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Media proprietor to sue impersonator

Forbes rated billionaire and media proprietor, Oprah Winfrey has sued a Florida couple for impersonating her staff to con unsuspecting companies and individuals.

Oprah Winfrey

Forbes rated billionaire and media proprietor, Oprah Winfrey has sued a Florida couple for impersonating her staff to con unsuspecting companies and individuals.

In a report by TMZ, the couple, Justin Jackson and Angel Agarrat, who pulled a fast one on Oprah's OWN by pretending to be the media mogul's assistants, employees and even family members have been sued.

According to the lawsuit Jackson and alleged accomplice Agarrat pretended to have ties with Oprah in order to scam businesses like Converse, Pandora and Tory Burch out of thousands of dollars in merchandise.

A new lawsuit filed by OWN claims the couple sent letters with Oprah's forged signature to businesses to secure merchandise that were for Oprah's coveted holiday special.

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The couple also allegedly peddled fake letters of recommendations to get hired at several swank Miami hotels, including the Fontainebleau.

However, the couple ran out of luck when the posed as Johnny Depp's management team and tried getting free tickets to see O at American Airlines arena and the OWN team requested for pictures.

Jackson apparently has a history- In 2007 he pretended to be Madonna's manager and scored nearly $2.4 million in jewelry.

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