Oprah Winfrey 'Bought Back Rights' to Apple Documentary, Puts It on Hold

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  • Oprah Winfrey bought back the rights of an Apple TV+ documentary about her life, Page Six is reporting.

  • According to the publication, Winfrey clashed with Oscar-winning director Kevin Macdonald over the final product.

    • Sources told Page Six that Winfrey didn't like the movie after filming had concluded.

    • Macdonald then refused to change parts of it, after which Winfrey "paid back her fee to Apple," in 2022.

    • The film was intended to showcase 25 years of her rise to fame.
    • A spokesperson for Winfrey told Page Six: "As the Apple TV+ deal was coming to an end, Ms. Winfrey bought back the rights to her docuseries and has since decided to put the doc on hold."

    • Financial estimates on the buyback range from six to seven figures.
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