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No Suit For You! Judge Tosses Seinfeld Defamation Case

No Suit For You! Judge Tosses Seinfeld Defamation Case

Our long national nightmare is over. Today a judge threw out a multi-million dollar defamation suit against Jerry Seinfeld in regards to statements he said about an author suing his wife over her "cookbook" Deceptively Delicious. So we're all clear: Jerry Seinfeld does not really think that the woman who claimed his wife was a plagiarist was an wacky assassin? Okay? more ›

Seinfeld's Comedy Terrified Litigious Cookbook Author and Daughter

Seinfeld's Comedy Terrified Litigious Cookbook Author and Daughter

The cookbook author who's locked in a vicious legal battle with Jerry Seinfeld and his wife Jessica says the Bee Movie star's "jokes" at her expense on the David Letterman show last January scared her and her daughter. In court papers filed Tuesday, Missy Chase Lapine—who is suing Jessica Seinfeld for stealing her recipes for sneaking vegetables into kids' food—reveals that she was emotionally devastated by Seinfeld's comments, which compared her to notorious killers with three names like Mark David Chapman, John Lennon's murderer. "I have never felt so frightened and vulnerable as the day my daughter, 7 years old, came home from school and asked, 'Mom, what is an assassin?,'" Lapine says. "I started feeling scared. I thought I made a big mistake talking to any reporters because now this billionaire is angry and attacking me everywhere." more ›

"Vegetable Plagiarism" Lawsuit Continues

"Vegetable Plagiarism" Lawsuit Continues

The NY Times revisited the continuing saga of the the culinary lawsuit against Jessica Seinfeld and Jerry Seinfeld. Cookbook author Missy Chase Lapine has accused Mrs. Seinfeld of plagiarism, swiping ideas from her proposed cookbook about making recipes using pureed vegetables. Lapine's detailed proposal was rejected by HarperCollins, which released Seinfeld's seemingly similar cookbook six months after Lapine's was published. Her lawsuit also claims the iconic comedian defamed her, calling her a "wacko" and likening her to an "assassin" on Letterman. So far, Jessica Seinfeld's cookbook Deceptively Delicious has sold 2.4 million copies (with a big push from Oprah), while Lapine's The Sneaky Chef has sold over 200,000. more ›

Seinfeld Lawyers Argue that He's a Comedian

Seinfeld Lawyers Argue that He's a Comedian

Jerry Seinfeld’s lawyers urged a judge yesterday to throw out a defamation lawsuit brought against him by litigious cookbook author Missy Chase Lapine. In addition to suing Seinfeld’s wife Jessica for plagiarizing her book about sneaking healthy food into kids’ meals, Lapine has also sued Jerry for slander after he likened her to an assassin on David Letterman's show: "If you read history, many of the three-name people do become assassins. Mark David Chapman and, you know, James Earl Ray. So, that's my concern." more ›

Seinfeld, Responding to Lawsuit, Says It Was Just a Joke

Seinfeld, Responding to Lawsuit, Says It Was Just a Joke

Lawyers for Jerry Seinfeld insist the comic was just joking when he described "Sneaky Chef" author Missy Chase Lapine as a "wacko" for accusing his wife of plagiarism. Lapine is currently suing for trademark infringement because she says Jessica Seinfeld’s hit book about sneaking healthy food into kids’ snacks, called "Deceptively Simple," contains too many similarities to "Sneaky Chef" – and it was published by HarperCollins, who twice rejected Lapine’s pitch. more ›

Comment of the Day:  What's the Deal With Lawsuits?

Comment of the Day: What's the Deal With Lawsuits?

Is it something or nothing that an author's cookbook about hiding pureeed vegetables in children's food is similar to a later-published cookbook about hiding pureeed vegetables in children's food? Well, if the later cookbook's author is Jessica Seinfeld and Jerry Seinfeld refers to the other author as a "wacko" and "nut job," it means a lawsuit is in the works! more ›

Seinfelds Face Lawsuit Over Defamation, Plagiarism

Seinfelds Face Lawsuit Over Defamation, Plagiarism

Missy Chase Lapine, the children’s cookbook author who claims Jessica Seinfeld – the comedian’s wife (pictured) – “brazenly plagiarized” her work is now taking it up a notch by slapping both Jessica and Jerry with lawsuits. She’s accusing Jerry of defamation because when the scandal made headlines back in October, Jerry went on TV and talked some trash that was as arrogant as it was stupid. more ›

Is Mrs. Seinfeld's Cookbook Deceptive As Well As Deceptively Delicious?

Is Mrs. Seinfeld's Cookbook Deceptive As Well As Deceptively Delicious?

– about getting kids to eat healthy by slipping veggies into treats – is startlingly similar to Deceptively Delicious, a recent cookbook by Jerry Seinfeld’s wife Jessica (pictured). more ›

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