SEINFELD THE HISTORIAN
Lapine, the author of “The Sneaky Chef: Simple Strategies for Hiding Healthy Foods in Kids’ Favorite Meals,” accused Seinfeld’s wife of plagiarizing her cookbook. Jessica Seinfeld’s “Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food” was published in October; Lapine’s book was published in April.
The publisher had rejected a book by Lapine but published a book by Seinfeld on the same subject.
Jerry being the comedian that he is, had his next routine laid out like red carpet…… On a nationally televised talk show appearance he called Ms. Lapine a crackpot and compared her to the killers of John Lennon and Martin Luther King…. I didn’t know Jerry was such a historian…..
Jerry has moved to dismiss slander/defamation claim stating that it was “in jest” only and could not be taken seriously by anyone… If he is talking about Lindsay Lohan, he is making a good point but we are talking about a private individual’s cookbook… Much different standard….
My take…. Jerry has some problems. There is no way the slander case is being dismissed. Jerry may be a comedian but when you take his comments in the overall light of the manner they were intended, a jury could easily find them defamatory….. While it is not spelled out in the Constitution, one right private citizens have as compared to celebrities is the right not to be insulted on national television.
He can run his comedian defense out there all he wants but if I am on the jury, I say that comedy was not the motive behind the statements……
Ms. Lapine is not a public figure who are generally easy fodder for jokes as the standard for defamation is much higher. If it is Lindsay Lohan you can pretty much say anything you want about her as long you don’t accuse her of giving you and STD. (unless of course its true)
You heard it here first that Jerry will pay out on this lawsuit……
Lesson to Jerry…… When you are on national television, talk shit about Paris Hilton and Lindsey Lohan but leave happy home-maker alone……
