Carrie Prejean ends her case with suing the Miss California USA pageant with nothing coming in her hands.
Both parities ended their suits and agreed to settle their differences amongst each other.
Prejean sued the Pageant in August for discrimination on her religious beliefs and slander. The pageant asked Carrie to stop mentioning God and her controversial beliefs on gay marriage. The officials for the pageant filed the countersuit requesting to be paid $5,200 back that they gave her for her breast implants prior of the Miss USA competition.
During the face off in the settlement negotiations the Miss California USA lawyers brought out their weapon of her little X-Rated film starring her. As the film started rolling Prejean reacted with disgust and denied it was even her. As the camera went to her face she knew she was in trouble and it took her less than 15 seconds to discuss with her lawyer of dropping the $1 million demand.
The Pageant organizer, K2 Productions spokesman, Keith Lewis told the Daily News in a recent interview “We’re so glad to be back in the business of beauty and out of the litigious system that is Carrie Prejean. It’s wonderful to put this behind us.”
Both parties are not receiving any of their money that they were requesting in the suit.
An Explicit End to a Long Year: Carrie Prejean Update
From winning Miss California and coming in second at the Miss America pageant to being stripped of her title and walking away without any money or dignity, it has been a long year for Carrie Prejean.
The beauty queen’s problems started during the interview portion of the Miss America pageant. Prejean admitted that she believed marriage should be between a man and a woman, leading to speculation that her answer cost her the crown. Prejean, however, rallied around her new cause, becoming a speaker on the topic.
Though this turn may have been good for her personally, the Miss California directors were not thrilled about her lack of focus on her title duties. Couple this with reports of racy photos from modeling shots, and Prejean eventually lost her crown.
Lawsuits inevitably followed but there was one more negative turn for Prejean yet to endure: a sex tape. Though not released publicly, the tape is said to be a solo act and especially explicit. Its discovery took the gusto out of Prejean’s lawsuit, and she settled without receiving any compensation. Though some have still stood by Prejean, there is no doubt that this roller coaster of a year has not been her best.
Rihanna posed nude for the Italian Vogue Magazine.
The pop star poses in bondage gear, a lip-shaped muzzle, thigh high boots and even goes topless, nipples demurely taped in sparkly tape.
Although most of the photographs are black and white, there is one color photo, which features Rihanna wearing a turquoise dress and boots.
The photos were taken by by famed celebrity photographer Steven Klein, who has taken pics of other hot icons including Britney Spears and Madonna.
According to New York magazine’s blog The Cut, and the photos will appear in a couture supplement that goes with the issue. On the cover, she appears in a Valentino dress carrying a bucket and tossing the water out.
This isn’t Rihanna’s first taste of a racy photo scandal. Just a few months back, nude photos of the young entertianer appeared online.
What do you think of the new photo shoot?
Carrie Prejean (pray-ZHAHN), former Miss California USA, filed suit yesterday in L.A. County Superior Court against former Miss USA Shanna Moakler and Keith Lewis, a state director for the Miss California USA Pageant. The lawsuit accuses Lewis and Moakler of defamation, religious discrimination, slander, and libel.
Prejean was fired from her post as Miss California USA on June 10th of this year, supposedly for missing several scheduled appearances to promote the organization. Carrie’s representatives, however, claim that the Miss California USA organization “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.”
Prejean’s attorney intends to prove that she was actually fired because of her controversial answer to a question posed to her regarding gay marriage during the Miss USA competition, where she stated that she believed marriage should be between a man and a woman.
Prejean later defended her statements during an interview with James Dobson, remarking that “…I felt as though Satan was trying to tempt me by asking this question. And then God was in my head and in my heart saying, ‘Do not compromise this. You need to stand up for me and you need to share with all these people…you need to witness to them and you need to show that you’re not willing to compromise that for this title of Miss USA.’”
Lewis and Moakler’s representatives said that they do not have any public comments on the lawsuit.
Erin Andrews on Oprah
Erin Andrews, the sultry sideline sensation will explain the trials and tribulations of her tumultuous summer on the Oprah Winfrey show airing September 24th. The ESPN reporter recently had nude videos of her walking around her hotel room posted all over the internet. Andrews has had to defend rumors that she posted the videos herself intentionally for the exposure. The well spoken reporter plans to file a lawsuit against the perpetrator.
Popular social media outlets and blogs have been buzzing over the news. The increased web traffic has caused some of the sites to refer to her as “Erin Pageviews” as a result. Oprah is always there to lend a kind ear when a celebrity is going through a difficult time. Andrews, an ESPN reporter since 2004, has been blindsided by the media buzz. It will be interesting to see Erin Andrews on Oprah, on the other side of the interview process. Nobody can deny that the extremely popular ESPN reporter has been dragged through the media ringer over the summer.
The Oprah Winfrey interview should help the hard working 31 year old reporter move on from the incident. Find out all the details of the incident on September 24th.
Tiffany Shepherd, 31 was a Florida biology teacher at Port St. Lucie High School. She was terminated in April when scantily racy photos of her turned up on a fishing charter boat.
She stated that she turned to doing porn after her ex-husband received custody of two of her three children and she was unsuccessful in landing other teaching jobs.
Tiffany Shepherd claimed she sent out 2.500 resumes, some even to prisons, without success.
Tiffany Shepherd stated that she is not proud of her new occupation but had no choice. She has been in five films, one titled ‘My First Sex Teacher’. She goes by the name of Leah Lust in her films. She says everything is run in a professional manner and everyone is tested for AIDS and other venereal diseases.
The captain of the fishing boat, Captain Gil Coombes who got her into trouble in the first place suggested the new career. He is involved with a porno studio with his wife.
Vanessa Hudgens who stars in the new movie Bandslam, which opened this past week, has recentley denied rumors that she is engaged to High School Musical co-star Zac Effron. The two have been romantically linked for four years now, since working together on the first High School Musical movie. British tabloids, however, have reported that Hudgens hinted about a possible wedding date. The two have been photographed together a great deal recently, prompting much speculation. The couple arrived in Vancouver August 9th after having just finished attending the 2009 Teen Choice Awards.
Hudgens has been in the midst of a scandal recently as a result of an internet leak last week. Apparently nude pictures of the former Disney star were posted online. At Sunday’s teen choice awards Dane Cook told a suprisingly off- color joke about the incident. Fox, however, cut that from the airing of the awards show Monday night. This is not the actresses first nude photo scandal. Both times have been the result of a hacker breaking into her Blackberry where the photos were stored. She seems to have negated her statements made during the last scandal when she said she had learned a valuable lesson.
Vanessa spoke recently about the movie Bandslam where she plays a rocker. She said it felt awkward because she dosen’t do rock. Hudgens felt that the awkwardness helped make the performance more believable, however, because the character is supposed to be awkward herself. Hudgens has been quoted saying that she enjoyed the chance to play a different type of character and do something completely different.
Vanessa Hudgens Trying To Move On After Latest Scandal
“The fact that kids look up to me is extremely flattering. But at the end of the day, I want to do R-rated films that are a little edgier.” So says Vanessa Hudgens, star of the Disney Channel’s mega-successful movie franchise High School Musical.
This comes in the wake of another nude photo scandal, echoing the events of two years ago when a saucy picture intended for her boyfriend hit the web.
This time, a series of three racy snaps have been leaked to the internet, and Hudgens finds herself having to go on the defensive once again. Unlike last time, the pictures have largely been contained, as Hudgens claims that they were taken when she was underage.
Eager to avoid legal ramifications, most sites have complied with her lawyers’ requests that the photos be removed. This echoes last week’s leak of nude photos of Twilight star Ashley Greene, whose lawyers also were largely successful in stemming the spread of the pictures in question.
The leak may be a blessing in disguise, however, as Hudgens is looking to shed her kiddie image and move on to more mature projects.
Her latest film, Bandslam, is a small step in that direction, but her scheduled role in 2011’s Sucker Punch may cement her as an adult actress.
Directed by Zack Snyder of 300 and Watchmen fame, the film’s tagline is “Alice in Wonderland with Machine Guns.” Between her penchant for nudity, and her work with Snyder, who is known for ultraviolence, Hudgens may well get her wish.
Ashley Greene Update
The five days of filming that took place in Italy is not the only thing that “Twilight” star Ashley
Greene has been up to recently.
Rumors are circulation about the young and rising actress posting nude photos of her on the internet for attention. Others will tell you that they were leaked and Ashley is embarrassed and a little angry about the incident.
The appearance of Ashley Greene’s nude photo came at a time when the young actress was celebrating the accomplishment of winning the ‘Fresh Face Female Award’ from the Teen Choice awards.
Ashley’s lawyer is warning website owners not to post the picture, which features a full frontal view of the topless young actress.
Ashley’s lawyer has met with Perez Hilton, the celebrity gossip blogger, informing him that “”Ms. Greene is the owner of the copyrights in these photos, and, as copyright owner, Ms. Greene owns the exclusive rights, among others, to reproduce, distribute, and to display the photos”.
Apparently her lawyer wants the public to be informed of Ashley’s rights and is hoping to minimize the damage done to her career and reputation by taking the first step to smooth things over.
Greene’s lawyer also advised the photo is illegal and legal action may be taken for displaying it publicly.