EXCLUSIVE: Miss California Officials Say Carrie Prejean Never Paid Back Money For Breast Augmentation & Tried To Get Director Fired
Posted on Oct 19, 2009 @ 08:04PM - 18 comments
It is the beauty battle that still has legs one year later. The Miss California Pageant has filed suit against former beauty queen Carrie Prejean, alleging she never paid them back for her surgery and tried to get the pageant director fired.
See The Court Papers Here and Here
"In January, 2009, Ms. Prejean and K2 Productions entered into an oral agreement whereby K2 Productions agreed to loan Ms. Prejean money to pay for breast augmentation surgery so that she (in her opinion) would be more competitive at the Miss USA 2009 pageant. Ms. Prejean agreed that she would repay the loan, and proceeded to have her desired breast augmentation surgery. The idea for Ms. Prejean to have the breast augmentation surgery came from Ms. Prejean herself, not from K2 Productions or the Miss Universe Organization," the papers said.
Problems With Carrie Prejean Began Before Pageant Says Official
Echoed pageant director Keith Lewis in an exclusive statement to RadarOnline.com: "Carrie Prejean asked us for the breast augmentation because she felt it would make her more competitive in the Miss USA pageant. She asked for the money and never paid it back. The surgery cost $5,200."
PHOTOS: Miss California: Carrie Prejean
The papers also state that on June 4, 2009, Prejean e-mailed Miss Universe Organization President Paula Shugart in support of two of the show's producers taking over the organization. "And to add insult to injury, Ms. Prejean said her recommendation was 'Just from me to you' - obviously because she was not telling Mr. Lewis that she was seeking to have K2 Productions replaced as the Miss California USA franchise holder," the papers added.
BREAKING NEWS: Carrie Prejean Sues Miss California USA, Claiming Religious Discrimination
BREAKING NEWS: Carrie Prejean Sues Miss California USA, Claiming Religious Discrimination
Posted on Aug 31, 2009 @ 02:48PM - 21 comments
Former Miss California USA Carrie Prejean has filed a complaint against pageant officials, Keith Lewis and Shanna Moakler, RadarOnline.com has learned.
The complaint, filed in the Superior Court of California, cites damages to Prejean including libel, public disclosure of private facts, religious discrimination, intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligent infliction of emotional distress.
Read the Carrie Prejean Filed Court Documents
"To us it's outrageous what happened," Prejean's attorney, Charles S. LiMandri, told RadarOnline.com exclusively. "There's no doubt in our
minds, that if she had answered that question at the Miss USA pageant differently she'd probably still be Miss USA right now, but she'd definitely still be Miss California."
Prejean (Barely) Sings At Horse Race
Posted on Jul 25, 2009 @ 09:51AM - Add a comment
Looks like disgraced Miss California USA has found something to do with her time of late--attempt a singing career at horse races.
The blonde, booted from her spot as Belle of California for allegedly failing to comply with pageant mandates in her scheduling, turned up to a behatted horse race in Del Mar, Ca. on Friday.
A vocal crowd took in Prejean, wearing a fitted green dress, serenade the stadium with an opening song meant to bring excitement to the big race.
Check out fan reaction, and Carrie's vocal stylings, in our clip above.
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: ESPY Stars Challenge Shaq and Carmelo Anthony to a Duel
Posted on Jul 16, 2009 @ 11:35AM - Add a comment
From Michael Phelps to Condoleeza Rice, from Kobe Bryant to Kendra, it was a star-studded night in Los Angeles on Wednesday for the taping of the 2009 ESPY Awards.
See photos of stars arriving at the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles
And only RadarOnline.com’s special correspondent, former Miss USA Rachel Smith, asked the questions you want answered.
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: NFL Star says Tony Romo & Jessica Simpson Recipe For Disaster
Posted on Jul 16, 2009 @ 07:39AM - Add a comment
The red carpet at the ESPY Awards at the Nokia Center in Los Angeles Wednesday night was sizzling, and the hottest topic was the superstar breakup of the Ken & Barbies of the NFL, Dallas Quarterback Tony Romo and sexy siren Jessica Simpson.
See photos of stars arriving at the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Michael Phelps Making A Splash on Dancing With The Stars?
Posted on Jul 16, 2009 @ 07:03AM - Add a comment
Which athlete will dance their way onto our TVs screens next season?
That’s what RadarOnline.com’s special correspondent, former Miss USA Rachel Smith, asked at the 2009 ESPY Awards taping Wednesday night in Los Angeles.
See photos of stars arriving at the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles
Carrie Prejean's Camp Issues Ultimatum To Miss California USA Official
Posted on Jun 19, 2009 @ 07:46AM - Add a comment
Carrie Prejean's lawyer Charles LiMandri Thursday said Miss California USA executive director Keith Lewis must retract statements he made that "tarnished" the San Diego beauty's name and caused her to suffer "severe emotional distress," or face the consequences of a defamation lawsuit.
LiMandri said that Lewis is a "gay activist" who engineered Prejean's firing as the Miss California USA representative; Lewis has said the 22-year-old blond was canned over "many, many, many things" -- most notably no-showing scheduled public appearances.
Limandri said that Lewis' requests were off-putting to the outspokenly conservative Prejean.
"She did not think it was appropriate for her to accept Mr. Lewis' invitation to attend a gay documentary in Hollywood promoting same-sex
marriage," LiMandri said. "It was not my client's job, as Miss California, simply to help your client promote his personal or business interests as a Hollywood agent and producer, or gay activist."
Lewis said the owner of the pageant is skeptical of the claims Prejean and her associates have made.
"Mr. LiMandri obviously has never watched The Apprentice if he believes that Mr. Trump could be so easily fooled," Lewis said. "Facts are facts, and we stand by them."
(Photo: WENN)
EXCLUSIVE: The Secret E-Mails Behind Carrie Prejean's Firing; Plus Her Lawyer Speaks Out
Posted on Jun 16, 2009 @ 08:58AM - Add a comment
Former Miss California Carrie Prejean is fighting back against the Miss California pageant organizers. "Keith Lewis tried to set Carrie up and the way he did it is despicable," Carrie’s lawyer Charles LiMandi tells RadarOnline.com. He says that Carrie shouldn’t have lost her crown, and he suspects ulterior malicious motives from the pageant officials!
Click here to read the E-Mails!
The Miss CA USA saga is far from over as the de-throned beauty queen considers legal action against the pageant director. "Carrie is looking at all of her options and definitely considering taking legal action against the Miss California USA pageant,” her lawyer tells RadarOnline.com. “There is a long statute of limitations so she doesn't have to do anything right now but she is absolutely looking into this and she isn't afraid to go all the way to trial with this case.” However, the 22 year old blonde pageant queen may not sue if the money starts rolling in. LiMandi explains what is going to stop her from suing, “She has told me that she has had thousands of requests for speaking engagements and quite a few job offers, so she may not find it in her best interest to sue after all, it just depends on the career decision she makes."
One of the major sticking points in the controversy was the book deal that Carrie was working on. Her lawyer explained to us that while Carrie has hired a literary publicist, she has not signed a book deal. LiMandi was emailing with the Trump office the Monday before Carrie was fired. “Mr. Trump supported her writing a book,” he tells RadarOnline.com. “He was in the process of writing an amendment to her contract to allow her to write the book when Carrie was fired. We were surprised to hear that that was one of the reasons she was fired.”
As for the claims by the pageant officials that Carrie was was making appearances in violation of her contract, her lawyer denies that claim and tells RadarOnline.com that her appearance for Shape Magazine was set up by Mr. Trump. “That’s the kind of thing Keith Lewis is saying she did as a breach of her contract, but that isn’t true.”
Carrie's lawyer tells RadarOnline.com that the published nasty email exchange Carrie had with Keith Lewis was a mistake that the beauty queen made after Lewis denied her request to visit the troops on the USS Ronald Reagan. "Carrie was frustrated and upset and she sent those emails in the heat of the moment. She knows they weren't nice but she was very upset and felt that Mr. Lewis was not treating her fairly."
“She wanted to go down and meet the troops on the USS Ronald Reagan and Keith Lewis wouldn’t give her immediate approval so she asked Mr. Trump and he intervened and asked Keith what the problem was and he said he was still thinking about it and Trump told him it was a no brainer. So she did that and it was a big hit. Visiting the troops was an honor for her, as Miss California and as Carrie Prejean.”
Even though the beauty queen doesn’t have her crown, all of her ill will is towards Keith Lewis, and not Donald Trump, the owner of the pageant. "Carrie and Donald have spoken several times since she was fired and he has told her that he was only going by what he was told by the pageant director Keith Lewis, but we feel that Keith lied to get his own way and to get rid of Carrie."
(Photo: Zuma Press)
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Former Miss California Carrie Prejean Too Upset to Sleep Says Brother
Posted on Jun 12, 2009 @ 07:54PM - Add a comment
Regardless of what you think about former Miss California Carrie Prejean, one can’t help but wonder how her bumpy rollercoaster ride of fame has been affecting her beyond her continued poised TV appearances. RadarOnline.com spoke exclusively to her brother Billy to gain some insight into Prejean’s current personal hell.
Click on the video to find out more of Prejean’s dream turned nightmare
"My sister didn't deserve this!" Billy says. "She's very upset, not being able to sleep. She's beside herself."
"She doesn't understand why all this is happening. It just feels like a bad dream to her. I'm sure she'll make it through."
Earlier on Friday, pageant director Keith Lewis fought back against Prejean’s public denials that she failed to live up to her contract.
Click here to read his play-by-play of her reign.
Shanna Moakler Wants Back Into Pageant World
Posted on Jun 12, 2009 @ 05:31PM - Add a comment
Having resigned from her post as co-director of the Miss California pageant, Shanna Moakler now wants back in following the firing of Carrie Prejean.
Click play to watch Moakler's bid to come back!
“I’d love to go back,” Moakler said in Los Angeles on Thursday. “I love the California organization.”
Moakler was outspoken over her differences with anti-gay marriage Prejean and was upset by how Prejean kept her crown despite shirking her official duties. Seems like Moakler won in the end!
Problems With Carrie Prejean Began Before Pageant Says Official
Posted on Jun 12, 2009 @ 04:54PM - Add a comment
Since she was fired from her post as Miss California, Carrie Prejean has been on the defensive, pegging much of her current woes on the controversial answer on gay marriage she gave during the Miss USA competition. But Keith Lewis, director of the Miss California organization, says their headaches with the beauty queen began long before she took the national stage.
