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Costanza Sues Seinfeld

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Costanza Sues Seinfeld

Will the real Costanza please stand up! Michael Costanza, a former college classmate of Jerry Seinfeld, has just sued the comedian for supposedly using his "name, likeness and persona" in the creation of George Costanza, Jerry's shlubby sidekick. The real-life Costanza--who claims that the sitcom portrayal has left him with "severe emotional distress"--is looking for a cool $100 million in reparations, according to this lawsuit filed October 26 in New York's State Supreme Court. (4 pages)

Bonus: Seinfeld fiancee not named Mulva!