BREAKING NEWS: Carrie Prejean Sues Miss California USA, Claiming Religious Discrimination

Posted on Aug 31, 2009 @ 02:48PM

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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."

In a statement obtained by RadarOnline.com, Limandri explained:

"Over the past two months we have worked hard to provide overwhelming evidence that Carrie Prejean did not violate her contract with Miss California USA and did not deserve to have her title revoked by Keith Lewis. We will make the case that her title was taken from her solely because of her support of traditional marriage. Keith Lewis has refused to clear her good name or even to admit any wrongdoing. Therefore, Carrie Prejean is left with no alternative but to take her case to court where she expects to be fully vindicated."

Lewis—Executive Director of Miss California USA and Miss California Teen USA -- released this statement to RadarOnline.com in response to Prejean’s lawsuit: “It appears that suits from both sides are now inevitable against the other. I would guess Carrie sees it as a chance to get publicity for her upcoming book because in the interviews I have seen, she talks about the suit and the book in the same breath. We have no problem with her selling lots of books - considering in the current situation we could stand to profit from every copy she sells. For us, it has never been about her beliefs and we have always just wanted to move on. But it seems like Carrie really has nothing new to talk about or anything new in her life so the impression is she just keeps looking for ways to rehash her position as a victim because of her onstage answer.”

A comment call to Shanna Moakler's rep was not returned.

Landov

Comments

How about **** discrimination! If the shoe fits wear it! SableAthena you're so correct......She's an idiot like Heidi and Spencer!

by London
Posted Tue, 09/01/2009 - 8:51am

I agree with her answer to Perez the fgot.

by jenny2009
Posted Tue, 09/01/2009 - 1:36am

She is a racist, a bigot, and a right-wing nut.

by abby
Posted Mon, 08/31/2009 - 9:42pm

Real Christians turn the other cheek. This is a publicity stunt. She should take her breast implants out and donate them to the next Miss Calfornia wannabe.

by BETRUE2U
Posted Mon, 08/31/2009 - 6:56pm

everyone is entitled to their own opinion and she spoke hers! im not for it and im not against it, but i dont think its right to judge her b/c of her opinion to such a question.

by xxSPxx
Posted Mon, 08/31/2009 - 4:53pm

why would you say her answer is terrible???? they asked an honest question, they got an honest answer! some people support gay marriage, and some people dont!

by xxSPxx
Posted Mon, 08/31/2009 - 4:50pm

It was terrible in her delivery, not in her opinion. I agree with her opinion, but she could have stated it more intelligently. I personally feel like she is doing this to hype up her new book

by SableAthena
Posted Mon, 08/31/2009 - 5:15pm

So a woman who believe's a group of people shouldn't have right's is crying about her own, I hope she loses again.

by EbinLv
Posted Mon, 08/31/2009 - 3:58pm

Please she acts so pure, but then pictures of her almost nude show up. Another person looking for money without working. She should get nothing in the suit. She brought this on herself

by Linda52156
Posted Mon, 08/31/2009 - 3:38pm

Just another Christian hypocrit, the pagent bought her boobs, just what would jesus want or do. I don't think he would care for a fake girl at all. hair & boobs

by EbinLv
Posted Mon, 08/31/2009 - 4:00pm