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Oprah Winfrey Gifts New iPhone to Morehouse Man After Ribbing Him About Cracked Phone

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Leave it to Oprah Winfrey to put her money where her mouth is โ€” or at least her multi-million dollar partnership deal with Apple.

The media maven is a now tech-savvy fairy godmother of a Morehouse College freshman, who had a recent run-in with the back billionairess.

Olufemi Yessoufou rolled up to Winfrey after she just dropped a whopping $13 million on the all-male HBCU earlier this month. When the youngster attempted to take a selfie while the do-good diva was being driven away, she cracked on him about his cracked phone.

โ€œHey, thatโ€™s me. Thatโ€™s me in your cracked phone,โ€ Winfrey ribbed.

On Oct. 7, Yessoufou posted a video of the celebrity run-in on social media, captioning it: โ€œShe played me.โ€

Less than two weeks after the fun-loving, attention grabby stunt went viral. Yessoufou excitedly took to Twitter to share a photo of what can only be described as an iPhone gift package, along with a note on Winfreyโ€™s classy stationery.

โ€œWe canโ€™t have you out here viewing the world thru a cracked screen or a cracked cover,โ€ the card read. โ€œThe new camera youโ€™re gonna love for sure!โ€

Earlier this year, Apple announced a multiyear partnership with the esteemed producer, actress, talk show host, philanthropist and CEO of OWN.

According to a statement from the tech giant, โ€œWinfrey and Apple will create original programs that embrace her incomparable ability to connect with audiences around the world.โ€

In September, a digital savvy iteration of โ€œOprahโ€™s Book Clubโ€ launched with The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates as its first selection.

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