“Oprah is Next to Expose”: 50 Cent Leads the Charge on the Mogul’s Alleged Hollywood Sabotage and African School Scandals

Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has never shied away from an enemy, but his latest target, Oprah Winfrey, represents a seismic shift in the culture wars. In a series of provocative online statements, 50 Cent has openly warned the global media icon, declaring, “She’s Next To Expose” and suggesting her behavior in Hollywood has been “worse than Diddy.”

This bold accusation is rooted in a decades-long feud between the rapper and the media mogul, but has recently escalated into a broader exposé involving a litany of Black celebrities—including Ludacris, Dave Chappelle, Taraji P. Henson, and Mo’Nique—who claim to have been unfairly treated or manipulated by Winfrey and her powerful inner circle. Furthermore, 50 Cent has drawn attention to the long-standing, unsettling controversies surrounding her flagship philanthropic project, the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa.

The Hollywood Pattern: Sabotage and Selective Scrutiny

The central claim made by 50 Cent and others is that Oprah Winfrey has allegedly engaged in a pattern of actively damaging the careers of Black actors and artists to maintain her own carefully curated public image, often catering to her predominantly older, white female audience.

The Feud with 50 Cent: The beef began years ago when a rising 50 Cent sought an interview to clean up his street image, a request Winfrey refused, reportedly disliking his persona and music. In retaliation, 50 Cent publicly slammed her, accusing her of being “black on the outside and white inside,” and stating that he was better off having friction with her because it confirmed his success outside her platform. Though an interview eventually took place, it was allegedly forced by industry players seeking high ratings, not a genuine show of support.

The Ludacris Setup: Rapper and actor Ludacris recalled his own frustrating experience on The Oprah Winfrey Show while promoting the Oscar-winning film Crash. He claims that instead of discussing the movie, Oprah barely addressed his acting, instead spending the segment pressing him about his use of the N-word in his music. Ludacris alleges that in the final edit, her comments about disagreeing with his music were left in, but his detailed rebuttal was cut, making him look silent and, by extension, reinforcing negative stereotypes for her audience.

The Chappelle Interrogation: Comedian Dave Chappelle also claims he was set up during his interview after he famously walked away from a $50 million Comedy Central deal. Chappelle, who had retreated to South Africa for safety, told Oprah he felt like a “marked man” and was experiencing paranoia. She allegedly kept interrupting his narrative, forcing him to admit to false claims of substance misuse or psychiatric instability, seemingly seeking an easy, sensational explanation for his departure rather than accepting his complex account of industry pressure.

The Mo’Nique and Taraji Claims: 50 Cent has positioned himself as an advocate for stars like Taraji P. Henson and Mo’Nique, who have spoken out against unfair treatment. After Henson exposed being severely underpaid for The Color Purple, 50 Cent publicly offered her a job. He connected her experience to that of comedian Mo’Nique, who has claimed for years that she and her husband were “white-balled” by Oprah and Tyler Perry after she refused to do unpaid press runs for the movie Precious (for which she was only paid $50,000). 50 Cent has publicly demanded that Oprah and Perry apologize to Mo’Nique, stating, “I’m going to put her back on greenlight gang.”

The Shadow of the South African School

Beyond the celebrity feuds, 50 Cent has also revived scrutiny of Oprah’s legacy project, the Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa, which has been mired in controversy since its opening in 2007.

Confirmed Scandals: The school has been linked to a series of shocking and confirmed incidents:

• Sexual and Physical Abuse: Shortly after opening, a dorm matron, Virginia Tiny Makopo, was charged with 13 counts of sexual assault and physical mistreatment against six students. Oprah personally jetted to South Africa to apologize and fire the headmistress, a move critics suggested was primarily for public relations.

• Hidden Pregnancy and Newborn: In 2011, law enforcement investigated the discovery of a newborn baby’s body in one of the students’ bags. The student had reportedly hidden her pregnancy and given birth secretly on campus.

• Student Harassment: In 2009, seven students were suspended after being accused of sexually harassing their classmates.

New Rumors and Alleged Ties: The narrative has recently worsened with online rumors suggesting that “girls are disappearing” from the school. While no credible news reports have confirmed this claim, the rumors have been fueled by the school’s troubled history and speculation surrounding Oprah’s past association with convicted sex offender Harvey Weinstein. 50 Cent, in particular, has repeatedly used Oprah’s former close relationship with Weinstein—attending his parties and collaborating on movies—to imply a complicity she denies, claiming she knew nothing of his alleged misconduct.

The convergence of these two narratives—the alleged sabotage of Black talent in Hollywood and the unsettling controversies surrounding her African academy—has transformed 50 Cent’s feud into a serious public demand for accountability, with the rapper declaring Oprah Winfrey as the next major figure whose empire is due for an intense and public interrogation.