Dethroned Miss North Carolina USA Brittany Boltinhouse files defamation lawsuit, accuses pageant of cover-up
Brittany Boltinhouse, the former Miss North Carolina USA, has filed a defamation lawsuit against the Miss USA pageant.
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What happened
Brittany Boltinhouse, the former Miss North Carolina USA, has been stripped of her title. The Miss USA pageant cited 'recently surfaced information' as the reason for her removal.
Boltinhouse responded by filing a defamation lawsuit against the pageant. She alleges that the pageant weaponized social media against her and engaged in a cover-up.
The New York Post names her as the plaintiff. The pageant has not yet publicly responded to the allegations.
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Questions people are asking
Why was Brittany Boltinhouse removed from her title?
The Miss USA pageant cited 'recently surfaced information' as the reason for her removal.
What are the main allegations in Brittany Boltinhouse's lawsuit?
Brittany Boltinhouse alleges that the Miss USA pageant weaponized social media against her and engaged in a cover-up.
Has the Miss USA pageant responded to the lawsuit?
The pageant has not yet publicly responded to the allegations.
Coverage (11)
- Dethroned Miss North Carolina USA files lawsuit, says she was stripped of crown over conservative beliefs The Hill · 9h ago
- Miss North Carolina USA Sues Miss USA Over Lost Title WBZ NewsRadio 1030 · 9h ago
- Ex-Miss North Carolina USA claims Trump support cost her crown, not racial slur posts TheGrio · 9h ago
- Miss North Carolina USA Sues Miss USA Pageant, Claiming She Was “Falsely Portrayed” as “Bigoted” cosmopolitan.com · 9h ago
- Dethroned Beauty Queen Sues After N-Word Posts Spark Racism Scandal Yahoo · 9h ago
- Dethroned Beauty Queen Sues After N-Word Posts Spark Racism Scandal Yahoo · 9h ago
- Miss North Carolina USA stripped of title over ‘recently surfaced information’ WKRN News 2 · 9h ago
- Ousted Miss North Carolina USA sues, saying social media was weaponized against her WRAL · 9h ago
- Dethroned Miss North Carolina USA Sues Miss USA Pageant for Defamation People.com · 9h ago
- Dethroned Miss North Carolina USA sues pageant over ‘defamatory’ removal Raleigh News & Observer · 9h ago
- Dethroned Miss North Carolina USA Brittany Boltinhouse files defamation lawsuit, accuses pageant of cover-up New York Post · 9h ago
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