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Oprah African School Worker Suspended

Posted Oct 20th 2007 11:36AM by TMZ Staff

Oprah A dorm matron at Oprah's school for disadvantaged girls in South Africa has been suspended amidst allegations of serious misconduct, the AP is reporting. Winfrey released a statement regarding the issue, saying, "Nothing is more serious or devastating to me than an allegation of misconduct by an adult against any girl at the academy."

CEO John Samuel said on Friday that an internal inquiry had been initiated ''based on one serious claim of misconduct involving a dormitory parent.'' The accused is no longer on campus and details of the incident were not disclosed.

Police said they had been informed of the allegation, but weren't investigating at this stage.

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1. I can totally see Oprah going to Africa and bitch slappin out of line employees who have been messing with the young students.

Posted at 12:40PM on Oct 20th 2007 by frodo

2. LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!!!!!

Posted at 12:44PM on Oct 20th 2007 by Woo I love Britney, Paris. Nicole and Lindsay!

3. LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!!!!!

Posted at 12:43PM on Oct 20th 2007 by Woo I love Britney, Paris. Nicole and Lindsay!

4. LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!!!!!

Posted at 12:44PM on Oct 20th 2007 by Woo I love Britney, Paris. Nicole and Lindsay!

5. LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!!!!!

Posted at 12:44PM on Oct 20th 2007 by Woo I love Britney, Paris. Nicole and Lindsay!

6. Oprah, when you jump to help Africa created this school, You were stepping into a another culture, who have a totally different social order, as it relates to women and other African tribes. This school will cause many headaches for you. Your mere involvement doesn't changed people previous beliefs. You are not the second coming Oprah! Now, everytime there is an incident. Your name is going to be drag down with the situtation.

Posted at 1:38PM on Oct 20th 2007 by Oprah...You don't know these people

7. The dorm matron probably let the student see her parents, or let her eat some junk food.

Don't forget, it's a jail and those kids are in isolation and on strict diets,
reflecting Oprah's own obsessive neuroses.

Posted at 1:13PM on Oct 20th 2007 by jem and the holograms

8. Investigate this BS and print the true story.

Oh and, BTW, it took Oprah 50 years to come up with a thyroid problem for being overweight. TMZ won't leave this up because if you don't kiss someone's botton, as in Oprah, you get deleted. Well, I refuse to. Can't stand her. She could do a lot more good with her money than becoming one of the richest woman in the U.S. That's pure greed and full of ego.

Give your money away Oprah, you don't need that much and you know it. It buys you status but it won't buy you class. You are what you are and to me...that's nothing.

Posted at 1:39PM on Oct 20th 2007 by Robert

9. o WHY DID YOU DUMP STEADMAN?

Posted at 1:38PM on Oct 20th 2007 by kIM IS POPPING UP DOING HER HUMP AND SUCK PORN SHOW ON tmz

10. tHE SCHOOL IS A NICE TAX WRITE OFF FOR o SO IT DOEST REALY COST HER ANYTHING. tHERE CULTER IS DIFFRENT AND YOU ARE FORCEING YOUR THING ON THEM THEY ARE GOING TO RESENT IT AND THEY DONT HAVE ANY RESPECPT FOR YOU. nOTHING GOOD CAN COME FROM THIS

Posted at 1:48PM on Oct 20th 2007 by kIM IS POPPING UP DOING HER HUMP AND SUCK PORN SHOW ON tmz

11. I see that we have a lot of ignorant people responding to this. Why the outlashing of Oprah. Now tell me about all the wonderful things that people like Donald Trump has done with his money. The imporant things is that you try to help someone in your life time no matter what country it may be in.

Posted at 1:52PM on Oct 20th 2007 by CB

12. kIM.... #7: Why do you say it's was a, "he" and make all kinds other st*pid, irresponsible statements? The story reads that it was a, "dorm matron." That automatically and without a shred of doubt means that the one who committed the, "serious misconduct," was a WOMAN! Get your facts straight.

Posted at 1:53PM on Oct 20th 2007 by t-shirt

13. To poster #13 and 14. I bet you wish you could take away her money but you can't. You are completely powerless in this situation. That is why you are so angry with her. Here she is...a disadvantaged, extremely poor , sexually abused black girl from the south - got an education and earned her money in a legitimate manner. Something you and your family could not achieve despite all of the priviledges you were afforded - just by being white. If you are going to be angry with someone be angry and disappointed with yourself and your family!!!

Good luck to you and your family - you obviously need it!!!!

Posted at 1:55PM on Oct 20th 2007 by Jordan

14. TMZ, please delete all the CR*P! from the worthless AZZHOLE! I rebuked. It's disgusting what this PUKE! wrote and is trying to get away with on this Oprah post.

Posted at 1:59PM on Oct 20th 2007 by t-shirt

15. THAT'S WHAT YOU GET, WANNA-BE-WHITE B*TCH FOR NOT LETTING THE PARENTS VISIT THEIR CHILDREN WHENEVER THEY WISH..............THE CHILD MOLESTERS YOU HIRED KNOW THIS AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 2:06PM on Oct 20th 2007 by noitall

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