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At the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Award ceremony where Julia Louis-Dreyfus was honored, Jerry Seinfeld, Tony Hale and Tina Fey discussed the impact of the comic actress on their career. (October 22)
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NEW YORK (AP) – Jerry Seinfeld on Monday attacked a California dealer specializing in classic cars, claiming that the company had left the comedian stuck in a dispute over the authenticity of a 1958 Porsche that stuck in the car. he had sold.

Seinfeld sought unspecified damages in his lawsuit in Manhattan federal court at the European Collectibles of Costa Mesa, California.

"Mr. Steinfeld, who is a very successful comedian, does not need to supplement his income by building and selling counterfeit sports cars," the lawsuit said.

Seinfeld owns one of the largest collections of Porsche in the world and has never dealt with the Californian company before asking its agent to offer to buy the collector vehicle.

The lawsuit comes weeks after Seinfeld was sued by a company that bought $ 1.5 million from the comedian's Porsche to learn that it was not true.

Jerry Seinfeld sued the Californian dealer who sold him a 1958 Porsche which he later learned was perhaps wrong. (Photo11: Matthew Sobocinski-USA TODAY & # 39; HUI)

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European Collectibles did not immediately return a message requesting a comment.

In the lawsuit, Seinfeld claims to have bought the car from European Collectibles for $ 1.2 million in February 2013. The suit says it's based on the company's certificate of authenticity.

Seinfeld then sold the car in March 2016 to Fica Frio Limited, based in the Channel Islands. Fica Frio, who sued Seinfeld earlier this month, wants to recover the money she has spent on the sale and all the costs she incurred.

The prosecution said that after Fica Frio's trial, Seinfeld "immediately contacted" European Collectibles to ask him to resolve the dispute directly with Fica Frio.

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This is not the 1958 Porsche in question, but it probably looks a lot like this. (Photo11: Gerry Broome, AP)

"To date, European Collectibles has refused to do it," said the trial.

The lawsuit alleged that the purchase of Seinfeld was not the first time that European Collectibles sold a restored Porsche that was claimed to be unauthentic by a dissatisfied collector.

The aim of the lawsuit is to "reveal to what extent European Collectibles is deploying fraudulent practices in the context of the restoration and sale of classic cars".

Orin Snyder, Seinfeld 's lawyer, said in a statement Monday that Seinfeld' s was based on the certificate of authenticity when he had bought the car and sold it three times. years later.

"Jerry has no responsibility in this matter, but he wants to do what's right, so he's engaging this action to hold European Collectibles accountable for his own authenticity certification and allowing the court to determine the right one." result, "he said. .

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