Victoria Osteen

== Personal life ==
On April 4, 1987, Victoria Osteen (née Iloff) married [[Joel Osteen]], with whom she would later become co-pastors of Lakewood Church. They have a son and daughter.<ref>{{cite web|last1=McCaugherty|first1=Stephen|title=Joel Osteen's Kids & Family: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know|url=https://heavy.com/entertainment/2020/04/joel-osteen-kids-family/|access-date=30 September 2020|website=Heavy.com|date=11 April 2020|publisher=Heavy, Inc.|archive-date=19 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019214618/https://heavy.com/entertainment/2020/04/joel-osteen-kids-family/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In December 2005, on a [[Continental Airlines]] flight from [[Houston]] to [[Vail, Colorado|Vail]], a flight attendant accused Osteen of shoving her after a request was made about liquid on her armrest; this claim was disputed by witnesses.<ref name=NYT>{{cite news | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/15/us/15houston.html | title = Jury Finds Pastor Did Not Assault a Flight Attendant | work = New York Times | date = August 14, 2008 | access-date = April 1, 2018 | archive-date = April 2, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180402035620/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/15/us/15houston.html | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-08-12-211200623_x.htm?loc=interstitialskip |date=August 13, 2008 |access-date=2008-10-11 |title=Passengers Back Osteen, Say They Saw No Assault |publisher=USA Today |archive-date=2008-12-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205041254/http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-08-12-211200623_x.htm?loc=interstitialskip |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/3538956.html |date=December 21, 2005 |access-date=2011-04-03 |title=Osteen family leaves plane after dispute – FBI agent says the pastor's wife didn't follow a flight attendant's instructions |publisher=The Houston Chronicle |archive-date=2005-12-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051230080224/http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/3538956.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The FAA fined Osteen $3,000, and the flight attendant, Sharon Brown, subsequently filed a civil suit against Osteen, seeking $405,000 in damages. A Houston jury sided with Osteen, with the foreman calling the lawsuit a waste of time,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=5586434 |date=August 15, 2008 |access-date=October 10, 2022 |title=Osteen's Wife Cleared in Assault Suit |work=ABC News |archive-date=October 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010165236/https://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=5586434 |url-status=live }}</ref> clearing her of civil liability in August 2008.<ref name=NYT/>