Posted on 06/13/2009 8:12:54 PM PDT by Mozilla
Miss California USA Pageant Director Keith Lewis explained the decision to fire then-Miss California Carrie Prejean in the following statement: “This was a decision based solely on contract violations including Ms. Prejean’s unwillingness to make appearances on behalf of the Miss California USA organization.”
But In an exclusive interview with Big Hollywood, Ms. Prejean’s attorney, Charles S. LiMandri, who says that he and his client learned of the firing during a phone call from gossip site TMZ, vehemently denies those allegations.
“She greeted troops, ‘Fox and Friends,’ she was lined up for the Special Olympics this weekend. It is pure BS.” He continued that neither the Miss California USA Pageant organization nor Miss USA owner Donald Trump had ever taken issue with the frequency of her media appearances: “They never said it was a problem.”
According to Mr. LiMandri, the real reason behind the firing was three-fold: His client’s beliefs regarding same-sex marriage, a possible book deal with his client (a deal approved by Mr. Trump), and the fact that Ms. Prejean refused to pose for Playboy Magazine or participate in a docudrama promoting same-sex marriage.
Mr. LiMandri stated emphatically, “[Ms. Prejean] is being persecuted for the [same-sex marriage] answer she gave. They wanted her out of the way so that she couldn’t be standing in opposition to their same-sex marriage agenda. And a lot of people in the gay community wanted her out. I told the Miss USA organization, she is not anti-gay, she is just pro-traditional marriage. She never wanted to be part of that fight. She got thrown into it when Perez Hilton asked her that question.“
(Excerpt) Read more at bighollywood.breitbart.com ...
Lawsuit pending?
Keith Lewis is a putz
“Miss Whatever pageants” are so boring, I am sure only David Lecherman, similar freaky creeps plus the I’m-so-bored-I-have-nothing-else-to-do are the ones tuning in. (Contestants, their families, and “production staff” get a complete pass, btw.)
She might have a problem selling it cause the girl who replaced her...is pro-TM too...
They just wanted to get rid of the very public figure.
What are the odds the new girl “sees the light about same sex marriage” not long after the this is settled??
Regards
I thought that Miss USA contestants were not allowed to pose for Playboy. So how can she be fired?
Not surprising that Prejean is being persecuted by the homos. She publicly opposed what’s been at the top of their agenda. She stood up and drew the line in the sand and stated her beliefs. And that’s what’s making the queers choke the appendages.
For me, stories like this are a stark reminder that:
- real Christians have very little influence in government, business, education, entertainment or the media
- those persons who do have influence do NOT worship the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
- many if not all of the elite are actively working to implement an anti-Christian agenda
- we may already have reached the point of no return
Quit abusiing the sidebars!
Aha, so that did it! Can't have a decent Miss California or Miss USA anymore, right?
I hope God blesses her with a victory in this. Even if one doesn’t like her or (fairly) criticizes her for appearing in a beauty pageant to begin with, it’s a very bad sign for our culture when our ability to have and keep our jobs is threatened simply for believing in biblical marriage as Christ defined it in Matthew 19:4-6.
The pro-homosexual pressure from employers isn’t limited to Hollywood. I live in a state where (thankfully) we voted some years back to define marriage as between a man and a woman. One of my bosses was a stereotypical homosexual drama queen who really tried to bully and emotionally blackmail the employees to vote against biblical marriage. It really angered me as we were his employees who were there for a paycheck and he was trying to use his power to bully and get his way on this in a fight his side started. I had another job where one of the managers was a lesbian whose “girlfriend” was having a turkey baster child and they put all sorts of pressure on us to attend a baby shower honoring the “two mothers”. I’m more than happy to “live and let live” and leave these folks alone when it comes to their personal lives. Sadly, they won’t return the favor and leave the rest of us alone. I suppose this is to be expected as we live in Romans 1:24-32.
So she (replacement) is at the plate for the same...we shall see, n’est pas?
And I'm saddened to say that includes her Pastor, Miles McPheerson, whom I adore. Everytime I'm in San Diego I go to his church, but he's been acting like her manager, and it's been unseemly.
“Ms. Prejean refused to pose for Playboy Magazine
Aha, so that did it! Can’t have a decent Miss California or Miss USA anymore, right?”
Times have changed(and not for the better). It was only 25 years ago that Vanessa Williams lost her Miss America crown over posing in Penthouse.
What have they done for her except trash her? They released the information that she had breast implants. I would sue them over that alone. That is in violation of HIPPA!
Keith Lewis is a jerk and a liar. He said that she missed 52 appearances since the news conference. That was less than a month ago.
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"The hardest thing about firing her was that I believe it was exactly what they wanted. This script wouldn't even sell in Hollywood it's so unbelievable. And since I have nothing to gain from firing her, and she has everything to gain to say it's her beliefs that got her fired that's why we're hearing this story," said Lewis.
Lewis agreed that Prejean didn't 'miss' any appearances — but says she didn't agree to any.
Prejean, who also appeared on Geraldo at Large, stood by her belief she was stripped of her title due to her political views.
"They are not going to tell the truth on a lot of things. I've heard I've missed 52 missed appearances. Since the press coverage was only a month ago, that would be two a day," said Prejean.
She also alleges Lewis asked her to give him a "response in writing" over taking a Playboy partial nudity photo shoot, a request that "absolutely shocked" her.
Prejean also said Lewis would not allow her to do things she wanted, such as the Special Olympics, forcing her to call Trump daily.
"Donald Trump was tired of being in the middle," said Prejean.
April 20, 2009
Keith Lewis, who runs the Miss California competition, tells FOXNews.com that he was “saddened” by Prejean’s statement.
“As co-director of the Miss California USA, I am personally saddened and hurt that Miss California believes marriage rights belong only to a man and a woman,” said Lewis in a statement. “I believe all religions should be able to ordain what unions they see fit. I do not believe our government should be able to discriminate against anyone and religious beliefs have no politics in the Miss California family.”
Miss California’s answer sparked a shouting match in the lobby after the show. “It’s ugly,” said Scott Ihrig, a gay man, who attended the pageant with his partner. “I think it’s ridiculous that she got first runner-up. That is not the value of 95 percent of the people in this audience. Look around this audience and tell me how many gay men there are.”
They gave her an opportunity for a career beyond her wildest imagination..they made her a household name. Again..who actually won the title?
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