Former Miss North Carolina USA Brittany Boltinhouse has filed a defamation lawsuit against pageant organisers after being stripped of her title earlier this month. She accused the bosses of the Miss USA organisation of attempting to portray her as racist and homophobic.&nbsp;On Aug 5, Boltinhouse was dethroned five weeks after she was crowned Miss North Carolina USA.&nbsp;<h3>Brittany Boltinhouse files lawsuit, alleges defamation</h3>&nbsp;On Sunday, August 23, Brittany filed a civil lawsuit in Duplin County Superior Court in North Carolina. In the lawsuit, the former crown holder clarified that she is not suing for taking her crown, but is taking legal action against the Miss USA organisation, its chairman Thom Brodeur, and the North Carolina pageant operators and others.&nbsp;Also read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/hollywood/kit-harington-joins-harry-potter-series-as-this-character-won-t-appear-in-season-1-1787623392982">Kit Harington joins Harry Potter as THIS character, won't appear in season 1</a>&nbsp;In the complaint, she alleges that the defendants released statements that falsely portrayed her as racist, homophobic, transphobic and bigoted. In the lawsuit, obtained by The Post, her lawyers have accused A-Blaize Productions and Miss USA president Thom Brodeur of “maliciously coordinating to publish a false public narrative portraying [her] as a racist, homophobe, and intolerable bigot to be shunned from public life.”&nbsp;In the complaint, Boltinhouse mentions of the old social media posts that came into light after she won the crown, including posts from 2017 and 2019 in which she used a racial slur, expressed support for USA President Donald Trump and Charlie Kirk.&nbsp;Also read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/hollywood/former-disney-child-star-raquel-lee-bolleau-sues-studio-over-alleged-on-set-abuse-1787588578079">Former Disney child star Raquel Lee sues studio over alleged on-set abuse</a>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Should using the word &quot;nigga&quot; nearly a decade ago in social media posts have cost Brittany Boltinhouse her 2026 Miss North Carolina USA crown? She was dethroned 5 weeks after winning the pageant and she has now filed a defamation lawsuit against the pageant producers. <a href="https://t.co/7peW5v4OwC">pic.twitter.com/7peW5v4OwC</a>&mdash; Kentucky Girl (@Kentuckygirl1) <a href="https://x.com/Kentuckygirl1/status/2091869129716412520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 24, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

“Nearly a decade later… when Brittany’s immigrant inspired work ethic was propelling her to the American dream, [the pageant organizers] would conspire to use these innocuous posts and their self-evident ubiquitous use of the popular slang term ‘n—a’ to falsely smear Brittany as a racist, homophobe, transphobe, and bigot,” they said, as per The Post.&nbsp;&nbsp;“[Pageant organizers] hid from the public the real reason they dethroned Brittany: she is a conservative Christian,” as per The Post.&nbsp;&nbsp;The lawsuit was filed on the eve of Miss USA, which will begin in Miami, Florida, on Monday. &nbsp;&nbsp;In the complaint, Brittany addresses old social media posts that resurfaced after she won the crown, including posts from 2017 and 2019 in which she used a racial slur and expressed support for US President Donald Trump and Charlie Kirk.&nbsp;The former Pageant winner alleges that the defendants used this collection of decade-old posts to justify stripping her of her title. She claims that her conservative political and religious views were the real reason she was dethroned.&nbsp;In the lawsuit, she's asking for compensation for the alleged damage done to her public image, career, professional relationships and community standing.

On Aug 5, Boltinhouse was dethroned five weeks after she was crowned Miss North Carolina USA. In the lawsuit, she has accused the Miss USA organisation, its chairman Thom Brodeur, and the North Carolina pageant operators. 

Former Miss North Carolina USA Brittany Boltinhouse has filed a defamation lawsuit against pageant organisers after being stripped of her title earlier this month. She accused the bosses of the Miss USA organisation of attempting to portray her as racist and homophobic. On Aug 5, Boltinhouse was dethroned five weeks after she was crowned Miss North Carolina USA. Brittany Boltinhouse files lawsuit, alleges defamation On Sunday, August 23, Brittany filed a civil lawsuit in Duplin County Superior Court in North Carolina. In the lawsuit, the former crown holder clarified that she is not suing for taking her crown, but is taking legal action against the Miss USA organisation, its chairman Thom Brodeur, and the North Carolina pageant operators and others. Also read: Kit Harington joins Harry Potter as THIS character, won't appear in season 1 In the complaint, she alleges that the defendants released statements that falsely portrayed her as racist, homophobic, transphobic and bigoted. In the lawsuit, obtained by The Post, her lawyers have accused A-Blaize Productions and Miss USA president Thom Brodeur of “maliciously coordinating to publish a false public narrative portraying [her] as a racist, homophobe, and intolerable bigot to be shunned from public life.” In the complaint, Boltinhouse mentions of the old social media posts that came into light after she won the crown, including posts from 2017 and 2019 in which she used a racial slur, expressed support for USA President Donald Trump and Charlie Kirk. Also read: Former Disney child star Raquel Lee sues studio over alleged on-set abuse

On Aug 5, Boltinhouse was dethroned five weeks after she was crowned Miss North Carolina USA. In the lawsuit, she has accused the Miss USA organisation, its chairman Thom Brodeur, and the North Carolina pageant operators.&nbsp;

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Dethroned Miss North Carolina USA Brittany Boltinhouse files lawsuit, alleges defamation