King 'furious at Oprah plane lawsuit'

O magazine editor Gayle King has revealed that she is very upset by the recent lawsuit involving members of staff on board Oprah Winfrey's private jet.

Former employee Corrine Gehrls, who was apparently sacked after two co-workers including King's daughter Kirby accused her of having "inappropriate conduct" with the chief pilot while Winfrey slept, has claimed that her ex-colleagues made up the story to get her fired.

King, who has dismissed Gehrls's claims, told Perez Hilton: "It's one of those things that those of us who are close to Oprah know that she's an easy target for these kind of lawsuits. She's a very easy target, and then if you're in the inner circle, you now become a target."

She continued: "But what I also know about these kind of lawsuits, these kind of opportunistic lawsuits, for lack of a better word, is that the truth always comes out."

King added: "I just look forward to the day that the truth will prevail, and I know it will in this case too. This is what's so upsetting to me. It's characterised like Oprah's running some hanky-panky airlines - nothing could be further from the truth."