Several students who were allegedly abused at the Oprah Winfrey girls school in South Africa are due to testify along with the talk show host in her upcoming defamation trial in Philadelphia.
As previously reported, the school’s former headmistress Nomvuyo Mzamane filed a defamation lawsuit against Winfrey accusing her of trashing her name in the press by saying she “lost confidence” in Mzamane following the sexual abuse allegations and planned to “clean house from top to bottom.”
Winfrey plans to defend her remarks about Mzamane on free speech and other grounds, arguing that she merely voiced her opinions. Mzamane’s lawyers, who note Winfrey’s huge media reach, contend listeners would think they were based on facts she gleaned from the school’s internal investigation.
The case is headed for a two-week jury trial in federal court in Philadelphia starting March 29.
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