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Oprah Winfrey reveals her brother Jeffrey died of AIDS in the 1980s as she shares moving Pride month post: 'The world was an extremely cruel place'


Oprah Winfrey made the rare move of speaking about her late brother Jeffrey on Tuesday as she shared a Pride month message with fans online.

Oprah Winfrey made the rare move of speaking about her late brother Jeffrey on Tuesday as she shared a Pride month message with fans online. The 70-year-old media mogul — who hosted best friend Gayle King's son's wedding recently — appeared in a video clip shared on her Oprah Daily Instagram account. She added, 'All the years of the Oprah Show, for me, were about sharing stories that helped people be their authentic selves… and I know that is the truest form of what it means to be free, to have personal freedom, to be able to fully be who you are.'

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