Cook v. Winfrey

Randolph Cook (plaintiff) sued Oprah Winfrey (defendant) for slander after she allegedly denied their claimed past relationship and called him a liar; after filing suit, Cook amended his complaint to add Winfrey's National Enquirer-quoted statements that she would fight the suit until bankrupt rather than pay the "liar" and that the suit was a "pack of lies," though the article quoted a "friend" rather than Winfrey directly. Winfrey moved to dismiss the amended complaint for failure to state a claim.