Kamala Harris’ campaign never paid millions for celebrity endorsements: former adviser

Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign failed Get paid millions of dollars for celebrity endorsementsa former top campaign official said Friday.

“We don’t pay. We have never paid any artist or cast member,” said Adrienne Elrod, who served as a senior adviser and senior spokeswoman for the Harris campaign. Told the deadline,

The Harris campaign held several star-studded concerts in the days before Harris’ defeat to President-elect Donald Trump on Election Day.

Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Christina Aguilera, Ricky Martin, Megan Thee Stallion, Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, 2 Chainz and Mumford & Sons were among the artists and musical artists who lent their talents to the Harris campaign in an apparent effort. To bring low-propensity voters to the polls.

Grammy Award-winning artists Beyoncé, Cardi B and Jennifer Lopez also appeared on the stump for Harris, but did not perform. upsetting some Harris supporters,

Elrod explained that under Federal Election Commission rules, the Harris campaign was required to pay fair market value for “any ancillary costs” of the performance – such as salaries for band members and producers.

“There are laws that have to be followed and we’ve followed them religiously on this campaign,” he said.

Reportedly a series of concerts on election eve alone Set the campaign back by $20 million,

Earlier this week, the television talk show icon Oprah Winfrey, who also campaigned for Harris and hosted a virtual town hall for the vice president, Rejected speculation that he was paid personal fees Forunite for americaEvent in September.

The Washington Examiner reported last week that the Harris campaign paid Winfrey’s Harpo Productions $1 million in October.

Both Winfrey and her production company insist that the money was spent on paying for set design, lights, cameras, microphones, crew, producers, and everything else needed for a live town hall event.

“We never charged that guy anything,” Elrod said.