EXCLUSIVE: Carrie Prejean Takes Legal Action Against Miss California USA Officials
by Big HollywoodRANCHO SANTA FE, CA – Carrie Prejean’s attorney, Charles S. LiMandri announced today that the former Miss California USA is filing a complaint in the Superior Court of California against Miss California USA officials Keith Lewis and Shanna Moakler, and publicist Roger Neal. The complaint cites damages to Miss Prejean including libel, public disclosure of private facts, religious discrimination, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and negligent infliction of emotional distress.
Miss Prejean was fired from her role as Miss California USA in June of this year, following several months of controversy over her answer at the Miss USA pageant regarding same-sex marriage. Lewis claimed Miss Prejean’s termination was due to a violation of contract. Miss Prejean’s complaint will refute that allegation, and demonstrate that both the chronology and factual evidence clearly show she lived up to all her contractual obligations, but was fired, harassed and publicly attacked solely due to her religious beliefs.
Charles S. LiMandri, attorney for Miss Prejean, released the following statement regarding the complaint:
“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.”
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Good for her! I hope she sues those <expletive> for all they are worth. If she takes the vile Perez Hilton out too that would be a bonus.
Go git 'em, Carrie!
you go girl
How long before Drudge gets it?
It's about time. If she's not after the money, then donate it to a good charity, but these people deserve to have to answer in court for how they've behaved.
Good Luck to Carrie. She was an innocent victim of numerous hate/thought crimes by fanatical, intolerant homosexuals and their sick and twisted hypocritical far left enablers. **huge non-camp smirk**
time for us to stand up for our rights…freedom of speech is fine when the left is doing it….but hell to pay when it is a conservative….its about time………make um pay
Carrie Prejean deserves every penny she gets from these evildoers. May the Lord Bless Her and protect her through this storm…for in the end, she will spend eternity in heaven. All of America is behind her!!!
She's our HERO. She's a brave young woman that was not afraid to speak out her beliefs. Not many older adults would have had her courage.
I hope she gets millions for her stance on traditional marriage.
Viva Prejean! I support gay marriage, but I support free speech and thought more. At the risk of being petty and catty, I hope she really sticks it to Moakler.
Yea, they really should be punished for their total disregard for free speech. What would be more fitting is if no one watches it in the future. But again, the close minded consumer will watch anything.
sue the whole gay culture on grounds of simple annoyance
way to go girl! Sue those gay hatemongering bigots! Its time that America expose gay activism for what it really is…cesspools of hate and intolerant bigotry
This will be a lesson for those that try to supress free speech by using Ssaul Alinsky's playbook.
COOL ! ! ! Go get'em. And, go after that freak Perez Hilton also . . .
Looks like 30 minutes. Nothing gets by MD.
I am not anti-gay but I am disgusted of what they did to Carrie Prejean. You go girl! Take them head on and if possible, get Keith Lewis fired.
Good for her. She spoke her mind and got punished for that. Whether you agree with her views or not is irrelevant. This sort of political discrimination is just as utterly disgusting as racism or sexism, etc. Now if only she's somehow able to get that ferret "Perez", I'll be happier.
Maybe she should have been doing her job as Miss California not appearing on talk shows on behalf of religious organizations…let them pay her!
Way to go, Carrie!
I personally don't think any being but the good Lord has the right to define what is a valid relationship and what isn't, BUT I fully support each person's right to their own opinion and their right to speak about it.
This lady took a risk in voicing her views and standing up for her beliefs. No one should be persecuted for utlizing their rights.
Come on, folks, this is supposed to be America – people have fought and died to defend the right to free speech. Whether you agree or disagree with her views isn't the point – the focus should be on her rights and whether those rights were violated.
Amen, Carrie! And my wife and I wish you a very long and prosperous career in media. Plus, much success with your book. Oh, and Perez whatsitsname can go to H3LL!
No, trial lawyers filing frivilous lawsuits without merit are bad. She was obviously fired for something she said. Or did you miss that headline?
'bondjedi', by your comment, I assume you are FOR tort reform….. If you're not, then you are a hypocrite for posting what you did.
For the record, this is NOT a fivolous lawsuit. Religious discrimination is a serious crime, and I hope Carrie wins big.
As for you 'bondjedi', take your liberal bigotry and intolerance and put it where the sun don't shine. You are exactly what is wrong with this country.
I agree I hope she gets rich beyond her wildest dreams from this. The time is due to become a christian nation that we started out to be. And to those who care there is NO seperation between church and state written anywhere in the constitution. To the libbys who say whats that Oboma care is for you
Their is an awakening in America that is going on from Carrie's situation to the over all concern about all American rights in general. The Bill of Rights is under fire and so is theConstitution in general. We are beginning to realize we have to take our country back. From Town Hall meetings and Tea Parties we see that change. This is a great country but sometimes we will have to rise up and protect the flag. The founding fathers knew this and gave us the format of government to make this possible. Carrie is a patriot and deserves our support .
Wow. I'm really impressed by how many people are in favor of free speech! That's inspiring! I'm sure you'll have no problem accepting my opinion then! Ms. Prejean is a narrow-minded, bigoted, opportunist and I'm appalled that so many people support her. Show your support of the concept of "free speech" by giving my comment thumbs up.
Hooray for intolerance!! Way to go people, one more step towards becoming 1930's Germany. If you're not like me then I don't like you and will work hard to see that you have no rights! (That's the "Amerikan Dream", right?)
Carrie is beautiful, prolific and articulate. Why doesn't FOX pick her up as a reporter and anchor? The big 3 and CNN won't because she is a devout Christian. FOX should jump on this.
Where Orthodoxy is not required, it will soon be proscribed.
WR
She is going to lose. She should have done her job.
the time has come to fight the left on every. single. attack. there is no more letting things slide. go team carrie.
She did not appear on talk shows expressing her beliefs until AFTER Perez Hilton had his temper fit when he didn't like her answer (which ultimately led to her firing). She deserved to have her say and to elaborate on her answer. There was nothing wrong with her answer, by the way. She did not condemn any one, she simply stated what her opinion and beliefs are.
lol, look in the mirror, you baby.
I don't understand how crap like this keeps happening. I honestly thought one of these far left homophobes was going to get fired over Miss Prejean losing her crown. Political correctness is more discussing than racism
I thought, among other things, that she violated her contract for posing nude? Just another pretty girl in Hollywood forced to use her body to get ahead. So sad.
I guess I'm one of those narrow-minded, bigoted, and small minded people who believe Ms. Prejean got shafted for her religious beliefs. I hope her lawyer drives Lewis and Moakler into the ground, metaphorically speaking.
Carrie,
You are a true hero in the fight to take back our beloved nation. God bless you.
Go Carrie! You did your best by answering a question that is from the bottom of your heart & your belief. They really deserved to pay you for the damages they have done to you! Wish you continue to support your belief & spread the truth! Good luck & GOD bless you!
Why not sue Perez for libel? Please do that Carrie. Take them all down. The groups that preach tolerance, are the most intolerant…. make them pay for their hypocracy! SUE THEM ALL
This is such a moral fight. And Donald Trump, the ultimate hypocrite, allowed this to go on without one sensible comment, yet on his program THE APPRENTICE he fired a lady who'd had a DUI a YEAR EARLIER. Hypocrite!
I support the concept of free speech, which is why I gave you what I wanted to give you (thumbs down) not what you told me to give you in the name of free speech (thumbs up).
GOOD!! It's about freakin' time the good guys made the scurrilous, slanderous, godless miscreant haters pay.
Miss Prejean did not libel the organizers, she did not claim they were narrow-minded, bigoted or opportunistic. She says they breached their contract with her and libelled her. Now she is asking (reread that – asking) a court to adjudicate. The only issue of free speech is contained in her allegation that she was fired for what she said. Did you notice the gracious reaction of Mr. Perez Hilton — a veritable paragon of moderation, he!
So you didn't like what she said. And your response is to attack her and not her ideas. I think your comment was indicative of a lack of thought and a misunderstanding of what free speech is. But, I presume you would have preferred she mistate her views to comport with yours. Which is to say she was not free to speak freely. Priceless!
The 'damage' that has been done? She's more famous now than she ever would have been if she had retained the title. She's gone from being a second rate floozy to an icon. Talk about Miracles!!
Stick it back in your pants, Joe.
IT"S ADAM AND EVE, NOT ADAM & STEVE….
She's "bigoted, opportunistic & narrow minded" so what part of free speech are you in favor of?
And my point is made. The same people on here who whine about people discriminating against Prejean's free speech will be glad to discriminate against others who they themselves disagree with. I gave you thumbs down for being predictable.
uh, that's hissy-fit.
Perez does not have tesicles enough for a temper fit….. LOL
Ironic that the loudest preachers of tolerance are usually exposed as the most hateful and intolerant. They also tend to seek positions of power over others. Kinda like the kid in school who knew all the rules, aspired to hall monitor, student councel, teachers pet….er 'aid', and could be heard scolding others, "No Running in the Halls", "You Cant do That", and "Im Telling!". These people are full of themselves, confident in the superiority of their judgement.
Perez Hilton has made me a fan of Black Eyed Peas.
Nice, while I can not stand lawyer's I will enjoy watching "The Combover" pay for his violation of her free speech. For all you Facist liberals who are narrow minded and bigoted, it nice to see you all wet your pants over this.
Why are you posting a comment when you apparently know nothing about this situation beyond reading this article?
Just give Carrie her own church and get it over with, it will be the end result in a few years anyway…so tired of the tragedies of the beautiful.
In America, we have the right to free speech, at least for now. That being said, your opinion means nothing to me as you seem to be "fanning the flames" yourself. She didn't cop out, she answered honestly and for that I say, take them all down girl. Therefore, you'll get no thumbs up from me!!!
TDawg2002,
I do not give your comments a thumbs up (it's my protected right to disagree with your views) but I do give your right to free speech a HUGE thumbs up.
In other words, and to mimic your own, I do not accept your opinion (again, my right) but I defend your right to your opinion and to express it.
Understand the difference yet?
The Golden Prejean Bridge?
Everyone seems to think we have a right to free speech under all circumstances. WE DON'T. The constitution only protects us from the GOVERNMENT from interfering with our rights to speak.
A company, our boss, a TV station, etc can limit what's said by their employees on or on their property (or at their pageant) at any time. If they don't like what she says, they can fire her. She had the right to say it, but she's not immune from the consequences. If her employer (the pageant officials) don't like it, they can fire her.
Its amazing how many people actually believe we have the right to free speech under all circumstances. Only the government is prohibited from censoring.
The part where the left can do and say whatever they'd like and conservatives cannot not.
THAT EFFING PART !
This is not a left or right issue, this is a free speech issue. If she didn't break the confines of her contract, this was an unjust firing. Court is where that needs to be decided, good for her for initiating it.
The Prop vote in California, which voted gay marriage down, was the proper way of handling the issue, let the people decide. I suspect that if you held such votes in other gay marriage states, you would get the same result. We need to go back to majority rule.
Let's start making bumper stickers for her and forget about that floozy Palin. Here's my $5!
Point taken. I stand corrected. LOL
Hooray for Jennifer Waite – a woman who supports gay marriage, but doesn't hate anybody else who may feel differently. I like Jennifer Waite – she gives me hope, unlike most on the left who seem to hate anyone who thinks differently than they do.
Plus she's a honey, should fit right in!!!
Give em' hell Carrie!!
Even Grandma is down on Carrie!
Come on Granny , even YOU had nudie pictures taken of you by your SO. LOL, hypocrit….
A lawsuit settles nothing here, and she makes a mockery of her faith by turning this into an opportunity to take money from anyone, even if they were wrong to do what they did. Even if she gives the proceeds to a good cause, her lawyers- I guarantee- walk away the real monetary winners. It just comes off as disingenuous for her to say that she has been harmed by the actions of the Miss California people. Her earning potential went through the roof because of what happened, and if she has such sincerely held beliefs, then no amount of criticism should make her waver. Give it a rest, Carrie. The victim card makes you look really weak.
Guess it takes one to know one….
Tina, you haven't sparkled since grade school…. what happened?
Smoked too much tina (aka meth)?
Ya know, I never got past that drop dead gorgeous body to care if she was "bigoted, opportunistic & narrow minded". So does that make me a sexist, chauvinistic pig? God I hope so.
Great idea!
But go after the bucks first. Perez is a flunky with no money anywayzzzzz
What the heck was the logic behind having a gay man (Perez Hilton) judge a miss California contest??? He should be judging other gay men given he is sexually attracted to the same sex. Next time let's have real men judge the contest. I hope she wins some big $$$ so they leave politics out of the competition next time around.
Liberal, or conservative: who ISN'T for Carrie?
Her lawsuit is about LIBEL, BREACH OF PRIVACY and RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION.
Tell me how this isn't a solid case.
Or, just be a hypocrite, and tell me — because you don't share her beliefs, that you would deny HER her 'day in court'… but how you WOULD fight tooth and nail for anyone in the same place who happened to have opposing beliefs.
(Liberalism is a mental disorder. Flame away.)
If Carrie had retained the title she could have continued on expressing and presenting herself with dignity and self-confidence. She has yet to say one mean or cutting word about her peers. Tina ,you should be so lucky as to be like her. Time to grow up.
Another jealous women…. can't you women just get along?
San Quentin?
If Carrie had retained the title she could have continued on expressing and presenting herself with dignity and self-confidence. She has yet to say one mean or cutting word about her peers. Tina, you should be so lucky as to be like her. Time to grow up.
The way this will work out…..Carrie Prejean will be the new executive producer/owner of the California contest. That solves things coming and going.
Whoa! I agree that many of our freedoms could be taken from us if we are not vigilant, but your connection to this particular Prejean situation is out there. You are crying wolf here, so when the wolf really does attack, nobody is going to be listening. Pick your battles. Carrie has all the hallmarks of an opportunist, not a patriot.
How does she have a legal claim for "religious discrimination"? She wasn't an employee of Miss California USA., was she? In general, in most states, you only have a legal claim for religious discrimination in connection with employment or housing rights.
I gave you a thumbs down for being an insufferable, arrogant waste of human DNA. (Oops, sorry I thought I was a liberal for a second there. I should not resort to such name calling)
Your comment to my response is a perfect example of how the left is extremely tolerant of EVERYONE (except those they dodn't agree with, of course). And that is more than predictable, it's a GIVEN with liberals.
This is all pretty stupid. Even if she didn't win because of her beliefs, the fact that she was able to say what she did say publicly kind of puts the whole 'free speech' thing to sleep. She exercised her free speech, and then so did the pageant, which was entirely within their rights. Free speech really only applies to the government and those entities that receive any sort of funding from them, as in, the government is prevented from abridging those rights, but all bets are off for the private sector. The pageant is not government supported or financed, so the argument should be moot. Prejean's free speech was never violated, but in principle it was actually supported; no one told her what to say, but let her say what she wanted. The pageant judges just happened to disagree with her.
It's unfortunate that something so inconsequential can inspire so much uninformed debate. Why not go to a different page where they are discussing something that actually makes a difference and make a smart comment there? Whatsamatter, not enough celebri-teats for you?
I gave you a thumbs down for being an insufferable, arrogant waste of human DNA. (Oops, sorry I thought I was a liberal for a second there. I should not resort to such name calling)
Your comment to my response is a perfect example of how the left is extremely tolerant of EVERYONE (except those they don't agree with, of course). And that is more than predictable, it's a GIVEN with liberals.
I'm an otherwise conservative person who has no problem with gay marriage but I DO have a problem with how Ms. Prejean was treated. The far left has once again demonstrated its complete intolerance for opposing viewpoints and now that they have taken it to a new level with Ms. Prejean, they deserve everything they get. Perez Hilton is an odious man (would someone please explain to me why this dipwad is even famous?) who should be implicated along with everyone else in this lawsuit. My best wishes to Carrie Prejean. You are representing those who have been reviled for being "intolerant" for decades by the most intolerant group of people in American history.
Well, done Kelley. You understand nature of free speech. Thank you for wording it concisely for those who missed it. Thumbs up for you. Thumbs down for everyone else. Class dismissed.
If you want to get that freak, one sure way is to pay him absolutely no attention what so ever. That type craves attention. Take that away and he's finished.
Who here discriminated against you? You had your say, people voiced their opinions in response. Are you saying that free speech is only when people agree? Prejean was attacked publicly for things she never said or implied, then the people she worked for publicly said they were trying to fire her, then they released private information about her, then they did fire her (and then released more private information). That's what discrimination looks like. Evidently you've never seen it up close (or you were the one doing it, so didn't notice what it did to the other person).
Wrong. But thanks for playing.
Think of FS this way: Everyone has the right to free speech.
But you don't have the right to be heard though, and that's what the left wants to CHANGE.
The left wants to control the outcome of everything in everyones life. DISGUSTING & IMMORAL the left is…..
I give you thumbs down for being out of date. TDawg2002? It's 2009!
Free speech doesn't mean you have to like what is being said, it means you tolerate speech that you might disagree with. So, I can disagree with you and give you a thumbs down (my own free speech) without, for instance, trying to get your message removed from the board (a denial of your free speech). Do you see how your argument is flawed and invalid?
It's about time…you go girl!!!!…the other side has yelled bigot, racist etc. for years at people who disagree with them, and have been praised for it by the media, and politicans etc….I am glad someone is finally giving them a dose of there on medicine!
Are you calling President Obama narrow-minded, bigoted, and opportunist? After all, she only expressed the same opinion that he did througout the country when he was running for President.
That must make you a racist!
What about that idiot Judge Perrez Hilton? She needs a Lawyer to set their sights on that freak as well!
I hope she bankrupts the bums
too bad she can't sue that a-hole what ever his name was
do you have evidence to support your floozy allegation?
I so want to tap that thing
My point exactly.
Way to go!!!!! Stay Strong!
The "good Lord" has defined what is a valid relationship and what is not. Read the books of Exodus, Leviticus, and Deuteronomy in the Old Testament and Paul's, Peter's and Jude's letters in the New Testament and you will see that God condemns all homosexual acts and unmarried sexual activity (fornication) of any kind. All of the prophets and Jesus Himself always and only validate marriage between a man (by birth) and a woman (by birth). God's word is very simple. It's just that people do not want to do what it says. Please see the site http://zedek.us for a discussion of many of these issues.
Donald Trump, who owns the organization, looked over the pictures and decided they did not constitute a violation of the contract. The photos were revealing, but not explicit, and didn't show anything. Not that I agree with her having taken the pictures in the first place, but everybody has different standards of behavior. But the point is, they didn't violate her contract, according to its owner.
I totally disagree with her poisition, but I actually support this lawsuit. She gave an honest answer and should not be punished for her beliefs.
I'm quite confident that the horrible treatment this innocent woman received was coming from both gay and straight folks, so either way, let's not beleager the fact that most leftists have a serious problem with conservative thinkers speaking their mind and will stop at nothing to destroy them in the name of forcing their beliefs down the throats of everyone else. Anyone who disagrees with the gay agenda is labeled a bigot, hater, moron, loser, hack, idiot, etc., etc. So stop pretending the left is this mass of tolerant, loving, caring, accepting people. They repeatedly demonstrate that they are not…
You're quite ignorant of the law. Firing someone for their religious beliefs is unlawful descrimination, just like firing someone for their race, nationality, sexual orientation etc… Learn what you're talking about before you speak up.
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