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Oprah rejects her protégé Dr. Oz and backs Democrat John Fetterman in Pa. senate race

Winfrey brought on Oz as a regular guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show for more than five seasons in the early 2000s, giving him his big breakthrough.
Oprah Winfrey speaks during Oprah's 2020 Vision: Your Life in Focus Tour at Chase Center on February 22, 2020 in San Francisco, California.

Oprah Winfrey announced she will endorse Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman over his Republican opponent Mehmet Oz, a celebrity doctor who came to prominence on her show in the early 2000s.

Democratic candidate Fetterman has been hoping to win Winfrey's endorsement for months, given

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