Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Did Steve Harvey Steal Her Book?

A writer named Sharon P. Carson is claiming that Steve Harvey's new much talked about book "Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man" is not his it's HERS! She claims she holds the copyright to a book of the same exact title with the same exact premise. And much of his book is way too similar to hers. She wrote her book back in 2004 and is speaking out about Steve (or his people) stealing it and changing some words, then slapping his name on it so he could go make money for the publishers and writers.


Heres some examples she gives:

Before Steve wrote: " WE (MEANING MEN) HAVE TO FEEL LIKE SOMEBODYS GOT OUR BACK, LIKE WERE THE KING, EVEN IF WERE NOT

I wrote: THE GOLDEN RULE OF RELATIONSHIPS IS THIS, IF YOU PLACE YOUR OWN VALUE IN A RELATIONSHIP BELOW THAT OF A MAN, YOU WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO UP THE PRICE.

Before Steve wrote: WHEN SHES IN LOVE WITH YOU SHE IS LOYAL TO YOU - SHE CANT SEE HERSELF WITH SOMEONE ELSE BECAUSE FOR HER NO ONE ELSE WILL DO. THATS A WOMANS LOVE

I wrote: THIS IS WHAT HAS BEEN KEEPING WOMEN IN BAD RELATIONSHIPS; THEY THINK THAT NO ONE ELSE WILL DO THAT HE IS THE ONLY ONE IN THE WORLD FOR HER

Before Steve wrote: If youre telling your man you want a nose job and he sees nothing wrong with the nose you already have, then maybe you ought to think about leaving your nose alone, why run the risk of something going wrong when your man is already happy with the way you look. Why lose the extra weight if your man is happy with you the way you are?

I WROTE: HE WANTS ME TO LOSE WEIGHT If you are overweight, losing weight is a wonderful idea for many reasons, including your health. When you embark on a weight-loss program, however, do it because it is something you want to do and not just to please the man in your life. If it makes him happy in the process, thats great, but he might think you need to lose 50 pounds and you would be happy with

This wouldnt be the first time a celeb claimed a book was theirs and it was actually stolen. Sadly, this happens everyday. But when the person in question is getting Oprah publicity it becomes an extra serious matter. You be the judge. Scandal?

Okay, first off, looking at the examples she gave, it looks to me as if she was giving an opinion from a woman's perspective and Steve Harvey was giving his from that of a man. No harm, no foul. Perhaps they should team up and do a Relationships: From a Man's Perspective and a Woman's Perspective type show and let BET or WE produce it. I bet it would be an instant hit and they could stop the squabbling. But hey, if she makes a big enough fuss, her book just might get published and be the "Woman's Perspective" spin-off or something.

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