- Howard Stern criticized Oprah Winfrey for not being "embarrassed by her wealth."
- He said she should be more "self-aware" on Instagram and mindful of those with less.
Howard Stern criticized Oprah Winfrey in a recent episode of "The Howard Stern Show" for showcasing her lifestyle on Instagram.
"Oprah's not embarrassed by her wealth at all," Stern said on Monday. "She loves showing it off on Instagram. It's fucking mind-blowing you when you follow her on Instagram, you see her estates, her gardens."
"You gotta be a little self-aware and know that there are people struggling out there, Robin," Stern said to his co-host, Robin Quivers. "You got to. You gotta kind of think about people who don't have."
Stern also acknowledged Winfrey's philanthropy efforts, specifically her work with the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls, a school she founded in Meyerton, Gauteng, South Africa in 2007.
On Thanksgiving, she posted a video of herself and guests grooving in gratitude to a CeCe Winans gospel song at a long table adorned with elegant floral centerpieces and place cards nestled in apples. Stern noted that some of the students — whom he referred to as "the African gals" — were invited to Winfrey's lavish dinner and joked that if he were them he would refuse to leave the estate.
"They — I think they believe Oprah's God because let me tell you, she provides, she gives them an education. She gives them meals, don't ask. They love her. And it, it's impressive. I gotta be honest. I mean, you know, it's real charity work," said Stern during the broadcast.
Quivers asked whether Winfrey opting to not share her life online would make a difference to those in need. "Well, if you don't show your wealth, are they getting fed?" she asked.
Stern admitted that the pictures did not prevent the feeding of children but continued his critiques. "But I make a good living, and I'm having trouble watching Oprah," he said.
"I go, wow. Look what's going on over there," Stern continued. "Her estate is unbelievable. When she goes shopping, she goes shopping in her backyard cause everything is growing back there. There's a farm back there."
Stern's deal with Sirius is "estimated to be worth as much as $100 million a year" according to The Hollywood Reporter. Forbes lists his net worth as $85 million dollars.
According to The New York Post, Stern has an extensive real estate portfolio worth millions of dollars.
Winfrey's net worth is listed as $2.5 billion dollars, according to Forbes.