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Oprah’s father accused of threatening to kill wife according to divorce documents

by EURWeb | July 12, 2012 at 2:36 PM
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Actor Joel Edgerton, Oprah Winfrey and actor Hugh Jackman attended a special screening of Walt Disney Pictures’ new film ‘The Odd Life of Timothy Green’ hosted by producer Scott Sanders at the Crosby Street Hotel on June 27, 2012 in New York City. The film opens in theatres nationwide on August 15th. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Walt Disney Studios)

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From EURWeb: Oprah Winfrey’s father is being accused of threatening to kill his wife.

Barbara Winfrey says Vernon Winfrey has been cheating throughout their 12-year marriage and has threatened to take his life, say divorce documents filed in Tennessee, reports Radar Online.

The soon-to-be ex-wife even went public with the matter.

“I know what is going on. I’m tired of it, and I’ve had enough,” she told WSMV-TV.

Surprisingly, daddy Winfrey is the one who filed for divorce on June 22, just five days after their wedding anniversary.

Read the rest of this story on EURWeb.

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