Carrie Prejean Law Suit Alleges Religious Discrimination

On : 2009 Sep 01

Carrie Prejean suit

Former Miss California USA Carrie Prejean, who was stripped of her title in June has filed a lawsuit against pageant co-directors Keith Lewis and Shanna Moakler, TMZ reports.

In her lawsuit, Prejean accuses Moakler and Lewis of religious discrimination, defamation, public disclosure of private facts, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and negligent infliction of emotional distress.

The lawsuit claims Lewis and Moakler both told Prejean not to mention God on her Miss USA application or at public events at least two months before she gave her anti-gay marriage answer.

Carrie claims officials tried to "set up Prejean to have her dismissed as Miss California USA by asking her to do a Playboy photo shoot for $120,000."

In her suit, Carrie says the Miss Cali USA people "fabricated a fraudulent list of some 50 public appearances allegedly missed by Prejean which they released to the media in order to justify her termination as Miss California USA."

Back in June, pageant officials fired Prejean, who famously spoke out against gay marriage at the 2009 Miss USA pageant. At the time, Miss California officials claimed Prejean missed several scheduled appearances.

Donald Trump who owns the Miss Universe Organization is NOT named in the suit - even though he's the one who fired her.

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