Oprah Winfrey Sued by Flight Attendant
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A flight attendant on Oprah Winfrey's private jet filed a lawsuit Friday denying allegations that she had sex on board.
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In the suit, Corrine Gehrls, 39, claims that fellow flight attendants Myron Gooch and Kirby Bumpus -- who is the daughter of Winfrey's best friend Gayle King and is Winfrey's goddaughter -- made the accusation that caused her to be fired.
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The lawsuit claims that Gooch made the accusation -- that Gehrls engaged in intercourse with chief pilot Terry Pansing, 57, during a flight in which the talk show host and other passengers slept "following their ingestion of sleeping pills" -- after Pansing reportedly complained about his work schedule and demanded that he stay in nicer hotels than the rest of the flight crew.
Gehrls and Pansing passed polygraph tests after the accusation but were not rehired, the suit says.
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Gehrls is seeking more than $75,000 in damages from Gooch, Bumpus and Harpo Inc., Winfrey's production company.
A spokesperson for Harpo Inc. had no comment.
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14y no your not the onlyone that fell not feel sorry milkawho
I think that flight attendant should go to hell.shame on her 4 trying to get money 4rm queen oprah
whoa that looks like a scary Oprah l0l
$75,000...is she nuts or just being kind? She could go for $7 Million and not put a noticeable dent in the bank account.
Oprah is a b*itch who thinks she is entitled, obviously Gayle and her offspring are trash too.
THAT'S O.W. PRIVATE AIRPLANE, PRIVATE PEOPLE DO ALL SORTS OF FREAKY SH.. IN PRIVATE. CASE DISMISSED
Oprah gained weigh again? Too old for yo-yo...
Oprahs gf has always gotten every break possible, and this guy can't even have his job back although innocent. Gayles son needs a talking to, if he is of age, I'd be suing him. Nothing like lesbian lovers.
to anonymous 10:56pm...kirby is gayle's daughter, not corrine the flight attendant
Hope it gets settled soon.
Why is Gail King's daughter, Oprah's flight attendant? That's weird. Oprah can't find her a job in her office? That flight attendant in question should be right if she's against Oprah. Either that, or she wants some cash. If the latter, she's stupid.
She is not asking for too much. Weird.
Live like you're dying
only $75K to Harpo? GIVE ME A BREAK!!!!