Oprah Winfrey's mom countersues store for its $156K bill

MILWAUKEE - Oprah Winfrey's mother says she shouldn't have to pay a nearly $156,000 debt to a high-end fashion store because store officials shouldn't have extended credit to her.

Valentina Inc. alleges that Vernita Lee of Milwaukee racked up $155,547 in purchases and interest as of July 1. The company sued, saying Lee fell behind in minimum monthly payments of $2,000.

Lee filed a counterclaim Friday contending that Valentina took advantage of her "lack of knowledge, ability, and-or capacity" when creating her credit account.

Court papers say Lee resolved a 2002 case with the company over a $175,000 bill. The resolution prohibited Valentina from extending further credit to her.

A message left for Valentina co-owner Tony Chirchirillo was not returned Tuesday.

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lovely! what a class act

and whoever is running that store, I guess they deserve it too

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Re: Oprah Winfrey's mom countersues store for its $156K bill

That makes perfect sense - it would of course be the store's fault for letting her spend money she doesn't have.

I wonder where Oprah is in all this. Is she estranged from her mother? I can't imagine it's really necessary that she get sued for this amount of money when she is the mother of Oprah Winfrey. In Oprah's world - it's really not that much $$$

Message edited 10/1/2008 11:17:38 PM.