US TV chat show host Oprah Winfrey has said her legal team overreacted in its response to a fan promoting her as a potential presidential candidate.
"I feel flattered by it," she told AP. "My lawyers overreacted, I think, by sending him a cease-and-desist order."
Retired maths teacher Patrick Crowe, of Missouri, has been campaigning for a Winfrey presidential run for years.
Last month the star's lawyers demanded he remove her photo from his website and a book he is selling.
Winfrey has no political aspirations, according to a spokeswoman.
The 52-year-old talk show host, one of America's wealthiest women, launched a radio station this week on US satellite broadcaster XM.
The station - entitled Oprah and Friends - features a discussion show presented by Winfrey and best friend Gayle King.
The Oprah Winfrey Show has been America's highest-rated talk show for 18 consecutive series.
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