Former Miss North Carolina USA sues Miss USA pageant, alleges defamation over statements made after dethroning
Losing a crown is one thing. Being publicly defamed afterwards, says Brittany Boltinhouse, is another, and now she's taking the Miss USA organisation to court over it. According to People, Boltinhouse, who was stripped of her Miss North Carolina USA title earlier this month, filed a civil defamation lawsuit in Duplin County Superior Court on Sunday, August 23. The complaint names the Miss USA…
Brittany Boltinhouse, the former Miss North Carolina USA, has filed a lawsuit against the Miss USA organization for defamation, alleging that statements made about her after she was dethroned have damaged her reputation and caused her professional setbacks. The lawsuit, filed in Duplin County Superior Court on August 23, names the Miss USA organization, its chairman Thom Brodeur, and North Carolina pageant operators as defendants.
Boltinhouse was stripped of her title earlier this month after old social media posts resurfaced, in which she used a racial slur and expressed support for various political figures. Her lawsuit claims that these political and religious views, not the resurfaced posts, led to her removal from the pageant, as she has recorded conversations with officials expressing their concerns about public backlash.
She also alleges that she was pressured to sign an apology statement that misrepresented her views and that Brodeur later quoted this statement publicly, implying that she approved its content. Boltinhouse is seeking compensation for reputational and emotional harm, as well as lost opportunities, including the value of the title, the chance to compete for Miss USA, and potential sponsorships and endorsements.
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