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Oprah caught in phone-y story

Truth rating: 1

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9:30 am, July 5th, 2010

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The National Enquirer reports “Oprah Winfrey exploded as she headed for her limo in the studio parking lot – and spotted one of her young female staffers driving slowly by as she texted away.”

The tab says Winfrey followed the car and “banged on the car window, shrieking: ‘YOU’RE TEXTING!… YOU’RE TEXTING!”

According to the Enquirer, the young employee was “terrified” as Winfrey “bellowed in her face about the dangers while driving, and how everyone who works for her WILL follow the rules.”

“Are you going to fire me?” the mag quotes the employee saying in between tears.

“No, I’m not going to fire you YET!” Winfrey allegedly responded, adding, “But if I ever catch you texting while driving, you WILL be jobless!”

And while it’s true Winfrey has her nationwide “No Phone Zone” campaign and pledge that states, among other things, “I will not text while I am driving” – all in an effort to save lives – this particular incident NEVER happened.

A rep for Winfrey says the Enquirer‘s parking lot tale is “not true.”

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