Cookbook Author Sues Jerry Seinfeld for Defamation
From the New York Daily News: "Sneaky Chef author Missy Chase Lapine slapped Jerry Seinfeld with a defamation lawsuit Monday, accusing the funnyman of maliciously casting her as a mentally unstable 'wacko' and an 'assassin' after she accused his wife of ripping off her book idea."
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Haha. I hope that Jerry prevails on this one, I mean how many recipes are really truly unique? I think Sneaky Chef is just mad, because Ms. Seinfeld took a similar idea, spiced it up, made it look great, and generally did a better job. I've compared a handful of the recipes and some are similar, but really, how different can you get for a recipe of brownies? This first time I heard of sneaking pureed veggies into a recipe was at least 3 years ago, and it wasn't from the Sneaky Chef. I am sure she wasn't the first person to ever come up with this idea, so how can she fault Jessica Seinfeld for writing her own book?
waterreflecting at 5:14PM on 01/08/08
This is not about recipes, it is about publicity. Mrs S is very much wanting some. Her cookbook sits in large piles at my 2 Costcos. They key word is "sits". This drama might move some of them.
JerzeeTomato at 9:16AM on 01/09/08