Nov 5, 2009 11:00 am US/Eastern
Did Sex Tape Cause Miss Calif. Lawsuit To Implode?
Former Miss California Carrie Prejean, Pageant Officials Settle; TMZ, CNN Claim Confirmation Of Tape
NEW YORK (CBS News) ―
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Miss California Carrie Prejean participates in the 2009 Miss USA Pageant on May 13, 2009.
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Miss California Carrie Prejean is seen in this April 26, 2009 photo.
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Donald Trump puts the Miss California USA sash back on Carrie Prejean during a press conference at Trump Tower on May 12, 2009,in New York City.
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Former Miss California USA Carrie Prejean and her reaplcement Tammi Farrell.
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Did the legal battle between former Miss California USA Carrie Prejean and pageant organizers suddenly conclude because organizers presented Prejean with a sex tape starring the religiously devout beauty queen?
Celebrity site
TMZ says yes and
CNN, last night, said a source with knowledge of the settlement confirmed it. CBS News has no independent verification of the story at this time.
In August, Prejean sued Miss California USA organizers for libel, slander and religious discrimination. She accused them of telling her to stop mentioning God, even before she made controversial remarks against gay marriage.
Prejean was fired in June after pageant officials accused her of missing events, an allegation that she denied.
The pageant countersued Prejean last month, claiming the buxom blonde still owed them $5,200 for the breast implants they helped her buy.
The dueling lawsuits had the making of a showdown at the ok corral in a string bikini but the warring factions abruptly made peace on Tuesday.
A joint statement released yesterday says Prejean and pageant organizers reached a confidential settlement on both legal fronts and both parties "wish each other the best in their future endeavors."
As for that alleged sex tape reportedly starring Prejean, if TMZ had the tape months ago, as the site claims, why didn't they post it online or on air? TMZ Managing Editor Harvey Levin claimed in a Wednesday webcast that the tape, which he said features just Prejean, was too graphic for their taste.
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