Elisabeth Hasselbeck accused of plagiarism. Do you believe it?http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090623/ap_en_tv/us_people_hasselbeck_plagiarism
BOSTON – The author of a health book has sued Elisabeth Hasselbeck, accusing the co-host of ABC's "The View" of plagiarism.
The lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court in Massachusetts, alleges that Hasselbeck lifted "word for word" content from a book written by Susan Hassett, a self-published author on Cape Cod.
Hasselbeck's book, "The G-Free Diet: A Gluten-Free Survival Guide," has appeared in the past month on several best-seller lists.
Hassett said in the lawsuit that she sent Hasselbeck a personal note and copy of her "Living With Celiac Disease" book as a courtesy after the television celebrity disclosed she had the illness last year.
Celiac disease is a digestive disorder associated with people who cannot digest gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye and barley.
Hassett said Hasselbeck's book "slavishly reproduces" lists and passages from her own work and includes inaccuracies about celiac disease that can be "misleading and dangerous" for people with the illness.
A lawyer for Hassett declined to comment Tuesday. A phone message left for Hasselbeck's agent was not immediately returned.
The lawsuit seeks to block the sale of Hasselbeck's book and asks that copies of it be withdrawn from distributors and stores.
It wouldn't surprise me. She doesn't have an original thought in that puny little brain of hers.
Posted by Abby McNabby
Haha! Awesome! I hope she goes to jail and all the big, meaty lesbians molest her with a broom! ;-)
Elizabeth Hasselbeck is a loudmouth little dog poop nugget who's not fit to toss my salad!
Posted by ms. whatsit
I disagree with her a lot, but I haven't read either book, so I am not sure.
Posted by Drew
i would have to see what was supposedly plagiarised to determine in my mind if it was. It isn't something i would expect out of her though.
Posted by lorinp1
I can't say with absolute certainty, but I doubt Hasselbeck plagiarized anything. From what I have seen of her she is an honest and forthcoming individual, and any sort of similarities between her book and Hassett's book is probably a coincidence. Plus, just because someone has "reproduced" something does not make it plagiarism. There are many ways in which a person can reproduce work in their own style and in their own words to where it is not exactly the same as someone else's. Is this Hassett woman a medical professional?? If not then her calling Elizabeth's information on celiac disease "misleading and dangerous" is just her opinion and not that of someone qualified to talk about it.
Posted by leslie
I doubt Hasselbeck plagiarized anything. She's not that kind of person. I hope she doesn't talk to the press - her or her attorney.
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