Wow! One thing about social media: sometimes people take a short clip and move on! Well, that’s exactly what happened Kerry Washington It is Oprah Winfrey after the NAACP Image Awards.
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How did the Kerry and Oprah beef rumors start?
People were disregarding the relationship between these two GREAT men after BET shared a clip of Kerry interacting with Tyler Perry on the event’s red carpet. The 18-second video begins with Kerry and Tyler hugging while Oprah talks to someone nearby off camera.
When a photographer requested a group photo, Kerry Washington stood on one side of Tyler while Oprah stood on the other. However, the video apparently shows Kerry “ignoring” a pat on her shoulder from Winfrey. After they posed for a few photos, Winfrey again reached out and patted Washington on the side of the leg, apparently saying goodbye before walking away.
@bet Oprah, @Kerry Washington and #TylerPerry all at once. This moment will happen #NAACPImageAwards history. 🤩
Given that Kerry did not acknowledge any of the wiretaps, the first impression from the video may be that Washington was misleading the television mogul. Social media wasted no time in drawing this conclusion in the comments section of the TikTok post. By Monday, the 18-second clip was trending on X (formerly Twitter) after collecting more than 200,000 views and more than 380 comments on TikTok.
Take a look at some of the “meat” narratives below.
On TikTok, @jasminecaldwell24 wrote: “PEEP KERRY DIDN’T RECOGNIZE OPRAH. She knows something.
@favorti3wolf added, “She tried to touch Kerry’s shoulder and then her leg, please leave that lady alone, she saw you.”
Meanwhile, some attributed Kerry’s behavior (which was later proven to be nothing) to the fact that she was friends with Taraji P. Henson. As previously reported, Taraji went viral several months ago after speaking out about the pay gap for black women in Hollywood and her experiences on the set of ‘The Color Purple.’
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@imwithgodru703 wrote, “I felt a little tension between Oprah and Kerry…Kerry must be team Taraji.”
@bluestaff15 added, “Kerry and Taraji are sisters, Oprah could never break that bond.”
Are Kerry Washington and Oprah fighting?
-nina (@ninaDNJ) March 18, 2024
Oprah snubbed Taraji and Kerry Washington did the same to Oprah 🫢 pic.twitter.com/NIKmQWUXMM
-DeMarko (@freakymarko) March 18, 2024
Kerry Washington paying Oprah like a legend 😭😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/brUHehGi5x
-Barbie Banjee 💋 (@BoujeeNBanjee) March 18, 2024
SIKE! There is no problem with these two women
But it seems that this time all the rumors are NOT true. That first 18-second clip didn’t show the interaction that Oprah and Kerry actually had, which included lots of love! To clear things up, BET took to TikTok on Monday with a second clip.
This time, in 16 seconds, we see Kerry eagerly walk up to Oprah with a huge smile on her face. In fact, the women hugged and laughed together before Kerry hugged and greeted Tyler Perry. Washington also congratulated Oprah for all the love that ‘The Color Purple’ received at the awards show.
So we can leave that aside, social media detectives. There is no meat here! Just a clip cut a little too short. Happy Women’s History Month, everyone!
Watch the before and after interactions below.
@bet Replying to @ashbash We love that good energy between @Kerry Washington and Oprah. #NAACPImageAwards
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