evidence: In late August, Johnson and Oprah Winfrey launched the People’s Fund of Maui, a fund intended to put money directly into the hands of adults displaced by the deadly wildfires that had ripped through Lahaina and Kula in Maui, Hawaii, earlier that month. [...] Here’s what to know about the controversy surrounding Johnson and Winfrey’s Maui fund, as well as both stars’ responses to the backlash. [...] Winfrey and Johnson announced they had formed the People’s Fund of Maui in a joint Instagram video on Aug. 31.