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?
victoria and joel will fall soon like their predesessors tammy faye and her hubby….they just havent got caught yet….is just a matter of time having that kind of money will twist people in their position….how many times has it happened over the years to so called men of god?? alot….they should not be living any higher than you and i…no custom made suits, no first class seats, no limos, no trips paid for by the church to expensive vacation spots around the world…..is all sooooo wrong…they have so many parishoners who need the financial help….one of his suits could save a home for some one by making up past due payments and the watches and jewelry should be sold…..i am just waiting for the news report that they were caught doing wild and off the chart things because of church money they take as a salary.
Yee shall have no other GODS before me!
I believe that the Osteens stated they do not take money from the church or are paid by the church, they make enough money through book sales, you need to go to other sources to find out where they get their money and not assume their wealth all comes from the church.
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May God forgive all these people here on this blog who are speaking ill of His servants. I love you all and will keep you in my preyers.
NB- it is not our place to judge, Amen.
I LOVE THE OSTEEN FAMILY ,NO ONE IS PERFECT AND DONT EXPECT IT FROM THE OSTEENS ,GOD IS THE ONLY PERFECT ONE , I WOULD LOVE TO SEE ANY OF U MOTIVATE AND ENCOURAGE PEOPLE THE WAY THEY DO WE ARE ONLY HUMAN , WE ALL HAVE BAD DAYS ,AND WHY SHOULD ANY OF YOU CARE ABOUT THERE MONEY AND WHAT THEY DO, LOOK IN YOUR OWN BACK YARD AND PRAISE GOD WE ARE ALL SINERS
Remember, jealousy is what brought Jesus to the cross. The Pharesees and the high priests were the people who went around and pointed at people’s mistakes. They took joy when someone committed sin. And for numerous occasions they tried to find faults in Jesus’ teachings simply because they were jealous of Him.
Don’t let this be you. God bless.
what kind of hateful fool wrote this…get a job for god’s sake
It’s sad to see what people would do to point out faults in people. That’s just human nature. Even 2000 years after Christ, people still act the same. Yes, the Osteens are not perfect. I’m sure the flight attendant was not perfect either.
Hey jaime m, WHY ALL CAPS? AND WHAT’S A SINER?
it is soooo sad in this country that anyone that show an interest in loving the Lord is considered wrong or something negative but its ok to party and over indulge in drugs/ alcohol, sex and violence that is so pushed on tv and other media that all of these things are normal and positive behaviors. until this country realizes that money /material things dont mean much in the end God runs this world he has the final say we as a nation no matter what elected officials get into office will continue to go down the toilet due to the lack of morals and values being at an all time low.
I am sick and tired of judgemental people, and all of you that seem so perfect and most of all gossip’ers. If you came to my corner you would not last less than a min. God and his son gave there commandment’s and I am a sinner. The one’s that think they are not or feel’s someone need’s jesus more than they. I feel sorry. I do not have to worry for this earth, just what the lord thinks of me, for I will be alone before him when I die. So take care of your own closet, your a sinner too. The thing is, Jesus does forgive as I you. But I cannot not deny it turns me upside down at times with these comments. Look all around you and what is on TV or how we don’t stand up for anything or what our kids watch on TV. Back off our preacher’s, I am sure you are quailified to get up and preach the word of Jesus Christ died for us before million’s of people and live’s by a pure example. That’s all I have to say about it.
(When you become a perfect person, call me up, then read the word, you won’t make it!!)
I think that if they want to be saved they better come clean with GOD and repent!!!!And know how to be saved.Cause,[ No one comes to the Father but thru me,Christ Jesus AMEN
Jesus says no one is perfect, Jesus the son of the living God also the son of man is.
“The Lord says, I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you” If you call yourself a Christian you should be very careful what you say about this couple. I’ve really listened hard to the teaching of this pastor and cannot find any fault in it. He is giving God all the glory and teaching a message of love. Are you doing that?
I have been lost 4 so long: Ive done it all from living on the streets of Las Vegas 2 breakin alot of peoples hearts. I gota say thanx 2 the Osteen ministry Jesus used these guys 2 help me find my way back 2 Christ. Im the last person on earth that any1 would think uplift a preacher; especially an televangelist but Joel I have alot of respect 4 thanx.
Victoria’s actions may or may not have been wrong but if they were as report – then they were no more wrong than your actions against her. Your attack is violence of another form – media attack about things you do not possess all the facts on. The use of unflattering pictures accompany your second hand report of what could be half-truths are wrong. It can be “assumed” she made a mistake – we all have – but the pen is mightier than the sword and you have used it in an attempt to be violent against her not constructive. Maybe you could talk about the doctrinal issues, or other issues of substance. Offer constructive criticism if you feel called to do so. But it appears there is some other motive on your part. I believe they make their money off books – not the Church. They preach from the Bible. They may not be deep enough for you – but your attack on them shows you have some other motive. They close by telling everyone to get into a Bible based church – who do you think that serves!!! Them or Christ?
bea still and know that i am God. it is the works you do that makke a difference, i watch you all the way from nairobi kenya and your ministry has been a blessing, praise God for the blessings, am glad you live like queens-you are children of the most high, i envy you! when you are vblessed like this, it meabns that God is in control, you have the power for the one you serve is powerfull. love you!
Victoria is a human and like all of us she is flawed….So is Joel….So since we all are flawed….who can stand up and take your words and still try?? Yes he makes money…and so do you but what good do you do?? That really is the question…are you 51% or 49%??
i really wanted to atend one of their speaches., but honesthly this really open our eyes., they just want money., joel is been married with victoria for so long that really surprise me that she doesnt follow her husband preaches., is sad but true., she should know better.,hope she dont ruin joel s carrear. hope she listen more closed that ., no matter what you do it always come back to you., and never mind .i will not attend any of his meetins he needs to educate first his wife.,