Oprah Reaches Settlement In Defemation Lawsuit

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Mar 24, 2010 2:20PM

The Big O will dodge a big trial as it was announced late yesterday that she's reached a settlement with Nomvuyo Mzamane, the former headmistress of Oprah's all-girls school in South Africa. Attorneys for the two women released a statement saying, "The two parties met woman to woman without their lawyers and are happy that they could resolve this dispute peacefully to their mutual satisfaction." The lawsuit was filed over comments Winfrey made about Mzamane after dorm matron Tiny Virginia Makopo was charged with sexual abuse of students at the school. After the charges were revealed, Oprah said that she had "lost confidence" in Mzamane and she was "cleaning house from top to bottom." According to the Associated Press, court papers indicate Mzamane is still employed at the school.