Especially among those who previously held Oprah in high esteem, the post in question sparked heated controversy on social media. If what McGowan claims is true, then her narrative, which seemed to take a while to come, exposed Oprah in a way most Americans had never seen before. Little was left to the imagination in the article that revealed McGowan’s true feelings about Oprah and what she decided to do with the influence she had amassed over the years.