30-07-2025
Oprah Winfrey Responds to Claims Private Road Closed During Hawaii Tsunami
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Oprah Winfrey has responded after viral social media posts claimed she kept a private road on her sprawling Maui estate closed off amid evacuations in Hawaii following a tsunami warning.
In a statement shared with Newsweek a spokesperson for Winfrey said: "As soon as we heard the tsunami warnings, we contacted local law enforcement and FEMA to ensure the road was opened. Any reports otherwise are false."
Oprah Winfrey attends the 2025 Literacy Partners Evening of Readings & Gala Dinner at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on June 09, 2025 in New York City.
Oprah Winfrey attends the 2025 Literacy Partners Evening of Readings & Gala Dinner at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on June 09, 2025 in New York Wednesday morning, a powerful 8.8.-magnitude undersea earthquake off of Russia's eastern coast triggered tsunami alerts.
The first waves hit Hawaii, Russia's Kuril Islands and Japan's north island of Hokkaido. Tsunami warnings remain active for Hawaii.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
