Elisabeth Hasselbeck Faces Lawsuit

A self-published author in Cape Cod has sued Elisabeth Hasselbeck, a co-host of ABC’s “The View,” for copyright infringement, accusing her of plagiarizing substantial portions of her book “Living With Celiac Disease.”
According to a lawsuit filed Monday in United States District Court in Massachusetts, Ms. Hasselbeck, whose diet book “The G-Free Diet: A Gluten-Free Survival Guide,” was published by the Center Street imprint of the Hachette Book Group in May, copied “significant portions” of various lists from “Living with Celiac Disease” by Susan Hassett.

The plaintiff, Susan Hassett, says she sent a copy of her own book Living with Celiac Disease to Hasselbeck last year. And now this year Hasselbeck comes out with her own book (written with Peter Green) on the topic, and there seems to be a lot of similarities, including chapter titles and certain phrasing of words.

AP reports that Susan Hassett is claiming in a federal lawsuit filed in Boston that the celebrity infringed on Hassett’s copyrights by publishing a book on celiac disease, titled “The G-Free Diet: A Gluten-Free Survival Guide,” last month.

In a statement, a Hachette spokeswoman and an attorney for Ms. Hasselbeck said: “Neither Center Street nor Elisabeth Hasselbeck has been served with the Complaint in this action. However, there is no basis for the allegations in the Complaint as published in the press. Ms. Hasselbeck worked diligently and tirelessly on her book and is disappointed in this attempt to discredit her work and her ability to bring this important message to the public.”

Hasselbeck only recently discovered she suffers from celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder linked to gluten proteins found in wheat, barley and rye.

A little over a year later, Hassett says Hasselbeck published "The G Free Diet-A Gluten Free Survival Guide."

Their names are so similar, maybe Elisabeth thought she actually wrote that book?

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Elisabeth Hasselbeck pregnant third child

Perky Elisabeth Hasselbeck is at it again. She announced Thursday on The View that she and husband Tim are expecting their third child

Elisabeth Hasselbeck is expecting her third child. In fact, she says she was knocked up without even realizing it!

"I'm pregnant again!” she announced Thursday morning on The View. "I'm due in August. I'll try to pop this one out before we leave [on summer hiatus], Barbara."

The 31-year-old and her husband, Tim, 30, are already the proud parents of 3-year-old daughter Grace, and son Taylor Thomas, who just celebrated his first birthday Nov. 9.

"We were thoroughly happy with the surprise of it," she said. "I didn't even know for two months."

Hasselbeck said her husband, Tim Hasselbeck, and herself were happy with their surprise. The Hasselbeck couple did not know about her pregnancy for two months.

Elisabeth Hasselback said she realized she became pregnant after the Inauguration on Jan 20. Hasselbeck said she felt tired, nauseous and worn out.

The ardent Republican added that she thought she was tired from the hoopla of the election, but "No – I was knocked up and didn’t realize it!"

Elisabeth Hasselbeck is married to Tim Hasselbeck, a former football player. The couple’s two earlier children are Grace Hasselbeck, 3, and Taylor Hasselbeck, 1. Elisabeth Hasselbeck is expected to deliver her new baby in August 2009.