Jerry Seinfeld Defends Wife's Healthy Cookbook, Does McDonald's Ads

McDonald's newest pitchman: Jerry Seinfeld. Jerry is out promoting "Bee Movie," an animated featured he wrote and in which he stars.

This morning during the "Today" show, the following ad aired:

Mmm, sausage McMuffin. That sandwich has 450 calories, 27 grams of fat, and 95% of your daily cholesterol, to name just some of its nutritional value. Notable as Jerry's wife Jessica is everywhere right now thanks to her new cookbook "Deceptively Delicious," which is full of recipes of everyday food secretly cooked with vegetables. When Jessica appeared on October 9's "Oprah," audience members were told of his affinity for the book's banana bread and his preference for beet-stuffed chocolate cake. He even did a bit on his love of the spinach-packed brownie.

From ABC, 10/9

Did he need the corporate cash infusion? Jerry made an estimated $60 million last year alone.

Meanwhile, on last night's Letterman, Jerry made fun of claims that Jessica stole the idea for her veggie-packed recipes from Missy Chase Lapine, who published a similar book in April.

From CBS, 10/29

Comments

[drblack]

Seinfeld is a total ass. He was a jerk on Letterman and I understand he was always a jerk.
He rode the coattails of talented people on his show and kept the lions share of the money.
He is not funny and his wife obviously stole the cookbook idea.
He also seems to be a closet scientologist, and that cult is notorious for its insanity, inhumanity and arrogance.
I hope people realize that he deserves no more of their money.

[yaknow1]

When I saw the interview on Letterman, I was speechless. It was like watching Jerry Seinfeld peel a mask off and having Jeffrey Dahmer pop out. Calling that woman a "Wacko" numerous times was astounding. It was definitely a Michael Richards moment. Considering the alleged "Wacko's" book came out 6 months before his wife's, who's more likely to be the liar? A woman that has been a nutritionist and a chef for years or a woman with a proven track record for lying? You have to be an amazing liar to pull of the coup of ditching your husband within a month of marriage. I understand that he was trying to defend his wife's honor, but she lost that honor years ago when she decided to better-deal her first husband and start an affair within a month of her marriage.

[samguy]

A friend of mine works at a business frequented by stars. To them, an "A lister" is determined by how they treat the staff. Seinfeld is NOT an A-lister. By all counts, he's a dick and pretty much very George-like. Ironically, Jason Alexander is reputed to be one of the nicest guys around.

[NicoleAnonymous]

Who were the people George and Kramer were based on? I wonder if they're that way also in real life.

I was so disappointed when I found out Michael Richards is a racist jerk but maybe we often confuse actors with their roles. I don't think I watch the show and laugh at him again.

[Filinbills615]

George was originally based on Larry David.

[stevielee]

How much is enough for these folks. Jerry and his wife must be worth a quarter billion, and this guys keeps shamelessly shilling for any corp. that will pad his fortune.
We live in a world where the vast majority of resources go to the superfluous and peripheral, while 50 million can't get health care and another 50-75 million are on the brink of bankruptcy if they have a serious illness.
We are in the last throws of "high, late, capitalism", and this Seinfeld character exemplified this age of extreme mediocrity.

[NicoleAnonymous]

I think at some point when people are that rich they almost seem to lose perspective and become completely out of touch with the reality of many people who live with the fear that they can't pay their bills next month or if they are comfortable financially they know if they lost their job they wouldn't be able to pay their bills.

Sending a talk show host who is worth billions $20,000 worth of designer shoes to thank her for promoting your book is just in bad taste.Taking money from a fast food company while your wife claims everyone should make sure their children eat healthy is just hypocritical.

But in their defense, they certainly aren't the only celebrities who do this and we don't know them so perhaps we shouldn't judge them. But based on what I do know about them,they're not people who I respect or would want to spend any amount of time with.

[NicoleAnonymous]

Darn it - I said I wasn't going to talk about them anymore and I just did.

Now I'm a hypocrite also so I really can't judge them.

[johninoregon]

grimm asks, "What's with all the hate for a comedian? Did the guy kill somebody?...."

Yes. He promoted McDonald's, which is in the business of marketing products that kill people.

[kingofscotts]

Fast food does not kill people!

Idiots that eat it everyday kill themselves.

Personal responsibi­lity....ev­er hear of it?

[NicoleAnonymous]

You are right but their advertising is targeted to children who often don't have the ability to make good decisions on their own.

We're only pointing out that it's hypocritical to defend your wife for writing a book promotion healthy food for children and at the same time take money for promoting fast food although I'm probably wasting time trying to explain anything to you.

You don't know them yet you feel as though you have to defend them regardless of the proof that they're probably aren't decent people which is very strange.But if it means that much to you then I hope you're at least on their payroll.Otherwise, you're being fooled by people who probably wouldn't give you the time of day if they met you.

[Paul]

This is about... nothing.

[Trinkets]

Let's get real, Jessica Seinfeld married Jerry because of his money and fame. And if she were not Mrs. Jerry Seinfeld she would not have been on Oprah to promote her crappy book. And does anyone really believe she actually cooks for her kids?

[ZenJu]

Most of the postings here remind me of precisely why I think the demise of the human species might not be such a regrettable thing. Look at the cruelty, the hatred, the anger, and the ignorance here. Your words condemn you as a species.

[jlxn]

Yes, you're absolutely right.

[raymurt]

Jerr, call me.

Larry

[WilliamWallace]

Hollywood Cheese

[FirstShirt]

Get a life. The guy's a hoot. On NPR he quoted Lenny Bruce by saying, about himself, "we're all just schmucks". We need more Seinfelds and less Mahers.

[grimm]

What's with all the hate for a comedian? Did the guy kill somebody? Is he a racist? A warmonger?

He's rich from a very successful television show that he had a large part in creating. He made a cartoon. His wife wrote or co-wrote a cookbook.

Promoting a movie costs a fortune, even for him. So McDonalds is on board to push the flick. Big McDeal.

He's on all the shows pushing the movie. So what? He's a household name and any talk show is happy to have him on.

He doesn't need the dough and neither does his wife. It's something to do. I'd love to be wealthy enough to indulge in those sorts of pet projects.

The guy makes me laugh. With all the crap going on in the USA right now I'm grateful for it.

[JScott]

As usual a celeb shills for the big money, no news here.

[MA]

Consider his show: Self-absorbed, selfish, uncareing, hurtful people.
Life imitates art...

[BigBagel]

Thank God there are no people like than posting on this website.

[CountryBeforeParty]

and the greatest sitcom of all-time.

[jlxn]

I think that was the point. Making fun of self-absorbed, uncaring, hurtful people.

[kingofscotts]

MA

Life just has to suck for you. I'm sorry for that. To wake up everyday so filled with hate for everyone....just sad really really sad.

[ParacleteofKavorka]

I just can't believe that Jerry eats at McDonald's. I saw a show on the McDonald's Corp. which featured a segment on their opening of stores in China. I thought "How can the Chinese eat that crap?". Then I realized that we eat it here.