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OprahDid Oprah's production company steal the idea for her new hit show Oprah's Big Give?

That's the accusation made by a Boston woman, whose lawsuit against Winfrey has just been dismissed in a Massachusetts court. The woman is appealing the decision.

The woman says that she came up with the idea for a show very similar to Oprah's Big Give called The Philanthropist. She sent the proposal to Harpo Productions (Oprah's company) in 2005, and they wrote her back asking for more details. When she sent more details, they told her that they weren't interested in the idea. Then, in 2006, Oprah announced on her show that she was going to give viewers money to help out others, which eventually led to Oprah's Big Give.

But that's not the only lawsuit that Oprah is facing these days. A woman in Illinois says that she was injured during a taping of Oprah's show in December 2006, when audience members were told they could have any seat they wanted before the show, which set off a stampede where the woman says she was hurt. The woman says she suffered severe injuries from the incident and wants $50,000.

I guess that's what happens when you have the possibility of getting a new car or chocolates or bath salts for free.

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