Oprah defamation case to go ahead in US: judge
Oprah Winfrey has been ordered by a US judge to defend a defamation case filed against her by the former headmistress of the $40m girls’ school she started in South Africa.
The former headmistress, Nomvuho Mzamane, succeeded in convincing Judge Eduardo Robreno that she had enough evidence to pursue her claim against the queen of daytime TV.
She claims Oprah made defamatory remarks about her in 2007 after sex abuse complaints arose at the school.
Digital Spy reports the former matron accused Winfrey of suggesting that she was not trustworthy through comments such as those that allegedly questioned her commitment to the girls of South Africa.
The judge said: “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.”
The trial is now set for March 29 in Philadelphia.
Source: Splash News
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