A jury must decide whether TV talk show host and media mogul Oprah Winfrey defamed the former headmistress of her South Africa-based Leadership Academy for Girls in the wake of an abuse scandal at the school, a federal judge has ruled. The judge concluded that numerous statements made by Winfrey at a 2007 press conference were "capable of defamatory meaning," rejecting arguments that the remarks were merely expressions of opinion. The decision included an order saying the trial is specially listed to begin on March 29.
March 16, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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A jury must decide whether TV talk show host and media mogul Oprah Winfrey defamed the former headmistress of Winfrey’s South Africa-based Leadership Academy for Girls in the wake of an abuse scandal at the school, a federal judge has ruled.
The decision by U.S. District Judge Eduardo C. Robreno included an order that says the trial of the case is specially listed to begin on March 29.
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