Ryan Seacrest Sued for Allegedly Ripping Off Tv Show

11 months ago 17th Dec 06:04

The actor - who celebrates his 60th birthday on Sunday (21Dec08) - says, "We shared a makeup trailer, in the mornings I'd see her putting eye shadow on, and I'd say, 'I need some of that.' "I showed off what we did to Frank Miller, and he said, 'I like it.'" American TV/radio personality Ryan Seacrest is facing a lawsuit from a TV tycoon, accusing him of stealing the idea for his new reality show from a four-year-old Turkish series.Papers filed on Monday (15Dec08) in Manhattan federal court charge Seacrest and Nbc network with ripping off the idea for his new series Momma's Boys from Perfect Bride, which debuted in Turkey in 2004.

We shared a makeup trailer, in the mornings I'd see her putting eye shadow on, and I'd say, 'I need some of that.' I showed off what we did to Frank Miller, and he said, 'I like it.'

The series, which follows bachelors and their mums as they struggle to find a suitable bride for their boys, was "willfully appropriated" according to the suit, filed by Luftu Murat Uckardesler. Uckardesler is seeking to bar Seacrest's show from TV for copyright and trademark infringement.Uckardesler's attorney says, "It's like me having a talent show and saying: 'We're going to pick the next American Idol".A spokesperson for Nbc said it hasn't yet seen the suit, but "is familiar with the plaintiffs' allegations, which are entirely without merit".Momma's Boys is scheduled to premiere in the U.S. on Tuesday (16Dec08).