Winfrey has assured fans that she opened up her private road in Hawaii "as soon as" she heard the tsunami warnings.

Oprah Winfrey's representative and the president of Haleakala Ranch confirmed that a private road on Maui is owned by the ranch and not Winfrey.

Winfrey has assured fans that she opened up her private road in Hawaii "as soon as" she heard the tsunami warnings.

Her spokesperson said the road on Winfrey’s property is owned by Haleakalā Ranch. Winfrey has an easement agreement with the ranch.

Oprah Winfrey’s rep is shutting down rumors. A spokesperson for the philanthropist, 71, denied accusations that she kept the private road that runs through her estate in Maui closed as locals tried to escape following a Hawaii tsunami warning.

Oprah Winfrey has come under fire again, despite refuting a viral social-media rumor that she kept a private road closed during tsunami evacuation efforts in Hawaii. What began as a logistic concern has since evolved into a broader discussion about non-Indigenous billionaire land ownership on the islands.

The billionaire was accused by locals of not opening her private road during the tsunami advisory in Maui.

Oprah Winfrey has responded after viral social media posts claimed she kept her private road closed off despite tsunami warnings in Hawaii, with other roads gridlocked with people fleeing the coast to reach higher ground.

Oprah Winfrey was falsely accused of blocking an evacuation route during Maui's tsunami scare, but officials confirm she actively helped, not hindered, the emergency response.