Kids & Family

'Kony 2012' Director to Talk to Oprah

Jason Russell—who co-founded Invisible Children with Poway High graduate Bobby Bailey—will talk to Oprah on Sunday.

Jason Russell, who founded the organization responsible for the viral video "Kony 2012," will appear on Oprah's Next Chapter on Sunday, according to Jezebel.com.

Russell co-founded the San Diego-based Invisible Children after creating a documentary of the same name with Poway High School graduate Bobby Bailey.

The 30-minute video about how Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony impresses youths into his Lord's Resistance Army militia logged more than 96 million views since it was posted on YouTube March 5. The controversy and "attacks" surrounding the creation of the video ultimately caused .

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