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Audience member sues Oprah show

A woman is claiming $50,000 in damages after allegedly being pushed down a flight of stairs during a recording of the Oprah Winfrey show. She alleged that she was injured when there was a rush to find seats by audience members. She said that the crowd in the studio was not properly controlled by production company staff.

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