Elisabeth Hasselbeck Is Being Sued Over Diet Book
Elisabeth Hasselbeck, co-host of ABC’s The View, is being sued over accusations her best-selling diet book plagiarized another author’s work.
Elisabeth Hasselbeck’s book, The G-Free Diet: A Gluten-Free Survival Guide, which made it to The New York Times best seller list, was published in May.
Self-Published author Susan Hassett filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Hasselbeck claiming she mailed her a copy of her book, Living with Celiac Disease, in April 2008 because she wanted to help Hasselbeck spread awareness on her television show about the condition, which involves an intolerance to gluten.
Hassett is also suing Hasselbeck’s publisher, Center Street Hachette, and her ghost-writer, whose identity is unidentified. She is seeking compensation for profits made from Hasselbeck’s book and asks for the book be removed from distribution.
Hasselbeck’s representatives, stating that there is no basis for the allegations.
What do you think about the allegations? Do you think Elisabeth plagiarized?
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