Oprah scandal lands her in court
When kids are sexually abused its more than a scandal…its a tragedy.
Oprah will have to defend herself in a defamation suit over comments she made about the former headmistress of her all-girls school in South Africa, a judge has ruled.
Former headmistress Nomvuyo Mzamane accused Winfrey of suggesting she was not trustworthy in comments she made during a 2007 press conference following a sex abuse scandal at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls, near Johannesburg.
Following the scandal, the principal’s contract was not renewed and she returned to her adopted Philadelphia in the hope of finding work despite the sexual abuse allegations. Mzamane claims she was unable to find work because of Winfrey’s comments.
Judge Eduardo Robreno has agreed that Winfrey’s comments were potentially defamatory and he has refused to dismiss the suit against the talk show host.
In calling for the trial, Robreno says, "The implication that (Mzamane) was aware of abuse by the dorm parents and did not react accordingly is capable of defamatory meaning as it ascribes conduct which would render her unfit for her profession as an educator."
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