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Ex-Miss Calif. USA Mulls Libel Suit, Says She Didn’t Shirk Beauty Queen Duties
Posted Jun 19, 2009 1:00 PM CST
By Martha Neil
A former Miss California USA stripped of her title for allegedly shirking her beauty queen duties says it isn't so and is threatening to sue for defamation.
In a June 18 letter to counsel for the state pageant, an attorney for Carrie Prejean demands a retraction of what he describes as "egregious misrepresentations," reports E! News.
Prejean's answer in support of traditional marriage in response to a question posed to her by Perez Hilton at the Miss USA pageant in April elicited international criticism and, attorney Charles LiMandri contends, is the real reason why she lost her Miss California USA crown.
Earlier coverage:
CNN: "Miss California USA Prejean dethroned"
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Cj
Jun 19, 2009 1:57 PM CST
Unless one of her duties was to say exactly what Queen Perez Hilton wanted her to.
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tim
Jun 19, 2009 2:59 PM CST
I say sue. Don’t left the radical left wing gay maffia dictate morals for this country.
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tim
Jun 19, 2009 4:18 PM CST
tim - typical stupid right wingnut comment.
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Really??
Jun 22, 2009 10:20 AM CST
This is disappointing in so very many ways. She should file suit. The question was posed to HER not to the masses.
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T.R.
Jun 22, 2009 10:58 AM CST
Irony: any substantive scrutiny or analysis paid regarding the operation of beauty pageant.
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