Oprah Settles Lawsuit To Hush Up Former Employee

10/16/2010 3:00 PM ET | Filed under: Icky Icky Poo • Legal Matters • Oprah Winfrey

After The Enquirer posted some unsavory details of a federal lawsuit that Oprah was involved in, she rapidly settled the case out of court. Here are some… Read more…

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Pam's used Silicone Breasts says – reply to this

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Everything about Okra Panfry is a Lie & Fraud!
Pam's used Silicone Breasts says – reply to this

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what about HONESTY & TRUTH OKRA?
brat93111 says – reply to this

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Wow if that's dirty laundry Oprah makes me look like a Saint. She really is a good person if that is the worst.
Pam's used Silicone Breasts says – reply to this

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"Oprah passed out prescription meds on her private jet"

She needs to be THROWN IN PRISON for DECADES!
gerry in sf says – reply to this

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When you have that much money as Oprah, you will always be a target of people who wants easy money. It would have cost her more to fight this lawsuit so I don't blame her for settling it… not to mention all the allegations that may ruin her name. In my opinion, she should have fired both the pilot and the flight attendant if they were both under her employ.
glamourextra says – reply to this

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i cant imagine any of it being true but $75000 is small change to Oprah so i can see why she settled rather than drag it out in court. especially as it doesnt just involve her, shes protecting her friend as well.
Superhot says – reply to this

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Oprah has done amazing things…most importantly she has raised millions to help people. Unfortunately her money will always make her a target for stupid lawsuits. Who cares if Gail had sex with a pilot? I'm sure Oprah wasn't handing out Opiates - maybe she gave someone headache medication she had in her purse. Who knows? And racist rants? Whatever…she does have to be perfect…we all say things behind close doors that we may not say in public. It's unfortunate that US law allows for sure dumb lawsuits!!
Valentinne says – reply to this

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Imagine that. Oprah possibly going on racial rants - presumbly against the same type of people who watched her show and made her so wealthy.
ShayNah says – reply to this

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She was being sued for $75,000? That tells me that she didn't have anything salacious on Oprah. If she did, she would have asked for more money in exchange for silence.

Racist remarks = her calling someone a hillbilly.
Passing out on prescription drugs = taking too many Ambiens.
Gayle having sex w/ the pilot= Who cares? Is Gayle married? A minor? She is a single adult woman who can have sex w/ whoever she wants.
Start 'splaining, Lucy says – reply to this

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When are Oprah and Gayle gonna come out of the closet already??? Gayle having sex with a MALE flight attendant, OH PLEEEEZZZEEE!!! What a CROCK OF SHIT!!!
sNaTcHqUaTcH says – reply to this

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Oprah may be a good man, she may be a great man–but she's still just a man!
6one9 says – reply to this

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WELL“WELL““““` IF GAIL HAD SEX WITH A MALE“FLIGHT ATTENDANT “ THEN THAT THROWS OUT THE FACT THAT O AND G ARE DIKEY“ DIKES!!
Rageahol says – reply to this

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Leaked on purpose to build Gayle's (and thus Oprah's) hetero street cred.
Chinwe Okorie says – reply to this

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look i don't think people understand that when you are being sued.. it's done directly at you and its her job to prove your innocent.. it is costly so it is safe to just pay the person.
Marrakesh says – reply to this

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Oprah a racist? That's news???? Come on - who is left who DOESN'T know she used the white middle class housewives who "made" her what she is today? Big O is a bigger racist than Jeramiah Wright - she just assumes she's kept it under wraps.
education says – reply to this

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I read the Enquirer article and Oprah's supposedly racist rant was allegdly claiming "white people don't know how to cook Southern food." If that's racist then I'm racist too because I agree with her. As for the whites here complaining that Oprah shouldn't be racist because whites made her rich, keep in mind that whites are also the ones spreading false rumours about her being being a closet gay even though Oprah & gayle have both had sex with many many men and both women gave birth to babies (Oprah's died). I appreciate the fact that whites supported Oprah's rise to the top, but y'all get NASTY when black get too much money & power so blacks have the right to be racist against y'all.
WildOrchid1298 says – reply to this

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Well it's not the first time I heard she's racist. There are rumors floating around all the time esepecially from past assistants she's had.
UmmYeahh says – reply to this

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You know, it's just so hard to tell now-a-days. Everyone is taking their shot at getting rich while nabbing their 15 minutes and blasting others at the same time. Though based on the price she sued for, I don't think it was as 'juicy' as she probably hoped it would be. I guess we'll probably never know though! Like someone else said; it's more beneficial to pay the settlement than to fight it. (Luckily for Oprah, it wasn't more than a scratch on her wallet.)
Bearish says – reply to this

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This is one of the biggest racists alive–she is nothing but a big fat black P O S and is the cause not the solution, how the hell she got to be so big is unknown to me.
education says – reply to this

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I agree Brat93111. If this is the worst they can say about Oprah after observing her behind the scenes all those years, she does seem like a saint. I love the woman.
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nwgregg says – reply to this

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I can vouch for this; Oprah is a bitch. My father built a tennis court for her, at her home in New Mexico, and I only heard terrible things about her. It doesn't surprise me. Classy people are disgusting in private.
organicgal says – reply to this

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I'm white and I hate white people! Well, some of them anyway. File this under disgruntled ex-employee wanting to milk one of the weathiest women (black or otherwise) in the world. This person was trying to make a mountain out of molehills and if $75,000 was all she could get…she didn't have any serious dirt to expose. If this was ill gotten gains, karma will bite this person in the ass.
RandomNess77 says – reply to this

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i definetly wouldn't be bitch'n about prescription meds be handed out…& im sure oprah gets the good s*&t!!
OhBigDeal says – reply to this

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Oprah being racist is not news. I think it's sad, I had more faith in her. But it is not news.
I also heard from those that worked for her at various homes she owns (Montecito) that she is NOT a nice person.
Seems O forgot where she came from.
banking giant says – reply to this

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Opara , please put all the show u have aside , I've been robbed michael grimes , hahahaha I no u a laugh at this but I'm sorry this is the real deal , I've been robbed for bank of america , wellsfargo bank ,jpmorgan bank and a hold lot of more stuff , and things . Can u or anybody help me a little I'm so charged up from not running my companies I'm a melt the ground I'm a very powerful person I mean super powerful . I need something to do .
banking giant says – reply to this

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Oprah , please put all the show u have aside , I've been robbed michael grimes , hahahaha I no u a laugh at this but I'm sorry this is the real deal , I've been robbed for bank of america , wellsfargo bank ,jpmorgan bank and a hold lot of more stuff , and things . Can u or anybody help me a little I'm so charged up from not running my companies I'm a melt the ground I'm a very powerful person I mean super powerful . I need something to do .