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hehe. Anna, I have the exact same image as you! especially after seeing all the comments to this post... http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/11/24/oprahs-pay-it-forward-show-costly-for-audience-charity-doesn/

Oprah is certainly a lightning rod.

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TANYA- YOU SHOULD EITHER SUE THE PERSON WHO PUSHED YOU , LEARN HOW TO WALK DOWN THE STAIRS , OR LEARN TO PUSH BACK. YOU SHOULD NOT TRY TO GET MOEY OUT OF OPRAH , JUST BECAUSE SHE HAS IT. BESIDES WERE YOU SENT TO THE HOSPITAL OR WHAT?

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Duh! So what, who cares? For crying out loud already,
print something interesting!

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Give me a break! I am soooo tired of the many "law-suit" happy people in this country. Get over it! It's just like the "McDonald's" lawsuit re: the hot coffee. McDonald's didn't tell the clutz to spill the coffee on herself! Now the rest of us have to settle for lukewarm coffee! I have to agree with "Paul's" comments...be more careful, walk faster, fight back, whatever, but what does Oprah have to do with any of this? I could have collected on two $1,000,000 lawsuits in my day and didn't entertain the thought for a moment! These lawsuit happy people have major issues. Treat people the way you WOULD WANT to be treated and trust God to work out the rest.

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Oprah is responsible for her audience and their safety. If someone gets hurt - it's her fault.

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This lady that is suing Opra, should have to put up a bond that would pay Opra`s fees is the lady loses.

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I agree, the Oprah show is responsible for the safety ofthe audience and should be held liable. The hot coffee incident mentioned earlier McDonald's was at fault for keeping the coffee hotter than it was supposed to be just to squeeze out some more $$$. Sounds made up but it's not. Look it up.

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After living in this "great" country for 5 years, I now conclude that, In America one can sue, and be sued
for virtually anything.
Amusing.

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I agree with Brian, post #7. It is the host's responsibility to maintain positive control of the environment. Although my mother would never be caught dead going to an Oprah show, she could easily become trampled due to her mobility issues if there was no one in control of the crowd.

I have read the details the the McDonald's incident, too. I used to feel the same as Cindie until I studied it a bit. There is more to it than a burnt tootie!

BTW, what is 50k to Oprah? 3 hours of interest on her bank account? Pay the lady then go to Busch Gardens and learn about crowd control.

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IF YOU KNEW AHEAD OF TIME THAT PULLING HAIR ETC. WAS GOING TO OCCUR WHY THE HELL DID YOU GO? OPRAH IS SINCERELY THE MOST GODLIKE PERSON ON EARTH.SHE IS SURELY A GREAT EXAMPLE OF WHAT EVERY PERSON SHOULD STRIVE FOR. SHE HAS BEEN GIFTED BY THE LORD. DID SHE THROW YOU DOWN THE STAIRS AND PULL YOUR HAIR? SUE THE PERSON THAT DID AND STOP TRYING TO EMBEZZLE MONEY OUT OF ONE OF THE MOST GIVING PEOPLE IN THE WORLD. LOVE YOU OPRAH!!!!

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Hey Anna,
You're wrong about Crocs too!!! Must be great to be able to mouth off, knowing you can't receive a response.

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I'm starting a class action lawsuit against people who type all in CAPS on the internet.

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Sign me up, Mike.

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Yes I know first hand how dysfunctional people can make false allegations and those who believe them are just as dysfunctional as them. In the end the TRUTH will prevail however there are innocent people in jail and those who should be in jail are free and some work as social workers, Montessori educators, pastors, police officers etc. AND YES GOD AND ONLY GOD IS THE FINAL JUDGE..........

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Obviously Milner has never been to a live concert, sporting event or Rave party - get over it, lady...

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I've been in Oprah's audience and during commercial breaks, she chats and jokes with the audience. If your friend was shushed by Oprah, she probably deserved it. I don't think you're getting the whole story.

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Oprah is responsible for safety on her set, just like any other business or establishment is responsible and liable for safety at their business. I think it's going a bit far to say that Oprah is 'Godlike' and therefore shouldn't be sued by a person who was injured in her studio. Whether or not Oprah is a 'giving' person isn't at issue. If the person was truly injured because the staff didn't maintain a safe environment, then they are liable. I don't think the answer is "If you're shoved; shove back." You shouldn't have to 'shove back.' (And how is that considered treating people as YOU would want to be treated?)

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I am one of those folks who would give away an Oprah ticket if it was given to me. A friend of mine loves Oprah and was a studio audience. She was shocked at how Oprah spoke, in a demeaning manner, to audience members who were chatting when the cameras were not on.
When the audience is not being taped, she can be a meany!

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It seems odd that Oprah doesn't have more supervision over the control and seating arrangments for her guests. She tries to control everything else. We never liked Oprah and never will. She' a self-serving, conceited, egotistical braggart. Why is her picture on every single copy of her magazine? Why does she have to put her name and face on everything she gets involved in? And the worst is now she's pimping the dog whisperer. It's not as if he doesn't have his face all over television anyway. This is O's world and we're just squirrels trying to get a nut!

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