Oprah Winfrey To Face Civil Trial
For Defamation
March 20. 2010
Nomvuyo Mzamane (left)
Talk show host, Oprah Winfrey, has been sued in U.S.
Court, by the former headmistress of her Africa based girls school.
Nomvuyo Mzamane, filed suit against Winfrey for defamation of character,
alleging the talk show host issued derogatory statements about her
covering up a sex abuse scandal that transpired at the school in South
Africa.
Nomvuyo Mzamane insists she did not cover up the abuse scandal and
Winfrey's words to the press, rendered her unemployable for a year,
ruining her name and costing her income. A judge in Philadelphia issued
a 128 page ruling this week, stating the case can proceed, which means
Oprah must settle or face a civil trial.
Oprah Winfrey (center)
If the
former headmistress did actually know about the sexual abuse transpiring
against the underage girls at the school and tried to cover it up, as
Winfrey publicly stated and if Oprah can actually prove her claims in
court, Nomvuyo Mzamane is going to owe the talk show host substantial legal
fees.
However, if Nomvuyo Mzamane proves she did not engage in a cover up and had no
knowledge of the abuse that was transpiring at the school, Winfrey is
going to be forced to pay her six to seven figures, via a legal
judgment.
The Judiciary Report commends the judge for attempting to ascertain the
truth, regarding what truly transpired.