In yesterday's Shelf Awareness email newsletter there was this interesting tidbit. I've always liked Seinfeld, but this is pretty low. At the bookstore we noticed the plagiarism early on, and wondered why Oprah didn't "out" it. Perhaps Seinfeld has too much clout, unlike the normal "hacks" she so readilly attacks.
Kramer for the defense?
Missy Chase Lapine has sued Jerry Seinfeld and Jessica Seinfeld for plagiarism and defamation, according to Reuters.Lapine, author of The Sneaky Chef: Simple Strategies for Hiding Healthy Foods in Kids' Favorite Meals (Running Press), published last April, had complained of similarities between that title and Jessica Simpson's book published six months later, Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food (Collins).
The suit claims Jessica Seinfeld "copied" her book's concept, cover art, style and structure and asserts that her husband launched "a slanderous attack" on Lapine on national TV.
On the Late Show with David Letterman and to E! News, Seinfeld had called Lapine a "nut" and a "whacko" and said many "three-name people" have become assassins a la Mark David Chapman.
The Seinfeld’s' lawyer said there is "no basis for any kind of legal claim."
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