Chimp Mauling Victim To Appear On Oprah

On tomorrow's episode of Oprah, the woman who was severely mauled by a 200-pound chimp will appear and discuss "how she's adjusting, how she maintains her spirit, and what the future holds." Charlas Nash has been recovering at the Cleveland Clinic ever since the March incident where she "lost her nose, lips, eyelids, hands and bone structure in her mid-face and suffered significant brain, eye and tissue injuries in the attack." Back in June, her brothers said she was staying strong; more recently, her family has sued the chimp's owner and is planning on suing the state of Connecticut.

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By Jen Chung in News on November 10, 2009 10:15 AM

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Jen S

AHH! I thought she died?!?!?!?

NannyState

I just hope someone on that show will be able to control the erratic 250 lb beast interviewing Nash.

theevilone

"Look under your chairs! You get a chimpanzee! You get a chimpanzee! You get a chimpanzee!"

valeriob

Ah Orpah. The desensitizer of all things serious.

"I'm so sorry a monkey mauled your face, but I have some AWESOME guests coming up...and everyone in the audience will get A NEW KINDLE!"

Material and ingenuine generosity. :)