Elisabeth Hasselbeck of "The View" accused of plagiarism; sued for copyright infringement (Rosie O'Donnell, Massachusetts)

[AnUnidentifiedMale]

(06-23) 13:27 PDT BOSTON (AP) --

A lawsuit in federal court in Massachusetts alleges that Hasselbeck lifted "word for word" content from a book on celiac disease written by a self-published author on Cape Cod.

Hasselbeck's book, "The G-Free Diet: A Gluten-Free Survival Guide" has appeared over the last month in several best-selling lists.

The Associated Press: 'View' co-host Hasselbeck accused of plagiarism

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,528542,00.html

[ovcatto]

How else could she have composed a thought worthy of being put onto paper?

[bellalunatic]

*gasp*
you mean a reality TV contestant turned TV personality turned writer plagiarized?!
*gasp*
how could that have possibly happened?

[karfar]

She has a best-selling book out? I weep.

[AnUnidentifiedMale]

Originally Posted by bellalunatic

*gasp*
you mean a reality TV contestant turned TV personality turned writer plaigarized?!
*gasp*
how could that have possibly happened?

I never understood why she was chosen to be on The View. If they wanted a young conservative, was she really the best they could come up with?

[thefinalsay]

Originally Posted by ovcatto

How else could she have composed a thought worthy of being put onto paper?

she doesn't have a team of writers doing her bidding Moderator cut: offensive

that being said, hasselbeck is freaking annoying.

[Houston3]

Originally Posted by AnUnidentifiedMale

I never understood why she was chosen to be on The View. If they wanted a young conservative, was she really the best they could come up with?

Yeah....and they have picked some woppers for the liberal side too...rosie comes to mind...and jody or what ever her name is...

[thefinalsay]

Originally Posted by AnUnidentifiedMale

I never understood why she was chosen to be on The View. If they wanted a young conservative, was she really the best they could come up with?

I don't consider her a conservative, but she was needed to pretty up the hags on the show. liberal women aren't known for being too attractive.

[SouthCity09]

Originally Posted by thefinalsay

she doesn't have a team of writers doing her bidding Moderator cut: questionably offensive.

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quit defending her..she is an idiot.

[AnUnidentifiedMale]

Originally Posted by Houston3

Yeah....and they have picked some woppers for the liberal side too...rosie comes to mind...and jody or what ever her name is...

I don't know who Jody is, but Rosie O'Donnell has a long list of credits to her name. What had Hasselbeck done before she was on The View? She was on Survivor - and she wasn't even one of the finalists!