Kamala Harris and Oprah Winfrey hold star-studded election event in US battleground state

Kamala Harris held a star-studded campaign event hosted by talk show legend Oprah Winfrey in a bid to bedazzle voters, as rival Donald Trump criticised Jewish Americans for not voting for him.

Hollywood stars including Jennifer Lopez, Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Chris Rock, and Ben Stiller beamed in remotely to lavish praise via screens on the Democratic vice-president.

Sitting on a chat-show style stage, Winfrey started by asking Harris about what seemed a sudden burst in confidence – “a veil or something dropped” – after she replaced President Joe Biden as nominee.

“We each have those moments in our lives when you have to step up,” the 59-year-old Harris replied at the live-streamed “Unite for America” event on Thursday.