London
(ANI):
Bosses
at
an
exercise
company
have
dragged
Oprah
Winfrey
to
court
over
a
workout
program.
Officials
at
Unicus
Performance
Training
(UPT)
have
filed
a
lawsuit
against
Winfrey"s
Harpo,
Inc
accusing
the
firm
for
not
having
paid
them
for
developing
an
exercise
scheme.
UPT
bosses
say
they
were
hired
by
Winfrey's
firm
to
design
a
corporate
fitness
regime,
the
O
Fitness
Challenge,
specifically
for
Harpo
employees
between
August
2008
and
March
2009.
According
to
TMZ.com,
legal
documents
say
UPT
chiefs
invoiced
Harpo
for
39,375pounds
but
were
informed
their
contract
had
been
terminated
after
they
allegedly
breached
a
confidentiality
agreement
when
they
sent
out
a
mass
email
promoting
an
upcoming
appearance
on
Winfrey's
radio
show,
reports
the
Daily
Star.
UPT
owners
Dina
Castillo
and
Frank
Nunez
say
Harpo's
General
Counsel
and
Vice
President
William
L.
Becker
later
told
them
their
services
had
been
"voluntary." Castillo
and
Nunez
are
seeking
unspecified
damages
"to
compensate
Unicus
for
the
fair
value
of
the
services
performed."