Rae Dawn Chong continued with more jabs…
– “The thing that’s really great about Oprah that you can’t take away from her, is that she’s a great brown-noser. … If you were in a room with her, she would pick the most powerful person and she’ll become best friends with them.”
– “When we worked with her the one thing about Oprah, she was that fat chick that was the wannabe cheerleader in school, that was the student council president that was best friends with the principal.”
Rae also gave Oprah a nice-nasty compliment for being a self-made mogul:
“No matter how vile she is, you kinda gotta go, ‘hello hats off’ like, you’ve done an amazing thing you have actually shifted the DNA of the universe.”
After Backlash, Rae ‘Clarified’ Her Comments…
Following the backlash, Rae Dawn and her Pops spoke out in her defense and to offer further clarity into why she went at Oprah so hard.
In a now private Youtube response, Rae said she “regrets” some of her remarks about Oprah, but not all of them:
R.D. Chong: “I told my story about my experiences with O… Will I have to live under armed guard for ten years because of this? You know people think I just sat back and called O a bunch of ugly names and blasted her just because? It just isn’t true.”
Tommy Chong’s Response…
Tommy Chong also said his daughter’s statements were “taken out of context”:
“If you think of what [Rae Dawn] said, she said back in the day Oprah would be working in the field because she’s not that beautiful…whereas if you’re beautiful, you’re part of the master’s bedroom,” stated Tommy Chong.
Moral of the story: Don’t say something you may regret later…unless you’re bold enough to stand by it, no matter the consequences.
