[Source.](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13867757/Oprah-Winfrey-paid-fortune-prevent-documentary-Apple-TV-Plus.html) > Oprah Winfrey opened her pocketbook to prevent the release of a documentary that was being made about her. > The 70-year-old mogul - reportedly worth $3 billion - shelled out an untold fortune to stop the release of a new documentary on Apple TV Plus, according to Page Six. > The project was first announced back in January 2021, with Kevin Macdonald (Whitney) directing and longtime The Oprah Winfrey Show producer Lisa Erspamer producing. > Nothing has been revealed about the documentary since then, with this report claiming Winfrey - who recently revealed her new bombshell interview - and Macdonald 'clashed' over the film. > 'Kevin made the film, but Oprah didn’t like it and he refused to change it, and Oprah has paid back her fee to Apple,' a source said.