There’s one major issue that sets Meghan McCain apart from other Republicans—she’s in favor of legalizing gay marriage. I admire McCain for going against her party—and many in the Democratic Party as well—on this issue, but I loathe that she manages to make her pro-gay marriage stance all about her. Case in point: today’s completely non-sensical Daily Beast column, in which McCain somehow manages to argue that she, as a pro-gay marriage Republican, gets more s**t from her party than pro-sex tape/anti-gay marriage Carrie Prejean. “If you’re a Republican, is it better to be in favor of gay marriage or to make a sex tape? That is the question.” Ugh, really?

You know how Carrie Prejean referred to that little sex tape of hers as “the biggest mistake of my life”? Well, apparently Prejean takes a while to actually learn from her mistakes, because there are seven other sex tapes out there, along with 30 nude photos of former Miss California, according to Radar Online. I don’t really care if Prejean has made 500 videos of herself flickin’ the bean; I just think it’s hilarious that she got busted for one of them and has been rather indignant about it, and lo and behold, there’s a handful more. Which, if you’re lucky, you’ll get to see! Vivid Video has the tapes—“erotic footage that Carrie Prejean, former Miss California, produced for her boyfriend following their four (4) day rendezvous in February 2007”—in their possession and are seeking to distribute them, which means Carrie may be coming to a high-def TV screen near you. [Gawker]

“No, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with getting breast implants as a Christian. I think it’s a personal decision. I don’t see anywhere in the Bible where it says you shouldn’t get breast implants.

—De-throned beauty queen Carrie Prejean may also be surprised that the Bible doesn’t say anything about airplanes, the polio vaccine, pasteurized milk, or electricity, either. [Christianity Today]

So, I’ve been thinking laughing about last night’s Prejean disaster on “Larry King Live.” Is it bad that I keep watching the clip over and over, savoring the slow build of her sickening Palin praise (at least Palin didn’t make a sex tape), her refusal to answer questions about her lawsuit, and, finally, the gay caller who pushed her over the edge before she finally ripped her mic off? It was like watching a buttery Ritz cracker crumble. I can almost picture her internal dialogue: “What would Sarah Palin do? What would Jesus do?” The resounding answer? “Walk out, Carrie! Walk out!”

After the jump, some other television interviews gone terribly wrong.

Oh, Carrie Prejean. Last night, she appeared on “Larry King Live” to talk about her book. After a warm-up question about whom she considers to be a hero (Sarah Palin, who is “doing great things”), things went way downhill. Larry King brought up the fact that Prejean settled with the Miss California USA organization, which she had been suing for religious discrimination, and asked her why she’d decided not to continue with the suit. Carrie refused to answer, saying that she couldn’t discuss the mediation. Now, don’t get me wrong: Larry King is far from my favorite interviewer, and I do sometimes think he bullies his guests. But this was a perfectly reasonable question—asking for her personal feelings about the case, not any legal details. But she kept refusing to answer, telling him he was “being inappropriate.” Uh, honey? You revealed this week that you made a sex tape. I actually think he took it easy on you by not bringing that up. But Carrie was pissed. When the first caller asked her about gay marriage, she took off her microphone and proceeded to sit there smirking in protest. What do you think—was she in the right or out of line? [Dlisted]

Carrie Prejean‘s book, Still Standing: The Untold Story of My Fight Against Gossip, Hate, and Political Attacks, debuted Nov. 9 —and wouldn’t you know it, that night the former Miss California was on TV discussing her sex tape. Coincidence???

• Jennifer Lopez has won a temporary ban on ex-husband Ojani Noa’s satirical documentary about their short marriage, because he signed a confidentiality agreement. [Starpulse]—That could have been a really scandalous movie, but oh well.
• Tiffani “No Amber” Thiessen is pregnant by her actor husband, Brady Smith, and is due in May. [E! Online]—I knew she looked a little plump in that “White Collar” episode.

Fallen beauty queen Carrie Prejean and the Miss USA pageant have dropped counterclaims stemming from her controversial same-sex marriage statements made earlier this year that may have been motivated by a sex tape, writes TMZ.

Prejean allegedly dropped her demand for a million dollar settlement after a lawyer representing the Miss California Pageant showed a video of her engaged in racy sexual acts.

Oh Carrie Prejean, we’ve had so much fun getting to know the former Miss California and her distaste for gay marriage in the last year. She’s become one of the most recognizable beauty queens that we’ve ever had the pleasure to see actin’ a fool on national TV! In fact, she makes the perfect Halloween costume, especially if you live in a warm part of the country and can feasibly wear a bathing suit at the end of October. (If not, a tacky white evening dress is a good substitute.)

Another week, another Carrie Prejean eyeroll-worthy drama. The latest dirt? Our beloved ex-Miss California still owes $5,200 for a boob job paid for by pageant organizer K2 Productions, according to a lawsuit filed yesterday. K2 said it foot the bill for plastic surgery at Prejean’s behest, so she could “be more competitive” in the 2009 Miss USA pageant, and she hasn’t honored a verbal agreement to pay them back. (Verbal agreement? Get it in writing, people!)

Beauty queens in next month’s Miss California Pageant (where everyone’s favorite homophobe, Carrie Prejean, got her start!) won’t strut down the runway in bikinis, but will instead model individual outfits. Sashes will also be eliminated and two winners will be crowned, instead of the usual one. ““This year’s event will be bigger and reflect the progressive attitudes of the contestants as well as our forward-looking state,” said Keith Lewis, executive director of the Miss California Organization. “It will change the essence of Miss California USA from a bathing suit beauty contest to the style of a runway show during fashion week.” Well, that’s not quite the same as ditching the high-heels-and-bikinis parade because it objectifies women’s bodies and applauds an ideal woman’s shape that most of us can never achieve. But, hey, we’ll take what we can get! You can probably still count on false eyelashes, clouds of hairspray and fake boobies, though. [NY Daily News, L.A. Times]

Carrie Prejean is determined to keep her name in the news—and make some money while she’s at it. We told you in July that she inked a book deal. Now, the ousted beauty queen runner-up is suing Miss USA California pageant co-directors, Shanna Moakler and Keith Lewis, for slander, libel, public disclosure of private facts, intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, and religious discrimination.

More proof that awful people don’t go away, they just get book deals: Carrie Prejean, former Miss California and the runner-up in this year’s Miss USA pageant who publicly tussled with Perez Hilton over gay marriage, just nailed herself a book deal.

Still Standing, out this November, will tell the story of the 22-year-old beauty queen’s scrapes and misadventures as she gets her boob job paid for by the Miss California Organization, defends herself against topless pics, says gays don’t deserve the same rights as straight people, and eventually loses her crown for “contract violations.”

Oh, joy! We’ll try to get our hands on a copy of Still Standing and share the gift that is sure to keep on giving…in the b.s. department. [US News]

Miss California, Carrie Prejean, has been dethroned for what is being vaguely termed “contract violations”, but what really sounds like a prissy attitude because Prejean refused to make certain appearances. Keith Lewis, a state pageant director said, “It has become abundantly clear that Carrie is unwilling to fulfill her obligations under our contract and work together.” The verdict isn’t a surprise, but is perhaps a bit belated considering the nude picture scandal that almost lost her the crown last month. Along with her public statements against “opposite” marriage (that’s gay marriage for those not proficient in ditz), Prejean hasn’t been America’s favorite figure. She’ll be replaced by runner-up Tami Farrell. With sex, beauty, lies, and probably a lot of tears, we think it’s only a matter of time before Hollywood adapts this story for the small screen. Paris Hilton could finally win an Emmy!  [CNN]

In the last month, we’ve seen a lot more of celebrities and D-listers than we ever wanted, by way of leaked nude photos. We saw the lady lumps of Cassie, Miss California Carrie Prejean, and possibly Rihanna. It’s too much of a coincidence that Cassie, Rihanna, and Carrie were robbed of nude photos within a few weeks of each other. Instead, maybe these women took a page from Heidi Montag Pratt, who learned early in her career as an attention whore that a picture, any picture, is worth a thousand dollars or more. Perhaps these women, or a team of people close to them, orchestrated these “leaks” in order to boost their publicity.

When Carrie Prejean lost last month’s Miss USA pageant because (some think) she opposed gay marriage, after which she did an ad for the National Organization for Marriage, rather than attending to her Miss California “duties,” she made it pretty clear where her loyalty lies. It makes sense strategically—her anti-gay marriage stance ruined her appeal for many, but it did increase her popularity with a powerful few. Prejean hedged her bets by distancing herself from the Miss California Organization and lining up with those who had her back. She wasn’t going to be a pageant queen forever, after all.

She should have handed over her crown to someone who was interested in fulfilling those Miss California duties—whatever they are—since she had better things to do. But she didn’t and because of that—and Perez Hilton’s relentless campaign against her—Prejean stayed in the spotlight and the inevitable happened. Topless photos! Of a beauty queen! Who believes in God! The hypocrisy! Let the slut-shaming begin!