Oprah Winfrey accused of double standard


Posted October 30, 2009 by Tim Henley Comment on this article Leave a comment
When Chris Brown was accused of asaulting Rihanna earlier this year, Oprah Winfrey used her talk show to make critcal comments about Brown and domestic violence (and rightfully so).

Earlier this year, gospel singer BeBe Winans was arrested on a domestic assault complaint accused of pushing his ex-wife Debra Winans to the ground. 

However, Oprah didn’t make critical comments about BeBe.  In fact, BeBe was invited to appear on the show to promote his new CD with his sister CeCe Winans. 

During an interview with TMZ, BeBe’s ex-wife Debra said she felt hurt when Oprah allowed BeBe to appear on her show especially after she was critical of Chris Brown.

No one really knows what occurred during the incident between BeBe and his ex-wife.  Everything is he said/she said.  But with Chris Brown and Rihanna, we’ve all seen the photos of Rihanna’s battered and bruised face.  Maybe that’s why Oprah was more harsh toward Chris. 

Should BeBe Winans have been allowed to appear on Oprah’s show? Is it a double standard? Let me know in the comments section below.

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