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Trial alleging pastor’s wife got rough with flight attendant begins
Opening arguments were set for today in a civil lawsuit that accuses Victoria Osteen, co-pastor of the mega Lakewood Church with her husband Joel, of assaulting Continental Airlines flight attendant Sharon Brown before the start of a 2005 flight from Houston to Vail, Colo.
The lawyer for Victoria Osteen called the lawsuit silly and denied that her client assaulted Brown. Brown’s attorney, Reginald McKamie, said he hopes the trial will show “that celebrity status doesn’t take precedence.”
About 42,000 people flock each week to Lakewood Church in Houston. Joel Osteen’s weekly television address is broadcast nationally and internationally.
Brown alleges Victoria Osteen threw her against a bathroom door and elbowed her in the left breast during an outburst over a stain on her first-class seat. The Federal Aviation Administration fined Victoria Osteen $3,000 for interfering with a crew member.
Brown wants an apology and punitive damages amounting to 10 percent of Victoria Osteen’s net worth as part of her suit.
— Associated Press
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