No doubt, Oprah Winfrey fans are a passionate lot. One of them, however-Orit Greenberg- is filing a lawsuit against Harpo Studios.
According to the woman in question, some of Oprah's overzealous worshippers pushed her down some steps as they stampeded their way into the studio to grab seats.
Greenberg alleges that audience participants were given the green light to sit wherever they wished, which resulted in them pushing and scrambling in a crazed frenzy to compete for the best seats in the house. Greenberg claims that Harpo Studios were contributory to the "severe and permanent injuries" she received, which is why she is taking them to court.
Surprisingly, the disgruntled fan is suing for only about $50,000- astounding, since Winfrey is worth close to a billion bucks and Greenberg could have gone for a whole lot more!.
I personally think Oprah's best bet is to just settle the thing out of court. It would cost more to hire heavy duty lawyers than to just compensate the woman for her injuries. $50,000 to Oprah is- like what?-$5 to you and me.
The "Big O" can make that back walking in her sleep.
