PHILADELPHIA — Lawyers for Oprah Winfrey say the talk show host has settled a Philadelphia defamation lawsuit filed by the former headmistress of her girls school in South Africa.
The lawsuit by Nomvuyo Mzamane claimed Winfrey defamed her in remarks made in the wake of a 2007 sex-abuse scandal at the school. The headmistress said she had trouble finding a job after the incident. A trial had been set to start next week.
A statement released Tuesday by lawyers for both sides says Winfrey and Mzamane met “woman to woman” and resolved their differences.
When news of the scandal broke in 2007, Winfrey said she had “lost confidence” in Mzamane and was “cleaning house from top to bottom.” Mzamane claimed she didn’t know about any sexual abuse. The Associated Press
