Former Miss California runner-up, Carrie Prejean had her day in court yesterday, though it didn’t turn out quite the way she had hoped. The Beauty Pageant almost Queen was suing the Miss California Pageant officials for a litany of charges including public ridicule, anxiety, depression and loss of sleep stemming from the official’s handling of her career.
Everything was going fine until the defendants started playing an extremely graphic homemade sex tape starring none other than Miss Prejean, herself.
It’s been reported that it only took about fifteen seconds of playing the tape before Prejean decided to drop her lawsuit. If all litigation could only end so quickly.
How fast and far can one star fall.
If you recall (and who can forget with all the coverage the story got) Prejean rose to national attention with her admonishment against gay marriage in her series of pageant questions. She finished runner-up and claimed she lost because she was treated unfairly due to the nature of that question. She later claimed she was warned by officials two months earlier that maybe she should keep her religious beliefs out of her answers, but I guess she had a point she wanted to make. I would have to agree that the question was a bit unfair.
She stated that she believed that marriage should only be between a man and a woman. Her answers quickly started a fire storm and made her the darling of the rightwing. Finally, there was someone of notoriety willing to champion therights religious agenda against gay marriage. A real live beauty queen with a brain! Yay!
Next came the talk show circuit and the tangled mess that that always seems to create. America just couldn’t get enough of Carrie Prejean. The right loved her. The left hated her. American TV loved her. Ratings soared.
Then the boob job story and the semi nude photos came out. Her story just keeps getting better and better. It seems that the Miss California Pageant ponied up for Prejean’s breast enhancement. Free boobs! Yay! I doubt that saline or the tasteful photos set that well with the right, but hey, she was still against gay marriage so they decided to run with it anyway. After all, nobody's perfect and boobs are nice.
Donald Trump (ick), who owns the pageant, took Prejean’s side in the debate, then he didn’t, which just helped keep the story in the public eye. All the while Prejean is playing the victim of the liberal media, though Fox News continued to parade her as a hero for the religious right. Go figure.
A You Tube video claiming “Carrie Prejean, Miss California USA, was denied the Miss USA crown because she stood up for her moral beliefs. In this Fox News segment she defends her Christian faith and responds with dignity, courage and integrity to the vile filth and persecution that has been heaped upon her by celebrity parasite "Perez Hilton" and the rest of the Political Correctness Gestapo.” was recently (yesterday) pulled from the site. Note the words, 'responds with dignity, courage and integrity'. You are free to laugh now.
Funny thing is, is that Perez Hilton, who had asked the big question and was vilified by the right for it, got the last laugh on this one. After all the bashing that Hilton and celebrity entertainment show, TMZ took over this story, it seems TMZ has had possession of the XXX rated homemade tape for months and was waiting for the right time to reveal it (for maximum effect, would be my guess). That time came in yesterday's courtroom. Ouch, that's gonna leave a mark.
Naturally there was a book deal for Prejean announced in July with a launch date slated for mid-November. The title, “Still Standing: The Untold Story of My Fight Against Gossip, Hate, and Political Attacks” may need a little work. I’ll leave it to you to come up with a new title.
The publisher of the book also claims: "Still Standing proves that she’s more than just a pretty face – she’s a strong woman of admirable religious, political, and moral substance, and she’s one of the leaders in a new movement championing conservative women everywhere." That statement might also need a little polish.
Of course, all of this should have little effect on her career. If anything it will add fuel to it with the way Americans are infatuated with hypocrites and fallen angels. Vivid Entertainment Group, which specializes in adult films, made an offer of a million dollars to Prejean back in May to make a movie for them. Seems she might be a natural. This could only raise her value in the porn market. Practice makes perfect.
I'm curious as to how all the rightwing Prejean backers will spin this and find a way to blame this on everyone but Prejean. I might even turn on Fox News to check it out. With Prejean's looks and attitude, she may end up with her own show over there since credibility isn't a factor in Fox's hiring practices.
And for those of you who don’t remember who actually won the Miss California Pageant, her name is Tami Ferrell from Malibu. How soon we forget those with actual morals.
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Pilgrim, There are thousands of images out there of Prejean. Some not so flattering. I find her very unattractive when she opens her mouth.
COS, Hilton really took a beating over this one. I'll bet he feels pretty good this morning.
Scanner, I thought you just got a puppy? hehe
Lea, There is no shortage of boobs on that side of the aisle, is there.
You'd think that as a Christian she'd have heard something about removing the mote from someone else's eye when you have a beam in your own, but that would require that she actually read the book she proclaims to believe in.
Haven't seen the home movie, but I'm guessing Carrie's love interest was blown away by all the unwanted attention. Some people just can't handle suckcess.
Had Carrie not blown it, she might have made the segue into a legitimate career, ala Vanessa Williams. Still there's hope for her -- she could be the next Traci Lords. More likely, she'll be the next Monica Lewinsky.
On a serious note, I am ceaselessly amazed at the capacity of so-called christian moral bigots for hypocrisy. Here's a woman held-up as an exemplar for all good little christian boys and girls -- who even without the movie has bleached blonde hair, false eyelashes, pancake makeup and plastic boobs. WWJD? Jesus wept.
*burp*
God, I'm stuffed!
I don't understand people and their sex tapes. Hasn't recent history made it clear that THESE THINGS WILL COME OUT?
This is a particularly satisfying story. Wish there were a tape of the court scene. Even tho I'm cringing in involuntary sympathy, n'less this is Karma In Action.
Jeez, I can only imagine what kind of depraved shit she engaged in that flick.
Not that I would pay to watch that skeeze bucket deliver a blow job.
I'd also like to know WhoTF made Donald Hump the arbiter of taste in America? For my money, he's a bigger putz than she is. I was appalled watching the Humpster try to rub up against Ms Prejean during their joint news conference. Watch the video, and you'll notice his arm semi-surreptitiously snaking around her waist and yanking her toward him, and her grimacing semi-surreptitiously as she tries to pull away from the old lecher.
Frankly, I think they should make a porno tape together. It could be co-financed by Viagra and the Family Research Council.
The implants really made three big boobs, not two.
There's part of me which thinks "this poor girl" and there's another part of me which thinks "she got what was coming to her". And I'm not sure which is the proper response, except to maybe hybrid the 2 somehow.
Thanks Michael
Sex, narcissism and defiling an American icon. For shame!
This follows a familiar right wing conservative pattern.
The generic definition of a Conservative Moral Spokesperson is the time between being declared to be one and the arrest for indecent exposure.
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Note: The text makes no reference to spilling your seed on a Barbie doll.
Oh, how the mighty have fallen. A word of advice to young ladies everywhere: Video is forever.
Umbrella - wise words
John, you got me. I had to look up Schadenfreude, but I won't soon forget it. A lot of that goes on around here.
JK, Shocking, yet predictable, eh?
Ric, I'm sure she thought the tape was well buried. No way she forgot about it.
Tom, It's the hypocrisy that just keeps giving.
Kathy, I spent a little time looking and didn't see anything so I figured the story was fair game. I'm not one to laugh at others misfortune, but this girl set herself up on her own righteous pedestal for fame and fortune which flies in the face of most religious beliefs. I have no issue with whatever she wants to believe, but to tell others that do no harm how to live their lives just bugs me. And I agree that Hilton is a putz.
VR, It goes good with coffee and is low-cal to boot.
Delia, 'If the pageant knew she was religious and had asked her to keep her views out of it, then why did they ask her that question?"
I don't have an answer for that. Something going on there behind the scenes I'm sure. And I must admit to doing some serious stupid stuff when I was young, but I never went of TV telling the nation about how wonderfully righteous I was either. I have no issue with her religion or her views on gay marriage. To each their own, but it's how she went out afterward and got all preachy that really bugs me. Some lessons are hard learned and pride goeth before a fall. She will come out of this with some well deserved egg on her face and end up with a job that will set her up for life. I don't feel all that bad for her.
Myriad, I don't even know if all I stated above is true. It's just what I got from searching the net. More will come out I'm sure. I did feel a little sorry for her at first, but then I got over it.
Gus, That's the story I'm getting. I would guess there lawyers had something to do with that advice. I have no idea what is on the tape, but I have to assume it wasn't very flattering for some one so prim and proper.
Andy, I like that philosophy! I'll take the low ground with you.
Ocular, Funny! I'm sure the details will come out soon enough!
Mare, Your post was ripe with a hard lesson learned. We can only hope that Miss Prejean can learn the same lesson. She would, like you, be a far better person for it. Hope your headache is getting better.
Maria, Karma is kicking my ass right now (though I don't know why). I'm just glad I have someone to share the misery with. hehe
Tom, Good question. Trump has a lot of nerve even thinking he has any moral ground at all to stand on. I can't imagine how many people he's stomped into the ground amassing his fortune. Trump sucks!
I would guess that the Family Research Center will find a way to give her an award like Cheney did for ol' Scooter.
JK, I can't say for sure. That's the first I've heard of anything that was actually on the tape. Been busy this morning. If she was alone, she should have held on to the tape. If someone else was filming her, that is something totally different. Time will tell. Or somebody else will.
Mono, Bwahaha! Three for the price of two!
Walter, I only feel a bit sorry for her because of her age, but I'm pretty sure that a question from the pageant would cover any 'hidden surprises' that might harm the reputation of the pageant. That would mean that she had to lie about it. Financially, she will be fine. My guess she is signing another book deal right now.
Stim, My guess would be that she believed the tape would never see the light of day. No one can be that stupid. Or could they?
Roger, Yeah, I just couldn't resist this one.
Paul, Is that true or are you making it up? No matter I've seen worse, but I love that last statement! How true!
Jocelyn, Really?! Now that IS a surprise! And thanks for stopping by!
Roger, This is right in Jocelyn's wheelhouse.
Tom, Tom, Tom. You are one funny SOB!
John, I was half awake when I started this, so the research was minimal. It hasn't all soaked in yet. I've got all day to get sick.
Tom, Yer killin' me!
In the meantime, it's f**king hilarious to watch.
Screamin' It's amazing to me, too! I honestly just don't get it. Are we that dumb? Really? That's just sad.
skeletnwmn, I knew there had to be a spin, but for the life of me, as many times as I've seen it, I always forget that one, but I realize you are right. It all makes sense now. If Jesus is on your side, you're never wrong in their eyes!
Glad to help. I posted a link to your story on reddit as well, so you might be seeing some traffic from that....
Not that I would watch that, either.
This is front cover material.
Gus, I'd watch it in a second, but i don't have any moral character to live up too. If that's what it is, it sounds mild by any porn standard to me.
MAWB, The plot thickens.
Chuck, Please don't mention the cover on my post. Someone might hear you and get ideas. And if I had a set of boobs like that, I'd never leave the house! ;-)
Ocular, I believe they call it tainted goods. I still haven't heard anything about the Barbie doll. I'm sure the rumor mill will be spinning and I've had MSNBC playing in the background all day and haven't heard anything at all about the story. Go figure. Olbermann will have something to say I'm sure.
Mary, So sorry to ruin your day. I wouldn't worry much about past attitudes. I've had many that have changed over the years. We know what we are taught. Until we learn that what we know is wrong, we don't change. I did. You did and maybe Prejean will. Not much can be done about the past and your honesty with yourself and everyone here can be nothing but a good thing. Hope you start feeling better. You do much to change attitudes around here. Be nice to yourself. You deserve it.
Thing is, I got no problem with Carrie let's-get-you-out-of-those-jeans having a boob job or making a porno. In fact, if her porno surfaces on any of the NSFW site I wander onto every now and then I'll definitely check it out cause I'm a fool for cute blondes.
The thing she should be vilified and ridiculed for, and for which she should suffer unending, merciless discomfort is her presumption that her personal relationship with god is of any interest or import to anyone but herself and her god.
Rated!
Sally, THAT is hilarious! Bwahahaha!
Mare, i just call 'em like I feel 'em.We all have our off days and you wear it all out there for all to see. I could never do that cuz,.....well, I'm a chicken. I wanted a catchy title, but now I find that it was nothing but a masturbatory video taped by and old boyfriend. What a deflation. (snicker, snicker. deflation... hehehe)
Cappy, True dat, eh? "lookitme, lookitme, lookitme!' Oh, shit.
Miko, I say to each his own, but I think 99% of the people have no business making homegrown porn. Let's just say I've seen enough of them and very few are what you might call flattering.
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Patrick, Verbal is a riot. I fell asleep last night with the TV on and heard this in the middle of the night. I can't even tell you what program it was on, but I took note and started looking for stuff first thing in the morning. I thought it would be a chance to poke a little fun at the right.
Tink, I wish I could have got the boobs, but the do look nice on her. She should be grateful, but I'll bet she isn't.
Renaissance Lady, (I have trouble spelling that) It's a real head shaker of a story, but I guess it actually started a couple days ago. Not much coverage that I could find. Kind of like her video. hehe. I'm pretty sure she will pull a Swaggart somewhere. I just hope it gets filmed. The funny thing is that the right is so quick and willing to forgive themselves , but not so swift in forgiving others. Prejean claims to be VERY tolerant. Go figure.
Did you know that people in this country are actually buying Sarah Palin's book? Further more, how can this Prejean qualify for a beauty contest. I looked and looked at her and I'm sorry; she is nowhere near beautiful.
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Trig, This has been up since early this morning so imagine my surprise. First one since April I think. I think they pass them out every 6 months just to keep us hanging around. Yer next!
O'Really, I agree that all those things are over rated. It's like the "I think I'm sane, but I really know I'm not, defense'. I'm surprised this hasn't got much press considering the way the right was parading her around the country as the next Anita Bryant. It's awful quiet out there now.
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this phony opportunistic bigot has earned every bit of mockery and derision she's subjected to, she and her Christianist fellow travelers deserve each other
CP is a sad sad commentary on what life is like in CA and now Maine, these days.
Nice to know there is some justice in this world. What I wouldn't give to have been a fly on the wall of that court room.
Does anyone know if the court reporter has to describe videos in their transcription?
Verbal, your comment is priceless.
The CA Pageant folks better look out!
This is why you are on my favorite list - you rock! Great writing. :)
Stupidity used to entertain me. It's so prevalent now that I'm just disgusted.
Least I wouldn't!!!
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I agree that Carrie has always seemed to have . . . ahem . . . skills . . . but perhaps the wind not only blows her top but mouth openj as in she is a perhaps sacred vessel ?
1. if thou have nekkid videos floating around out there.. if thou doth win the shit will hitteth the fan..
2.If thou art blonde and stupid enough to ignore rule #1 expecteth thy crown to be yankethed
3. If thy crown gets yankethed.. expect to get offered your own reality dating show on vh1 ..and if that doth not occur. There's always Vivid
rated for the karmic bitchslap
congrats on the ep
Didn't realize we had to validate other people's lifestyle choices in order to be considered 'normal' by society.
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She may be in deeper stuff than she had imagined.
I do greatly appreciate all of your excellent comments, but time is short and the interface boogers just made it shorter. Let it be known that i read and appreciate each and every one of you.
Shawn, absolutely not. This post isn't about gay marriage or religious beliefs. It's about hypocrisy. I have no issues with people believing what they want. I have great issue with people trying to tell me what to believe and how to act. I do believe in equality for all, gays included, but you don't have to. To each his own.
Sirenita, I'm sure Playboy is knocking on the door right now.
Myriad, I think I love you. Well stated!
Dave, Thoughts to ponder, eh?
DJohn, Call me a hypocite if you like. I've been called worse. If you don't feel that equality for all is an issue, that is you choice. This piece is not about gay rights. It's about Prejeans own hypocrisy. She got fired for NOT performing her duties. She SUED claiming she was discriminated against because of her religion. She CHAMPIONED herself as the perfect model of right wing purity. SHE dropped her lawsuit after the tape surfaced. She could have continued her suit had she felt inclined to do so.
I have no issue with sex tapes, boob jobs, etc. I have issues with people who say one thing and then do another or those who cherry pick the Bible to suit there needs. It's a matter of walk the walk or shut up. Nothing more.
Tai, Yep. Free boob job. Ridiculous.
Penguin, Free boobs are cool.
Travelini, I expect that Prejean will make far more money off of this in the long run, but honoring the winner is the right thing to do. That seems to be far less important than sensationalism these days.
Cathy, I'm good with that description.
Karin, Beauty pageants are archaic and somewhat juvenile, aren't they? I don't ever watch them and I don't see how they send any message that betters women. The prettiest of the pretty? Kind of an odd thing to compete over.
Did she? Or did she get fired because the Pageant Authority felt the need to make an example of her for future contestants? BTW, THEY started the media deluge by their own stupid actions.
She SUED claiming she was discriminated against because of her religion. Uh, she was. Primarily her beleifs which were not in line with the politically correct Pageant Authority.
She CHAMPIONED herself as the perfect model of right wing purity. So, because she took some semi-nude modeling pictures (which MOST models do by the way) and was victim to some low-life ex boyfriend who sold the sex tape online that makes her NOT pure?
Wow, that's a tall moral high bar. I doubt many of us would reach it.
Maybe, just maybe she dropped the lawsuit because she KNEW that whether she won or lost that tape would "somehow" makes it way onto the internet and her dignity would be stolen from her.
If there is shame here it's with the Pageant Authority that strong-armed her into capitualtion to their will. Just one more thing screwed up in California.
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2009/06/11/miss-california-carrie-prejean-loses-crown/
Less than a month after being told by Donald Trump that she can keep her Miss California crown, Carrie Prejean was fired on Wednesday.
In a release first obtained by FOXNews.com, K2 Productions, the independent producers of the Miss California USA pageant, under license from Miss Universe, cited continued breach of contract issues as the reason for Prejean's firing.
"This was a decision based solely on contract violations," Keith Lewis, executive director of K2 Productions, said in the release. "After our press conference in New York we had hoped we would be able to forge a better working relationship. However, since that time it has become abundantly clear that Carrie has no desire to fulfill her obligations under our contract and work together.”
She was too busy doing TV interviews etc, so she didn't hold up her end of the contract. You are entitled to your opinion on the matter as I am mine. I stated mine in the article above.
Girls giving blowjobs. You are quite the journalist. I've got 8mm tape of your mom fucking and sucking the NY Times Editorial Staff. She's a whore, but at least she isn't a hypocrite. Bravo!
BTW: Your wife's a cocksucker too.
My Dad doesn't like a dicks in his mouth and my mom doesn't like pussy in her mouth. That's how I was raised. Dick in pussy equals offspring. It's how I was made.
All this makes me a little sad though. We live in a world where no one is clean, but sometimes it's the dirtiest that want to sprinkle the rest of us with their Tide. I really dont care that she filmed herself playing with, well either her "God given talents" or her "Pagent given enhancements" or that she shared the tape with someone who then sold her out with it.
She most offended me when she told us all how proud of her God was that she stood up for him. Cause like the guy who created 100 billion galaxies needs some speck to do that for him. That to me was when she showed us all her obscenity.
*snort*
Now that the press darling homosexuals have their pound of flesh, and a new word, GIBLET or whatever they call themselves, maybe they could let us asexuals have the useful word "gay" back.
I think the woman is trainwreck, but eh, I think she should be held responsible for what she says and does this side of adulthood.