Fmr. Miss California Carrie Prejean (Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES -
A pair of lawsuits involving former Miss California USA Carrie Prejean have been settled.
Prejean and pageant officials announced Tuesday that both sides have dropped their claims.
Prejean, a 22-year-old San Diego native, sued the pageant's co-executive directors, Keith Lewis and former Miss USA Shanna Moakler, as well as pageant publicist Roger Neal, on allegations of libel, slander and religious discrimination in Los Angeles Superior Court in August.
K2 Productions countersued in October, asking to be reimbursed $5,200 for Prejean's breast implants.
No details on the terms of the settlement have been released, however, both sides issued a joint statement.
"Carrie Prejean, Keith Lewis and K2 Productions have dropped their claim against each other and wish each other the best in their future endeavors," the statement said.
Prejean, who was stripped of her title in June, had claimed her crown was taken away because she said she opposed gay marriage during the Miss USA pageant in April. Pageant officials said she was fired for not fulfilling her obligations as Miss California USA and had missed several scheduled appearances.
Prejean signed a book deal in July with conservative book house "Regency Publishing" to publish a memoir called "Still Standing." She says she will tell her side of the story in the book, answering questions about what happened behind the scenes at the pageant and why she answered the question posed to her by Perez Hilton the way she did. The book will be released this month.
Prejean and pageant officials announced Tuesday that both sides have dropped their claims.
Prejean, a 22-year-old San Diego native, sued the pageant's co-executive directors, Keith Lewis and former Miss USA Shanna Moakler, as well as pageant publicist Roger Neal, on allegations of libel, slander and religious discrimination in Los Angeles Superior Court in August.
K2 Productions countersued in October, asking to be reimbursed $5,200 for Prejean's breast implants.
No details on the terms of the settlement have been released, however, both sides issued a joint statement.
"Carrie Prejean, Keith Lewis and K2 Productions have dropped their claim against each other and wish each other the best in their future endeavors," the statement said.
Prejean, who was stripped of her title in June, had claimed her crown was taken away because she said she opposed gay marriage during the Miss USA pageant in April. Pageant officials said she was fired for not fulfilling her obligations as Miss California USA and had missed several scheduled appearances.
Prejean signed a book deal in July with conservative book house "Regency Publishing" to publish a memoir called "Still Standing." She says she will tell her side of the story in the book, answering questions about what happened behind the scenes at the pageant and why she answered the question posed to her by Perez Hilton the way she did. The book will be released this month.
