Oprah Winfrey Sued by Flight Attendant

Us Magazine - October 11, 2009 2:55 PM PDT
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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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  • Mary
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  • Mary
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  • zake
    is this true
    report abuseposted October 15, 2009 5:27 AM PDT
  • lastweeksnews
    oprah's downfall will be Dr. Phil. or Dr. Evil bah ha ha haaa
    report abuseposted October 12, 2009 9:48 AM PDT
  • lastweeksnews
    well, the girl has a case. If it was frivilous she would of asked for much more!
    report abuseposted October 12, 2009 9:46 AM PDT
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  • the one they love to hate
    WOW
    report abuseposted October 12, 2009 5:23 AM PDT
  • jobena
    Don't care. I'm not a fan of hers or the show. Gail wouldn't be anything without Oprah, so maybe when Oprah stops TV all of them will just go away.
    report abuseposted October 12, 2009 4:56 AM PDT
  • jazzy g
    if they passed the "test" then...we have a case! dang ! Oprah...Gail's whole family works for you and then all tis after you got rid of Gail's husband...dang!
    report abuseposted October 12, 2009 4:20 AM PDT
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