Carrie Prejean has filed a lawsuit claiming Shanna Moakler, and other pageant officials, forced her out because of her religious beliefs.

Prejean filed the suit in L.A. County Superior Court, accusing Moakler and Keith Lewis of religious discrimination, defamation, public disclosure of private facts, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and negligent infliction of emotional distress.

In her suit Prejean says the Miss California USA people "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."

In the suit, Carrie claims officials also tried to "set up Prejean to have her dismissed as Miss California USA by asking her to do a Playboy photo shoot for $120,000."

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Carrie Prejean filed a lawsuit against Miss California directors Keith Lewis and Shanna Moakler, as well as K2 Productions, Inc. The suit alleges slander, libel, public disclosure of private facts, religious discrimination, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and negligent infliction of emotional distress. We expected a wrongful discharge as well, but it appears that Prejean’s attorney agrees she violated her contract, which justified her discharge (firing).

While Prejean may feel this lawsuit has merit, we believe she should just lick her wounds and move on. The career opportunity Prejean could have had may be lost as she wallows in the past.

Donald Trump fired Carrie Prejean as Miss California for not performing her duties under the contract she signed. Trump said:

"I told Carrie she needed to get back to work and honor her contract with the Miss California USA Organization, and I gave her the opportunity to do so. Unfortunately, it just doesn’t look like it is going to happen. Carrie is a beautiful young woman and I wish her well as she pursues her other interests."

Prejean told Access Hollywood:

"It is just because of my answer I think. None of this would be happening right now if I had just said,’Yeah gays should get married.’"

"I was just talking to my lawyer, and I just got a phone call from you and I’ve gotten some text messages saying ’Hey, is this really true?’ and I said, ’True about what?’ and they said, ’That you’ve been fired.’ And I started to laugh because everyone’s been cooperating and everyone’s been getting along so well."

"This is the first that I’ve heard of it. This is funny to me. I have no idea what’s going on."

Did Prejean really believe Trump would just let her stay on the payroll when she wasn’t doing her job?

The gay activist and Miss California USA Executive Director Keith Lewis said:

"This was a decision based solely on contract violations, including Ms. Prejean’s unwillingness to make appearances on behalf of the Miss California USA organization."

"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 is unwilling to fulfill her obligations under our contract and work together."

We believe Lewis. Prejean was given a chance to prove herself, and she proved she wasn’t going to be a team player. Prejean knew everyone was looking for a reason to fire her without legal recourse, and she gave it to them. She has only herself to blame.

Shanna Moakler resigned when Trump decided to keep Prejean, but now Moakler is begging to be rehired.

According to Star magazine, the mother of Carrie Prejean, who is Francine Coppola, was involved in a lesbian relationship right up until Carrie placed second in the Miss USA pageant.

Francine’s alleged openly gay lover was sales rep Valerie Vetrano, who said:

"Yes, Francine and I dated."

A friend explains the relationship was doomed from the start:

"Francine explained how she was a Christian and that her loved ones would never accept her if she were gay," the friend says. When Valerie asked her what would happen if she told her daughter Carrie about the two of them, Francine responded, “Carrie would never believe it!”

We’re not sure if we believe it either, even though during their divorce, both Francine and her ex husband accused each other of having gay relationships during their marriage.

We want to hear from Francine.

Shanna Moakler, and her other co-director, tried to threaten Donald Trump into taking away the Miss California crown from Carrie Prejean, but instead Trump decided to keep Prejean. Moakler then threw a hissy fit and resigned as a Miss USA co-director:

“Since the press conference yesterday, I had a chance to think about what has taken place, and I feel that at this time it is in my best interest to resign,” Shanna says in the statement. “I cannot with a clear conscious move forward supporting and promoting the Miss Universe Organization when I no longer believe in it, or the contracts I signed committing myself as a youth.”

“I want to be a role model for young woman with high hopes of pageantry, but now feel it more important to be a role model for my children. I am sorry and hope I have not let any young supporters down but wish them the best of luck in fulfilling their dreams.”

Blah blah blah. The Miss USA pageant is no place for political activists like Moakler. It’s a beauty pageant. Don’t let the door hit you in the butt on your way out Moakler.

The best part of the Prejean story is that she isn’t some blonde bimbo like everyone thought she was.