On Wednesday, a jury was seated in a lawsuit against Victoria Osteen, the spouse of the well-known pastor of Lakewood Church in Houston.

The charges that are brought against Ms. Osteen, co-pastor of the church that gathers 42,000 attendees every week, are assaulting a flight attendant before the start of a 2005 flight from Houston to Vail, Colorado.

According to Osteen’s lawyer, the case is “silly.” But Reginald McKamie, attorney for Continental Airlines flight attendant Sharon Brown, asserted he expected the trial to prove that “celebrity status doesn't take precedence."

As maintained by Sharon Brown, Victoria Osteen pushed her towards a bathroom door and elbowed her in the left breast as she wasn’t satisfied with her stained first-class seat. The flight attendant insists that the air hosts required Osteen to leave the airplane. In line with Osteen’s lawyer, Victoria along with her family got off the jet voluntarily. Nonetheless, due to the unpleasant incident, the flight was delayed for two and a half hours. Sharon Brown seeks apology from the pastor’s wife, as well as punitive damages up to ten percent of her net worth.

Victoria Osteen was fined with $3,000 by the Federal Aviation Administration for disturbing a crew member.

In the courtroom, several presumptive jurors confessed to being impressed by the Osteens and that their respectful attitude towards the couple might influence their decision. "He has gotten me through a lot of tough times. I would believe what he has to say. I have a lot of respect for him," one woman in the venire affirmed.

McKamie stated that the Federal Aviation Administration performed a suitable inquiry. According to State District Judge Patricia Hancock, she would make a decision later on whether the report would be allowed.