The ‘Evil’ Episode That Changed How Oprah Did TV Forever - News Summed Up

The ‘Evil’ Episode That Changed How Oprah Did TV Forever


In one of the first seasons of “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” Oprah’s producers came up with a controversial idea: host a panel of white supremacist skinheads. On that episode in 1988, the skinheads came with their own agenda and ended up being given an hour-long platform to spread their message of evil. “Everything that’s created around here was created by white people,” said one white supremacist named Dave Mazzella. Tensions escalated during that show, and during a commercial break, the skinheads ended up walking off set. OWNAfter that defining “Oprah Show” episode, both men served time for various crimes.


Source: Huffington Post March 22, 2017 18:22 UTC



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