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Oprah Sued for $180 Million for Making False Statements that Led to Arrest

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A Louisiana man has filed a lawsuit against talk show titan, Oprah Winfrey, alleging that she and her lawyer made false statements that resulted in the FBI arresting him on charges that he attempted to extort Winfrey.

Keifer Bonvillain filed a federal lawsuit and is seeking $180 million in personal injury damages from Oprah, her lawyer and the FBI.

Bonvillain was arrested in December 2006 after he allegedly recorded telephone conversations with an employee of Winfrey’s production company and told another company associate that he wanted to publish a book about the recordings.

The FBI said he claimed to have offers from publishers and tabloids that ranged from $0.5 million to $3 million.

He was arrested when another company associate agreed to pay him $1.5 million, wired him $3,000 and agreed to meet with him.

Last year, charges were dismissed on the condition that Bonvillain conduct 50 hours of community service, undergo drug testing and pay $3,000 in restitution.

In the lawsuit, Bonvillain said that he did everything possible to avoid conducting illegal activity and said, “There was substantial damage done to my name and reputation on a world level … The extent of my damages is vast.”

One of Oprah’s lawyers denied the allegations in the suit.

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