Democratic presidential candidate and author Marianne Williamson, who gained fame as a spiritual adviser to Oprah Winfrey, on Wednesday denied the multi-billionaire actress and talk show icon is advising her longshot White House bid.
In an interview on CNN's "Newsroom," Williamson told host Brooke Baldwin that Winfrey is "absolutely not" a campaign adviser.
"I can't share with her what my relationship with her is about," Williamson said.
"I don't think of myself as her spiritual adviser," she said, adding: "I am grateful, because she has supported my books at various times, I'm grateful for every word she's spoken to me, but she's never said to me, 'you're my spiritual adviser,' 'she's a spiritual adviser.'"
"She's a serious woman and I would never wish to exploit whatever that contact is in anyway shape or form," she added.
Williamson is the author of a number of self-help books and made multiple appearances on Winfrey's talk show in the 1990s.
Her presidential campaign has also pushed back on Oprah's influence in the campaign.
"Not her occupation: Spiritual guru (or any type of guru). Any title that is conferred to a different religious tradition than her own," Williamson's communications director Patricia Ewing said last month, The Hill reported.
"Also not her occupation: Oprah's BFF or Oprah's guru. (Or, any title that rightfully belongs to Gayle King.)"
Williamson got a lot of attention Tuesday during her performance in the second round of Democratic debates with her characterization of a "dark psychic force" coming from the Trump administration — a reference that sparked a surge in Google Trends during the debate, The Hill reported.
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