Megachurch Pastor Joel Osteen’s wife, Victoria Osteen, is accused of assaulting a Continental Airlines flight attendant named Sharon Brown on a flight from Houston to Vail, Colorado. Sharon Brown alleges that Victoria Osteen became incensed by a stain on her first class seat and threw her into a bathroom door and elbowed her in the left breast.
The lawsuit against Victoria Olsteen looks like it should be a pretty open & shut case since the FAA has already fined Victoria Olsteen $3,000 for interfering with a flight crew member. According to the report put out by the FAA, Victoria Osteen asked another flight attendant to clean a stain off of her first-class seat and when that attendant said she was going to go get another flight attendant to do so, Victoria Osteen grabbed yet another flight attendant and showed her the seat. The newest flight attendant said she would call the cleaning people and went to the cockpit, where Victoria Osteen followed her and then assaulted Sharon Brown. After allegedly assaulting Sharon Brown, flight attendants asked Victoria Osteen to leave the plane, which she and Joel Osteen did voluntarily.
Now that Victoria Osteen is getting sued, she and her lawyer are trying to get the FAA report thrown out of the court, saying “The FAA does in all due respect an incredibly incompetent investigation”. The lawyer for Sharon Brown said the FAA did an appropriately thorough investigation.
I have previously written a post on Pastor Joel Osteen, but his wife’s brazen assault on an airline stewardess just goes too far… Victoria Olsteen is on an airplane to go to Vail (legendary playground of the uber-rich) and she just cannot tolerate a stain on her first-class seat. After all, it might get on her expensive dress. The wife of America’s most popular pastor Joel Osteen shouldn’t have to tolerate a STAIN, right?! Joel & Victoria Osteen are a shame and embarassment on the Christian faith. Joel Osteen refuses to stand up for what he believes in (or perhaps doesn’t really believe in it at all!) and his wife Victoria Osteen is a snooty, stuck-up, rich baby. Not just a rich baby, but apparently a violent one too. Victoria and Joel Osteen are the perfect match: scam artist and vicious, pampered wife.
I simply don’t understand how 42,000 people in Houston attend Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church services each week when the leadership of Lakewood Church is so obviously terrible. Victoria Osteen should be cleaning toilets for a living and Joel Osteen should be selling cheap crap at local town fairs instead of put on a national pulpit to spew their filth.
Sharon Brown is also apparently having a difficult time getting a fair jury to hear her lawsuit allegations due to the fact that Joel and Victoria Osteen are nationally recognized figures and many potential jurors are fans of Joel Osteen’s television ministries.
I find it truly unfortunate that America has sunk to such a point that Joel Osteen and his degenerate wife Victoria Osteen are our foremost spiritual leaders.
Update August 8, 2008
The NYTimes.com wrote an article on the lawsuit today about Victoria Osteen revealing more details of the lawsuit. Victoria Osteen has been accused by Maria Johnson, one of Sharon Brown’s coworkers at Continental Airlines of even being racist. Johnson claims that Victoria Osteen barged past her and other black employees to go speak to the only white employee and that Mrs. Osteen was dismissive and abusive to Mrs. Brown because of her race. Sharon Brown also called a psychologist, Shayna Patrice Lee, to testify and she said that Sharon Brown suffers from major depression and PTS because of Victoria Osteen’s demeaning and humiliating behavior. It sounds to me like Sharon Brown is reaching a little bit in her claims, but I hope this knocks Victoria Osteen’s overblown ego back into Earth’s atmosphere. What do you readers think? Is Victoria Osteen racist? Was racism a factor in Victoria Osteen’s actions?
This whole incident is an attack on the Osteen’s and God will prevail in this case. God’s word says a righteous man will have many troubles, but the Lord will deliver him from them all.
what is wrong with those people? I don’t know that much abouth them but for me, sounds like they are giving some hope into the world. Victoria is just a human person. Why talk very bad things about them? Me and my husband find lots of good stuff in their job, I can’t say one single bad word about them.
I think envy and jealousy plays a big role, when one works with the public,there are things that we have to put up, and one can have the choice to everytime we repeat saying the story, more negative comes adding that really it might not be true. I am sorry that the flight attendant couldn’t see her own needs in this. I also would love to hear the other side of the coin. Victoria’s description to what she thinks it happened. obviously there is a lot of money involved, and it is tempting for the poor in spirit and pocket, to see a money avenue. it is sad that things cannot be talked to. If Victoria was not Osteen, and had no money,i wonder if this would have caused this kind of conflict????
The flight attendents should have had more respect because that’s what they get paid for to serve other people. And i mean even if i was in her situation i would wanted to be treated with respect. Because i mean Victoria respects other people and i think that flight attendent only wants money from Victoria. Victoria and Joel don’t let these kinds of people distract you from doing what God wants you to do we love you and wants to see you happy.
IT IS SO SAD THAT IN A COUNTRY WITH SO MANY CHALLENGES CURRENTLY, WE HAVE TO GET INVOLVED WITH SUCH TRIVIAL GARBAGE. LET THE TWO, OR THREE
HANDLE THEIR DISCREPANCY, AND LEAVE THE REST OF US OUT OF IT! WHAT WE NEED IN OUR COUNTRY IS MORE PRAYER, AND UNDERSTANDING! MAY GOD BLESS.
I really don’t have much Faith in the media anymore. They are always so quick to jump on the trash and make everyone look like the worst possible people. Is it our fault? Do we constantly want the dirt on everyone. If you have ever watched a sermon from the Olsteens, you would see possitive, uplifting and strong values. Since I am in Atlanta and they are in Houston I can say that I have never met them, but I know there ministries have been a blessing to me. Remember people are not perfect, we all are falling short of the Glory of God. The fact to me that they left the plane volunterily says to me that they were removing themselves from a bad situation. I too have heard that Ms. Brown has tried to suet other wealthy passangers before. I have also experienced some rude flight attendants. What would you have done in that situation?
I totally respect the Osteens to the fullest. It was one sunday morning that I was watching Joel preach that I decided to get back in church. A serman about forgetting the past and moving on to better things in the future. I beleive that is what should be done in this case. Forgive and move on . God is good , all the time. The RIGHT thing will be done, in Jesus name. Beleive that. Amen!
All of these comments make for interesting reading – and what I think is that we should remember that there are alot of different people out there and each has his/her personal “yardstick” for what’s good, bad, or acceptable or not. No one is going to be “OK” with EVERYONE.
But as I hear about and view various “Preacher Types” on TV, in person, or “through someone,” I think about what exactly the entire point is – and if alot of these folks are really doing good or harm?
I am a Christian, and I believe in God and His Son, and I believe His Son came to us to help ALL of us to Love one another and help each other to survive this portion of our lives in preparation for the next. I believe THE MESSAGE was to help each other – share – care about and support each other – because we ALL have to “pass the ultimate test” to receive our reward in Heaven.
With this in mind – I have heard about TV Preachers like Joel, and “most if not all” appear to always have GREAT/EXPENSIVE looking clothes, the “$100.00” haircut, and the jewelery that looks like it could be used for a down-payment on a house. And they ALL seem to be traveling somewhere – in THIS country and the World.
What’s the deal? If they are TRUE CHRISTIANS, shouldn’t they be helping their members and their neighbors? Don’t you think they know some folks who don’t own a home on the golf course, drive around in their Mercedes convertible, and enjoy many GREAT benefits? Especially now – there are MANY Christians and non-Christians that are being Foreclosed on, and having trouble feeding their families and filling their gas tanks, wait till winter heating bills come! I don’t think these Preachers have to travel abroad to find needy, and the cost of flying in their own private jets could feed a whole neighborhood for a month!
So much to say – so little time to say it! In conclusion – I’m a real fan of helping each other as best as you can. If you’re living in luxury, and the funds are coming from folks in need, these days, you’re either a TV Preacher or a politician! I think both will have a VERY TOUGH TIME when they hit the Pearly Gates!
Hope YOU are doing OK they days!
Don Z
yea who is without sin cast the first stone
yea who is without sin cast the first stone .
Victoria is human and not an angel!she wasn’t travelling for free,she had paid for fisrt class(not small money of course!)Equally the services should have been of high standards!
Its a big shame for Continental Airlines to have stained seats on first class?had they not checked before boarding the passengers? i wonder how economy class is like?
Victoria and Joel preach Christ and Him alone and the power of his resurrection,forget the rest,you are a blessing to many……even in Kenya from where i write this!
Just because we are Christians doesn’t mean that we don’t get upset. We are not in heaven yet. We are still here in earth dealing with a lot of people with different attitudes and it is not easy. Only the Lord Jesus was perfect. Even the Lord Jesus got upset when He went to the Temple and saw people selling staff. The Word of God declares that we can get angry as long as we don’t sin. Maybe Victoria went a little too far, because she is too fancy. But we are supposed to give good testimony on who we are in Jesus. Be humble because we all have 1 thing in common and is that we are all going to die. And people who exalt themseves, God humble them and embarass them. All she needed to do was just go the the restroom and get a wet wipe or napkin and do it herself. Jesus says that we are here to serve and not be served. God is good and all we need to do when we make mistakes is to bow down, surrender to the Lord Jesus and repent, and go on and no sin no more.
Let us not rush to judge others and we were not there in the first place. if that was a ‘first class’, why was there a stain on the seat. let us not apply double standards. All this negative talk does not change situations.
Don’t you have anything better to do than to mouth about the Osteen’s?
These are good people who people are just jealous of because they are succesful,famous and have life going their way, so what if Victoria pushed the flight attendant? We all do wrong at some point in our lives ,instead of bashing her and Joel with ill comments why not correct them in love.Sharon Brown should be ashamed of herself for trying to take advantage of the Osteen’s.
I agree with most people. Leave the Osteen’s alone. I mean just because they have chosen to live their lives by a book that was written over 2000 yeas ago by semi-illiterate shepherds in bronze age middle east doesnt mean that they are bad people…OK.
Sharon Brown was just out to get money. Victoria was found NOT GUILTY by a Jury of peers and I believe Justice WAS served! Sharon Brown had tried to sue another person who was unlucky enough to be on her flight a few years prior to her suit against Victoria. She was trying to sue for 10% of the Osteen’s net worth – – that’s just plain crazy. For supposedly being pushed, ha! This was a flight attendant that just looked for people she thought had money so she could be rude to them in “hopes” of winning a law suit against them. I’m surprised the airlines kept her employed after her FIRST wrongful lawsuit. I know I’ll never fly that airlines if that is the type of people they employ. Sharon had the nerve to try to play the race card – – that really makes me made. Joel and Victoria have a wide range of races that attend their church weekly. They love all of God’s people no matter what race they are. God Bless you Joel and Victoria – – keep spreading the word of God and putting hope into peoples hearts.
Why all the noise about victoria? A story always has two sides to it and anyway, God created us as humans and we are all bond to make mistakes at some point like it or not so please please give the Osteens a break! Try dig out the dirt on that Brown lady and i promise you shock’ll be on you.
First of all, we don’t know the real story. It almost sounds like a set up to collect some quick cash. And as far as being racist, Joel’s best friend is black. People look at something like this as winning the lotto. So much for being an airline attendant…I am going to sue someone and never have to work again!! Ridiculous. To be fair, if there was actually an assault, then there should be repercussions….but 10 percent of someones wealth? Gold digging at it’s best.
Can we all just get a grip please? I mean the woman is obviously stuck up. Ok so there was a stain…big deal did you have to go to the great lengths of disrespecting another human being because you have lots of money and the accomodations aren’t up to your ritzy standards? I understand first class tickets cost a great deal of money but with as much money as they have it is really just small change. Put a towel over it and talk to the SUPERVISOR when you land or before the flight. I do agree that trying to get 10% of a multi millionaire’s net worth is ridiculous. That was just stupid…I agree it does sound like she is in it for the money. On the other hand being a pastor’s wife, you should have enough sense not to make such a dramatic scene especially in regards to a stain. I don’t see what the big deal is about these two….why can’t people see that all they are are scheme artists. If you are a pastor then talk about JESUS…and one last thing where are all the crosses????
Victoria Osteen was fined $3000 by the Federal Aviation Administration for interfering with a flight crew. She paid the fine.
The Osteens should have never let this incident go to trial. Joel Osteen should have just cleaned up the spill and apologized to the flight attendant. No one would have ever even heard about it.
A little humility on the part of the Osteens would have made this whole thing disappear.
Oh, and the Osteens have been taking 10% from poor people to build their empire for decades.