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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
And I don't know if this means anything, but it's more info that nfh has yet to post:
Security staff informed Winfrey that the store was closed for a public relations meeting, but the TV star's best pal and travelling companion GAYLE KING insists Oprah was treated badly.
King says, "People were in the store and they were shopping. Oprah was at the door and she was not allowed into the store... It was one of the most humiliating moments of her life."
Winfrey's pal also states that Oprah is upset by the Hermes' apology because "it implies that nothing offensive happened".
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If that was one of the most humiliating moments of her life, then boo fucking hoo.
This is what Hermes says and funny that Oprah's own website says nothing.
The company also tells a slightly different version of the story. Hermes shuts its doors at 6:30, but on this particular evening the staff was preparing the store for a private event -- a presentation of ready-to-wear. As a result, there was a significant amount of activity in the boutique, which may have given the impression that shoppers were still browsing.
A Hermes spokeswoman said Winfrey arrived about 6:45, accompanied by three other people. A clerk and security guard were at the door and there was no discussion of North Africans or anyone else, according to the store's security videotape, which the company inspected after the incident. The guard explained that the store was closed. The clerk offered up her business card with an invitation for Winfrey to return the next day. The store manager, preparing for that evening's event, was not at the door.
Hermes regularly lavishes celebrities with all of the attention they have come to expect, the spokeswoman said. But Winfrey's visit was an after-hours surprise at a particularly inopportune moment.
