Seinfeld: Suit Doesn’t Have a Leg to Stand-Up On
Jerry Seinfeld is wondering how a show about nothing has turned him into an “actor.”
Lawyers for the former sitcom star have asked that a defamation lawsuit brought against him by a steamed cookbook author be tossed out on First Amendment grounds, arguing that any statements she perceived to be derogatory were made while he was in comedian mode.
Missy Chase Lapine, author of The Sneaky Chef: Simple Strategies for Hiding Healthy Foods in Kids’ Favorite Meals, has accused Jessica Seinfeld of swiping her methods for getting kids to eat vegetables and her funny hubby of slandering her during an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman in October.
Noting that the plaintiff was accusing his wife of committing “vegetable plagiarism” in her book Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food, Seinfeld told Letterman that Lapine being a “three-name woman” worried him.
“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.”
None of which Lapine took lightly when she added a defamation charge to the copyright-and-trademark-infringement lawsuit she filed against the Seinfelds in January (after Jerry had made those comments).
But while she referred to Seinfeld as a comedian in her original complaint, in a revised suit filed several weeks Lapine stated: “Jerry Seinfeld is an enormously wealthy and well-known actor.”
Seinfeld’s lawyers beg to differ, considering he was expected to be funny when he was a guest on the Late Show.
“No reasonable viewer could have thought that Seinfeld really meant that Lapine…might become an ’assassin’ simply because she has three names,” state court documents filed Tuesday in response to Lapine’s suit.
Ashley Tisdale Stays Fit and Healthy
Ashley Tisdale Stays Fit and Healthy
When everyone all over the world is constantly focusing on your appearance, the pressure to look fit is a constant. That’s why Ashley Tisdale does what she can to stay in shape.
The High School Musical babe was spotted out in Los Angeles, California yesterday, sans boyfriend Jared Murillo, on her way to her gym, LA Fitness.
After an intense workout, the singer/actress headed over to Whole Foods to pick up some healthy foods. It’s all about doing what it takes to look her best.
Ashley looked cute in a grey retro-look tank top and Victoria’s Secret PINK shorts, topped off with an Army baseball cap. And it’s been reported that we’ll have another album from Tisdale before 2008 is over.