Posted on 08/31/2009 9:49:23 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Carrie Prejean has filed a lawsuit against Miss California USA officials who stripped her of her title, accusing them of libel and religious discrimination for her views on same-sex marriage.
Carrie Prejean was stripped of her Miss California USA title earlier this year.
"We will make the case that her title was taken from her solely because of her support of traditional marriage," her attorney, Charles LiMandri, said in a news release.
Prejean stepped into controversy at the Miss USA pageant in April when, in response to a question from a judge, she declared her opposition to same-sex marriage. Prejean finished as first runner-up.
The complaint was filed in Superior Court of California against Miss California USA officials Keith Lewis and Shanna Moakler, as well as publicist Roger Neal.
It alleges that Prejean suffered because of "libel, public disclosure of private facts, religious discrimination, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and negligent infliction of emotional distress."
LiMandri had threatened to file a defamation lawsuit if Lewis did not retract statements he made about the former beauty queen. LiMandri's letter to Lewis' attorney also accused Lewis of setting Prejean up to be fired because of her statements opposing same-sex marriage.
When Prejean, 22, was dethroned in June, Lewis said it was for "contract violations," including missed public appearances.
He said then it wasn't one thing Prejean did, but "many, many, many things."
"She came to us and said I'm not interested in your input; I'll make my own decision what I'm going to do," Lewis told CNN's Larry King in June. "You know, when you have a contract, when you're working for someone, you have a responsibility to follow through on what that requirement is."
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Courageous girl. I admire her.
Perez Hilton is the one the pageant ought to be going after. If they didn’t want the subject of same sex marriage discussed he shouldn’t have introduced it into his question.
GOOD FOR HER!!!!
When she’s done.. she’ll OWN the state of CALIFORNIA.. THAT and $5 will get her a STARBUCKS.
This will not send a thrill up Chris Matthews’ leg.
What would a fag know of female beauty?
Indeed.
Seems to me that any homosexual groups who are asking the public not to descriminate against homosexuals ought to be loudly denouncing this "Perez Hilton" fellow...but perhaps I missed it.
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Nothing I am sure.... he was there to create something like this.... They knew he was going to go after her with that question... just like the award shows all these pagents are shames...
You GO GIRL!
..though not quite the female ideal (defined to be exactly how my wife looks).
Perez who? ..........whahhhh (dimitted fads fade so fast)
She has a million dollar figure, but the top half is counterfeit.
..and an excellent counterfeit it is....
Drop those restraining orders! Please!!!
She should sue everyone associated with the pageant for 100 million dollars. She should have done it immediately after the pageant. The fact that a queer is judging in a beauty contest is more appropriate for Caligula’s Rome.
Again liberal socialists are mean petty vermin and are hellbent on destroying every last remnant of our society.
This needs to be done over and over and over, suing liberals who constantly try to stifle any opposition to their repugnant views. It needs to be happening at colleges and universities across the land, it needs to happen to newspapers and TV stations. Turn their own tactics back on them.
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Look at the fashion industry, including hair, cosmetics, and clothing. From the designers down to the lackeys many of the males in the business are homosexual.
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