Carrie Prejean, the Miss USA contestant who found herself riled in controversy after answering a question about gay marriage and then lost her title as Miss California after failing to abide by her contractual duties has filed a lawsuit against the pageant owners alleging religious discrimination:
RANCHO 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.
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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.”
Motion to Dismiss coming in 3, 2, 1……….
Carrie Prejean is very beautiful. I think that she deserves her beauty title despite the many criticisms against her.
If you think she deserves the title despite her comments on traditional marriage, that’s understandable. However, there is evidence dating long
before her controversial answer that establishes beyond a doubt that she failed to meet her contractual obligations. I won’t argue that the individuals who made this decision were not motivated to take action as a result of her political views, but it does not negate the legitimacy of her termination.
Carrie Prejean deserves to have her crown. She is beauiful and is also entitled to her own opinion about gays. `