Oprah faces $1 trillon lawsuit

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Oprah Winfrey is facing a staggering $1 trillion legal battle over allegations she passed another author's work off as her own.

 

The TV titan, one of America's highest earning celebrities, is being sued by author Damon Lloyd Goffe who accuses the media mogul and her production company Harpo Inc. of plagiarising his book "A Tome of Poetry" in her Internet-published work "Pieces of my Soul."

 

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/hotstories/6562882.html

[00Rocket28]

A trillion? Jeez, why not just sue her for a gazillion-bilion dollars...

[coldweatherfan]

A trillion? Jeez, why not just sue her for a gazillion-bilion dollars...

 

From the article:

 

Goffe and his legal team are seeking the huge amount in damages, claiming that as Winfrey sold an alleged 650 million copies of the book online for $20 (£13) a time, he is owed $1.2 trillion.

[sportsfan41]

I wonder what the biggest law suit ever is, in terms of $ amounts.

[Jim Schue]

If it is determined she actually did this, I hope the author collects every penny.

[DragonFire]

I'm not saying Oprah would make a guy disappear but......

[woodsrider]

From the article:

Maybe I'm missing something but wouldn't that be $13 billion?

 

650,000,000 x $20

[MountainThunder]

Maybe I'm missing something but wouldn't that be $13 billion?

 

650,000,000 x $20

 

Yep. I guess the damages are worth more than Oprah's net worth (which while in the billions, is nowhere near $1 trillion).

 

That is a ridiculous amount of money. Just ridiculous.

[sidelinedoc]

Her response should be, "Cash or check?":D

[ladiesbballcoach]

I can't stand Oprah.

[inthesuite]

Wow, a trillion is a little much, it's almost comical.

[sportsfan41]

Is it even possible for one person to spend a trillion dollars in a lifetime? It'd be fun to try.

[GrizzlyAdams]

Is it even possible for one person to spend a trillion dollars in a lifetime? It'd be fun to try.

 

I'd buy a country:cool:.

[LRCW]

Her response should be, "Cash or check?":D

 

 

That was sort of the joke that Conan did last night on the Tonight Show. He stated that Oprah's response would be, "Do you have change for 3 trillion?" :lol:

[oldrambler]

I certainly hope this is a legit lawsuit and Oprah is taken to the cleaners on it :thumb:. I hope that whoever and whatever this is about sticks and Oprah is exposed for the comlete fraud that she is.

I wouldn't doubt that Obama comes out with a statement in her defense. :lol: