's career and I guess if one really is desperate to make a break into what can be a very lucrative career then they would have forsaken any morals they had, closed their eyes and gritted their teeth whilst this very ugly man got his pound of flesh. As far as I'm concerned, there's nothing wrong with him medically or mentally that calls for rehabilitation - all he's gotta do is keep his dodger away from females who don't want it. Oh how the mighty have fallen - now let's wait for the next one.
Comment by mr1stroke on January 13, 2018 at 4:44pm Comment by mr1stroke on January 13, 2018 at 4:41pm 
Comment by caribmama on January 13, 2018 at 4:23pm LOL.......OH DAMN!
Comment by Gordon Hamlet on January 13, 2018 at 4:20pm mr1stroke...LOL...she is not supposed to be carrying any women...I never liked her...What black issues does she fight for or invest in..So I could care less about her...She never came out agaist Harvey because he did nothing wrong...This is totally different from Cosby..Harvey did not drug anyone from what I know so far, these women went unto there knees willingly. Maybe that is what Oprah knows, that a lot of BJs happen in Hollywood for roles. It's their choice. If you want to work for Oprah so bad and she says Mr1stroke meet me tonight at the hotel and initiates for you to eat her fur burger.. If you decide to is that sexual harassment..??..I don't think so, you can say no thank you..I have my dignity and talent and another person will eventually see it..Bye..
Comment by mr1stroke on January 13, 2018 at 3:41pm Comment by Gordon Hamlet on January 13, 2018 at 3:28pm Why are we jumping on Oprah ? All the women and men in that room know what goes on...Many women in that room have bruised knees...It's a cat fight and we all know how it goes...Some will walk away and keep their dignity and some will get on the carpet or couch...Some of these women have praised Mr. Weinstein as a great man...Now that they find out that he had so many women with popsicle it's an outrage, they thought they were special...I am truly sorry for those that may have been drugged or raped if that happened..But not those that made a choice...Like you tell prostitutes...find another job...
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