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Oprah Winfrey at Amalienborg Castle on October 1, 2009.

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Oprah Winfrey Sued by Flight Attendant

Sunday – October 11, 2009 – 6:55pm

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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Comments

(12)

  • November 11, 2009 - 2:53pm SUMM3R Says:

    whoa that looks like a scary Oprah l0l
  • October 31, 2009 - 12:14am GetReal Says:

    $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.
  • October 12, 2009 - 12:54pm Anonymous Says:

    Oprah is a b*itch who thinks she is entitled, obviously Gayle and her offspring are trash too.
  • October 12, 2009 - 12:38pm Anonymous Says:

    THAT'S O.W. PRIVATE AIRPLANE, PRIVATE PEOPLE DO ALL SORTS OF FREAKY SH.. IN PRIVATE. CASE DISMISSED
  • October 12, 2009 - 11:50am Anonymous Says:

    Oprah gained weigh again? Too old for yo-yo...
  • October 12, 2009 - 10:19am Anonymous Says:

    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.
  • October 12, 2009 - 9:12am Anonymous Says:

    to anonymous 10:56pm...kirby is gayle's daughter, not corrine the flight attendant
  • October 12, 2009 - 6:04am diannemandal.com Says:

    Hope it gets settled soon.
  • October 11, 2009 - 10:56pm Anonymous Says:

    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.
  • October 11, 2009 - 8:13pm Anonymous Says:

    She is not asking for too much. Weird.
  • October 11, 2009 - 7:34pm Lo Says:

    Live like you're dying
  • October 11, 2009 - 7:27pm Anonymous Says:

    only $75K to Harpo? GIVE ME A BREAK!!!!