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Williamson has stated her support for the necessity and value of vaccinations and antidepressants, [88] [89] but has been criticized for her skepticism about the pharmaceutical industry's influence in setting guidelines for how they are administered, citing her belief that their profit motive could result in harm to patients. [90] [91] [92] She was briefly married in 1979 to a Houston businessman. She said the marriage lasted "for a minute and a half". [6]a b c d Fortini, Amanda (April 25, 2014). "Marianne Williamson is Campaigning for a Miracle". Elle. Archived from the original on September 4, 2019 . Retrieved August 16, 2019. Thompson, Alex (November 16, 2018). "Oprah pal and spirituality guru plans 2020 run". Politico. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019 . Retrieved March 1, 2019. Marianne Williamson responds to Politico article alleging abuse toward staff". BBC News. March 16, 2023. Archived from the original on June 17, 2023 . Retrieved June 17, 2023. For several years until 2017, Williamson was a board member of Results Educational Fund (RESULTS), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity dedicated to finding long-term solutions to poverty by focusing on its root causes, and its sister organization, Results Inc., a 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organization that encourages "grassroots advocates to lobby their elected officials" and works "directly with Congress and other U.S. policymakers to shape and advance" anti-poverty policies. The organization has 100 local chapters in the U.S. and is active in six other countries. [133] [134] [135] Books edit On the day of the third DNC debate, for which she did not qualify, Williamson did an interview with Eric Bolling and expressed further frustration with the media when she thought she was not being recorded. Among her unscripted comments was "what does it say that Fox News is nicer to me than the lefties are?" [64]