HOUSTON — A jury was seated Wednesday in a lawsuit alleging the wife of nationally known pastor Joel Osteen assaulted a flight attendant.
Opening arguments were set for today in a case Victoria Osteen’s attorney called “silly.” But Reginald McKamie, attorney for Continental Airlines flight attendant Sharon Brown, said he hopes the trial will show “that celebrity status doesn’t take precedence.”
Brown accuses Victoria Osteen of assaulting her before the start of a 2005 flight from Houston to Vail. Brown alleges Victoria Osteen threw her against a bathroom door and elbowed her in the breast during an angry outburst over a stain on her first-class seat.
The Federal Aviation Administration fined Victoria Osteen $3,000 for interfering with a crew member.
