Big Hollywood Exclusive: Prejean Attorney Provides Playboy Emails; Carrie ‘is being persecuted for same-sex marriage’ beliefs

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.  (more…)

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Tags: Carrie Prejean, Charles LiMandri, Donald Trump, Keith Lewis, Miss USA
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Big Hollywood Exclusive: Miss California Speaks Out After Pageant Firing

Let me begin by saying I treasure the opportunity I’ve had to represent the great State of California, and I would like to extend my deepest gratitude to the thousands of Californians, and other Americans, I have met and who have stood with me through this controversial firestorm. One of the many enduring things about being Miss California USA was the opportunity to get to meet and know so many wonderful people. I would not be the strong, courageous woman I am today without your support, and prayers.

I would like to thank Mr. Donald Trump and his organization for his support and defending me through the most challenging time of my life. I am so grateful for him, and the opportunity I’ve had to get to know him. I admire, and respect him. I wish Tami Farrell the best; I know she will do a great job.

I hope Americans watching this story unfold, take away the most important lesson I have learned through all of this: nothing is more important than standing up for what you believe in, no matter what the cost may be. I’ve done my best under the difficult circumstances to handle the vicious attacks with integrity and show respect to others, even those who don’t agree with me. (more…)

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Tags: Carrie Prejean, Donald Trump, Miss California, Miss California USA, Miss Universe
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‘NewsBusted’ 5/19/09 — Fake News from the Right

In this episode, “NewsBusted” covers: Obama at Notre Dame, Nancy Pelosi, Waterboarding, Code Pink, Terrorist Prisoners, Pro-Life, Chrysler, Donald Trump, Carrie Prejean, Perez Hilton, Playboy Magazine, Vanessa Hudgens, and Zac Efron.
 

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Tags: Barack Obama, Carrie Prejean, Chrysler, code pink, Donald Trump
Posted May 19th 2009 at 6:58 pm in Celebrity News, Media Criticism, Political Humor | 138170No Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/newsbusters/2009/05/19/%e2%80%98newsbusted%e2%80%99-51909-%e2%80%94-fake-news-from-the-right/%E2%80%98NewsBusted%E2%80%99+5%2F19%2F09+%E2%80%94+Fake+News+from+the+Right2009-05-20+01%3A58%3A33NewsBusters

How to Kill Political Correctness in Five Easy Steps

Last week I told you why political correctness must die. There are plenty of reasons, but I gave five. Today I want to tell you how to kill it for good.

PC is something everyone seems to hate, yet it pervades our culture and lives. The only people who seem to like it are the ones who use it to impose their will on everyone else. The abusers. But we don’t have to put up with it anymore. It’s time we stood our ground and said “no more.”

Of course, to be un-PC doesn’t mean going out and insulting everyone. Bad behavior isn’t going to win you friends. But a lot of the alleged outrage out there from the PC clowns is bogus and it should not be allowed to pass anymore.

How do we do that? Simple. (more…)

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Tags: Carrie Prejean, Don Imus, Donald Trump, political correctness, STFU
Posted May 19th 2009 at 4:53 pm in Politics | 137674One Commenthttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jhudnall/2009/05/19/how-to-to-kill-political-correctness-in-five-easy-steps/How+to+Kill+Political+Correctness+in+Five+Easy+Steps2009-05-19+23%3A53%3A08James+Hudnall

To Mr. Perez Hilton, I’m Making You an Offer You Shouldn’t Refuse

A few weeks ago I was at the Fox Studios in New York City preparing to make an appearance on the Cavuto show. Mr. Cavuto invited me to talk about my recently published business book, “I’ll Make You An Offer You Can’t Refuse,” and the “Machiavellian” approach to business some people in the Obama administration appear to be taking. I was chatting with one of the show’s producers, explaining how the mob would lend money to a business and then take control of the company (sound familiar?), when a beautiful, blond woman came bursting through the door of the green room with her entourage in tow.

Turns out she was Miss California, Carrie Prejean, the reigning queen of the state in which I just happen to reside. Cavuto’s producers were able to nab the beauty for an early interview. My wife and I and two of our daughters watched from the green room as Miss Prejean very respectfully stated her belief that marriage should be between a man and a woman. Before seeing her interview, I was unaware that her response to a question posed to her on the subject during Sunday’s Miss USA competition had quite possibly cost her the Miss USA crown. (more…)

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Tags: Carrie Prejean, Donald Trump, gay marriage, Michael Franzese, Miss Califorina
Posted May 15th 2009 at 12:33 pm in Celebrity News, Featured Story, Politics | 136002One Commenthttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/mfranzese/2009/05/15/to-mr-perez-hilton-i%e2%80%99m-making-you-an-offer-you-shouldn%e2%80%99t-refuse/To+Mr.+Perez+Hilton%2C+I%E2%80%99m+Making+You+an+Offer+You+Shouldn%E2%80%99t+Refuse2009-05-15+19%3A33%3A46Michael+Franzese

Muzzling Miss California

The same-sex marriage controversy that hijacked the recent Miss USA pageant-and our televisions and radios every day since-has now claimed another victim: Miss California co-director Shanna Moakler.  With Donald Trump having decided to let Carrie Prejean keep her crown, there is apparently not room enough for both beauty queens, and Moakler has chosen to resign out of principle, “to be a role model for [her] children.” 

What, exactly, is the principle that Moakler must resign to protect?  It likely has nothing to do with the scandal over Prejean’s topless photos, since Moakler has shown far more of herself in Playboy.  No, Moakler’s concern is Prejean’s insistence on pressing a political agenda: “In the entire history of Miss USA, no reigning titleholder has so readily committed her face and voice to a more divisive or polarizing issue.” 

Carrie Prejean with Shanna Moakler

Funny – I don’t recall Prejean injecting the issue of same-sex marriage into Miss USA; the blame for that falls in the lap of celebrity judge and gay activist Perez Hilton, a man best known for decorating celebrity photographs with bodily fluids and infantile commentary.  Prejean did not cause this conflagration.  It must be clear to everybody-even Moakler-that she would have preferred to avoid the question entirely.  

It is not Prejean’s fault that she became a spokesperson on same-sex marriage.  But Moakler isn’t upset that Prejean is speaking out on the topic.  Not really.  Moakler herself has taken a very vocal position in favor of same-sex marriage.  Recently, she even posed for an advertisement with two other beauty queens, all three with mouths taped shut, presumably to make the point that somebody-it isn’t entirely clear who-is muzzling them on the subject of same-sex marriage.   (more…)

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Tags: Carrie Prejean, Donald Trump, Miss California, Miss USA, Perez Hilton
Posted May 15th 2009 at 8:17 am in Celebrity News, Politics | 135202No Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/carledge/2009/05/15/muzzling-miss-california/Muzzling+Miss+California2009-05-15+15%3A17%3A06Chris+Arledge

All-American Girl

All right, it’s a press conference about a beauty contest.  It’s not a world summit – it’s a beauty contest!  Should it really garner this sort of press coverage, this sort of media scrutiny, this sort of public attention? 

Well, yeah.  It should.

Aside from affording us a chance to gaze for long moments at a dazzling woman, the runner-up to the Miss U.S.A beauty contest, Miss California, Carrie Prejean; there actually was great import revealed at this morning’s Trump Trump, Donald Trump, The Donald, Trump-Trump-Ta-Trump news conference.  (I’m not sure I mentioned that it was a DONALD TRUMP news conference?)  (more…)

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Tags: Carrie Prejean, Donald Trump, Miss California, Miss USA, Obama
Posted May 12th 2009 at 1:43 pm in Celebrity News, Politics | 1337669 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ggraham/2009/05/12/all-american-girl/All-American+Girl2009-05-12+20%3A43%3A25Gary+Graham

We’re Here, We’re Queer and We’re Hypocrites

This week’s Washington Times column:

Greetings, from a poolside cabana at a trendy boutique hotel in Santa Monica. Oh, how I love these overpriced overnight stays. The sleek designs. The ambient music. The uniformly attractive and stylishly dressed young staffs. The plush beds with sheets of an absurdly high thread count. Weird faucets and weirder sinks. I bask in the attention to detail. W is my favorite letter. Philippe Starck is a personal hero.

As a realist, I’ve built into my mindset that the majority heterosexual population is less than exclusively responsible for creating this and countless other high-end consumer and artistic experiences. Plus, I have a ton of wonderful gay friends – even ones “married” and with children. If gay activists created “A Day Without a Gay” (as they promoted Dec. 10 of last year), I’d be the first to cry “uncle” – even before Cher. So, accordingly, I make philosophical and political accommodations. I’m – as the MTV generation says – “gay-friendly.”

But lately, color me “gay perturbed.” “Gay-friendly,” a term once manifestly redundant, now seems a glaring contradiction. (more…)

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Tags: A Day Without a Gay, Carrie Prejean, Donald Trump, Miss California, Miss USA Pageant
Posted Apr 26th 2009 at 8:11 pm in Entertainment, Featured Story, Media Criticism, News, Politics, Religion | 117634No Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/abreitbart/2009/04/26/were-here-were-queer-and-were-hypocrites/We%27re+Here%2C+We%27re+Queer+and+We%27re+Hypocrites2009-04-27+03%3A11%3A19Andrew+Breitbart

Beauty Queen Vs. Drama Queen

The Match Up: 

• The Beauty Queen – Ms. Carrie Prejean – Miss California, now Miss USA 2009 Runner Up.
• The Drama Queen – Perez Hilton. He has a B.A. in drama, is a gay activist blogger, and co-opted his professional name from a celebrity with whom he has a personal fascination. He was a judge in the Miss USA pageant.

Ms. Prejean was the underdog. She’s not a slugger. She’s just a dumb blonde, right? 

Mr. Hilton, on the other hand is the notorious gay activist blogger – a verbal street brawler known for picking and winning fights by jumping victims in back alleys and clobbering them with whatever he can get his hands on  - pipes, tire irons, beer bottles.   (more…)

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Tags: Bill O'Reilly, culture war, Donald Trump, gay amrriage, Keith Lewis
Posted Apr 25th 2009 at 10:33 am in Celebrity News, Politics | 115266No Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/cwrawlins/2009/04/25/beauty-queen-vs-drama-queen/Beauty+Queen+Vs.+Drama+Queen2009-04-25+17%3A33%3A51CW+Rawlins