Posted Nov 21st 2009 9:30AM by TMZ Staff
Carrie Prejean didn't wanna use her own noggin' when it came to filling out a very personal contestant questionnaire for the Miss California pageant back in '07 -- so she went to the guy who knew her inside and out ... her solo sex tape recipient.
TMZ has learned Prejean's former cross-country booty call received an email from Carrie on 11/7/07 -- when she was 20 -- in which Carrie asked for help answering several brain-busting questions such as:
If you could have lunch with any one (1) person, who would it be and why?
What is your career ambition?
Name one personal achievement that makes you especially proud.
What is your most treasured possession (tangible object) and why?
What is the most interesting or surprising thing about you or that has happened to you?
After all those "special" tapes she made, you'd think she'd know herself better.
Filed under: Pageantry, Carrie Prejean, Exclusives
Tags: carrie prejean, CarriePrejean, miss california, MissCalifornia, pageant, questionnaire
Posted Nov 21st 2009 6:55AM by TMZ Staff
Even though she has said "no" more times than the Jonas Brothers, Vivid prez Steven Hirsch is still holding out hope Carrie Prejean agrees to sell over the rights to her infamous sex tape.
Hirsch has offered Prejean some serious dough to sign on the dotted line and join the Vivid family. So far she's declined -- and even threatened to sue -- despite the expert advice she's received from Shauna Sand.
Though when Shauna Sand is pushing you in one direction, common sense dictates you go in the other.
Filed under: Carrie Prejean
Tags: carrie prejean, CarriePrejean, contract, deal, release, sex tape, SexTape, solo, steven hirsch, StevenHirsch, vivid, xxx
Posted Nov 18th 2009 1:00AM by TMZ Staff
Carrie Prejean has her panties in a bunch, because Vivid Entertainment won't take no for an answer.
TMZ has obtained a letter from Carrie's lawyer, threatening to sue Vivid if it releases videos or photos of Carrie's solo, XXX greatest hits. Carrie's lawyer, Charles LiMandri, told Vivid, even though he made it clear yesterday that no means no, "...your company has apparently told the media that it plans to publish the videotapes and/or photographs of my client with or without her permission."
LiMandri left nothing to the imagination, warning Vivid Carrie will sue for invasion of privacy, misappropriation of her likeness as well as public disclosure of private facts ... if Vivid makes good on its threat.
LiMandri will also add a claim for emotional distress for good measure. And he claims some of the videos were shot when she was only 17. Her ex-boyfriend -- the guy to whom she sent the tapes -- begs to differ.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Carrie Prejean, Exclusives
Tags: carrie prejean, CarriePrejean, lawsuit, porn, solo, suit, video, vivid, vivid entertainment, VividEntertainment, x-rated video, X-ratedVideo, xxx
Posted Nov 17th 2009 8:00PM by TMZ Staff
Carrie Prejean is getting some sage sex tape advice from someone with serious experience in the field, someone who knows what's at stake ... someone who wants Carrie to just give in and take the damn money already -- and that someone is Shauna Sand.
Like a lucite messiah, Sand has fired off a letter to Prejean in an attempt to convince the "biblically correct" beauty queen to stop fighting the release of her sex tape -- and take the million dollar offer from the Vivid Entertainment porno company.
In the letter, obtained by TMZ, Shauna draws from her own personal experiences, explaining how she decided not to waste "thousands of dollars" trying to fight the release of her "leaked" sex tape -- but instead worked out a deal with Vivid so she could maximize the profit provided by her privates.
But just in case Carrie isn't convinced by Shauna's letter, Sand has also offered to spend some quality one-on-one time together ... to, uh, "talk." That would be a conversation worth listening to...
Filed under: Shauna Sand, Carrie Prejean, Exclusives
Posted Nov 17th 2009 12:50AM by TMZ Staff
Carrie Prejean has a serious congressional supporter who thinks she should pursue a career in politics ... and it's not just because she has her finger on the hot-button issues.
TMZ spoke with Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) who tells us he thinks Prejean could be a serious contender in the political arena: "[Carrie] has the ability to draw crowds and if she has a strong message to go with that, who knows what she can do? She has star power which can open doors.
"We've all made mistakes when we were 17. [The sex tape] is going to be an impediment, but people are excited about her convictions and her beliefs."
For the record -- Carrie was 20 when she filmed her world famous solo mission.
Filed under: Politix, Carrie Prejean, Exclusives
Tags: carrie prejean, CarriePrejean, congress, jason chaffetz, JasonChaffetz, miss california usa, MissCaliforniaUsa, politics
Posted Nov 16th 2009 2:30PM by TMZ Staff
Carrie Prejean is going to be publicly mocked by the very people who helped "make" her -- and it's all going down at the upcoming Miss California USA pageant.
TMZ has learned the people behind the pageant are on the hunt for a Carrie lookalike to play the former Miss Cali winner in a skit for this weekend's pageant.
Our sources say a first round of auditions for the Prejean part were held this past weekend, but no one "nailed" it yet.
No word on why the pageant didn't ask Prejean to appear in the skit -- after all, nobody can nail Carrie like Carrie.
Filed under: Pageantry, Carrie Prejean, Exclusives
Tags: carrie prejean, CarriePrejean, miss california usa, MissCaliforniaUsa, pageant, sex tape, SexTape
Posted Nov 16th 2009 9:00AM by TMZ Staff
Carrie Prejean's sex tape cost her more than a million bucks during her settlement discussions with Miss California USA, but we've learned Vivid Entertainment is officially stepping up with an offer to line her pockets with even more money.
TMZ has obtained a copy of a letter Vivid honcho Steven Hirsch sent to Prejean's lawyer, Charles Limandri. Hirsch is asking to acquire the rights to distribute "erotic footage that Carrie Prejean, former Miss California, produced for her boyfriend following their four (4) day rendezvous in February 2007." It's the same video (eight in all, along with 30 photos) that TMZ obtained but has not posted because it's just too racy.
In the letter, Hirsch tries tempting Carrie with this: "We would like to present Carrie with several options where she could certainly earn millions of dollars."
Hirsch boasts his stable of stars, including Kim Kardashian, Kelli McCarty (former Miss USA) and Shauna Sand -- the kinds of women any gal would be proud to call her peers.
TMZ spoke with attorney Limandri last night, and it looks like Carrie's not biting. Limandri says Carrie's mom/rep says, "No, at any price."
Carrie claims she was underage when the videos were shot, but her ex-boyfriend to whom she sent the videos begs to differ.
But Carrie may have another plan to score some loot. We're told she may sue the Miss Cali pageant, along with its officials, because she believes they leaked the settlement to TMZ.
Stay tuned ...
Filed under: Carrie Prejean, Exclusives
Tags: carrie prejean, CarriePrejean, charles limandri, CharlesLimandri, footage, letter, release, sex tape, SexTape, vivid
Posted Nov 14th 2009 8:22AM by TMZ Staff
Donna Mills is not a fan of Carrie Prejean.
We caught up with the former "Knots Landing" star outside the Pasadena Playhouse last night where she had some brief but candid remarks about the ousted Miss California USA.
Filed under: Carrie Prejean
Tags: carrie prejean, CarriePrejean, donna mills, DonnaMills, miss california usa, MissCaliforniaUsa
Posted Nov 13th 2009 5:33PM by TMZ Staff
The world's largest porn company has obtained a copy of the Carrie Prejean solo sex tape -- and TMZ has learned they're desperately trying to release it.
The porn company -- Vivid Entertainment -- tells us they obtained the tape legally, but they want Carrie to sign off on it personally before it goes wide. Good luck with that...
As TMZ first reported, the solo sex tape was played in front of several people during settlement negotiations between Prejean and the Miss USA Pageant just a few weeks ago. Once Prejean saw the tape, she instantly dropped her $1 million demand.
For the record, TMZ has had the tape for weeks, but elected not to publish it -- and we have not disseminated it.
Vivid Prez Steven Hirsch tells TMZ, "The third party that brought the tape to Vivid affirmed that she was over 18 years of age at the time it was made."
Filed under: Carrie Prejean, Exclusives
Tags: Carrie Prejean, CarriePrejean, sex tape, SexTape, video, vivid, vivid entertainment, VividEntertainment
Posted Nov 12th 2009 1:57PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has learned Carrie Prejean just pulled out of a talk she was supposed to give this afternoon at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington D.C. -- an exclusive club for Republicans only.
An insider at the Capitol Hill Club tells TMZ Carrie canceled five minutes before she was supposed to speak because her camp wanted to avoid a repeat of last night's "Larry King Live" fiasco -- when she almost walked off the set.
Carrie faced a fresh wave of criticism this morning after her former hookup told us she wanted him to lie about her sex tape and tell people she was underage when she filmed it ... when she was really 20-years-old.
Filed under: Train Wrecks, Politix, Carrie Prejean, Exclusives
Tags: capitol hill club, CapitolHillClub, carrie prejean, CarriePrejean, larry king live, LarryKingLive, republicans
Posted Nov 12th 2009 1:30PM by TMZ Staff
The cat fight between Carrie Prejean and the people at Miss California USA keeps hissing along -- the Pageant president is now slamming the "biblically correct" beauty queen one more time, because ... well ... why not?
In response to Carrie's awkward appearance on "Larry King Live" and her ex-boyfriend saying he was told to lie about her age in her solo sex tape, Miss Cali Prez Keith Lewis tells TMZ:
"The public is finally getting a glimpse of the real Carrie Prejean who lives in her own delusional world.
The childish behavior, her negative attitude, the sarcasm and condescending tone, the disrespect and continual lying she is demonstrating now is only a fraction of what we endured during her reign and after.
Anyone who buys her book is supporting a woman who is actually the opposite of everything she claims to be.
I sincerely hope she is able to get the psychological help I believe she has shown to clearly need."
Filed under: Pageantry, Carrie Prejean, Exclusives
Tags: carrie prejean, CarriePrejean, keith lewis, KeithLewis, miss california usa, miss usa, MissCaliforniaUsa, MissUsa
Posted Nov 12th 2009 10:50AM by TMZ Staff
Carrie Prejean just accused Donald Trump of personally weeding out the ugly chicks from the Miss USA pageant -- and for once ... she's not entirely off base.
TMZ obtained an audio tape recorded during the pre-show screening portion of the 2009 pageant, in which Trump can clearly be heard exercising "The Trump Rule" -- which guarantees a certain number of "beautiful" women will advance in the contest.
On the tape, Trump explains that when he "bought" the Miss USA pageant, "the most beautiful people were never chosen. And I went nuts." So, according to the audio, Trump implemented "The Trump Rule" -- in which he and his staff of "professionals" would select "almost half" of the women who would automatically make it into the first round of the contest.
Click here... it's not over yet
Filed under: Pageantry, Carrie Prejean, Exclusives
Tags: carrie prejean, CarriePrejean, donald trump, DonaldTrump, miss california, miss ohio, miss oregon, miss usa, MissCalifornia, MissOhio, MissOregon, MissUsa, pageant, trump rukle, trump rule, TrumpRukle, TrumpRule
Posted Nov 12th 2009 9:30AM by TMZ Staff
Carrie Prejean's ex-boyfriend -- the guy to whom she sent the XXX solo video -- tells TMZ Carrie and company called him last week and tried getting him to "lie" and say she was 17 when she shot the video.
During an audio interview with TMZ, the man -- who asked us not to reveal his identity -- says Carrie sent him the video when they were involved with each other in 2007. He says Carrie sent him numerous explicit videos and insists the one in question was shot when she was 20.
We have verified this is indeed the guy to whom Carrie sent her solo video -- which ultimately torpedoed her settlement with Miss California USA.
These are the pictures he took with Carrie during a long, romantic weekend in San Diego.
Carrie's rep could not be reached for comment.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Photo Galleries, Pageantry, Carrie Prejean, Exclusives
Tags: 17, 20, boyfriend, carrie prejean, CarriePrejean, miss california usa, MissCaliforniaUsa, sex tape, SexTape, video, yeats
