Donald Trump Sues Univision Over Miss USA Contract! Mexico Not Sending Contestants to Miss Universe

Donald Trump has filed a $500 million lawsuit on Tuesday against Univision over the TV network's decision to sever its ties from the Miss Universe Organization, which was partly owned by the Republican presidential candidate and business mogul.

According to Variety, the legal action was filed at the New York State Supreme Court and cited Univision Networks programming president Alberto Ciurana as a defendant.

The 19-page lawsuit claims that Univision's refusal to do business with Trump was due to the Spanish-language TV network's support of Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Haim Saban, Univision's principal owner, is a Clinton fundraiser, as indicated by the complaint, Reuters reported.

NBC also dropped the pageant's telecast as a result of Trump's offensive statements against Mexican immigrants. The TV network and Trump both own half of the pageant franchise since 2002, Variety noted.

Along with the announcement of the lawsuit, Trump also released a statement insisting that he stands with his remarks. He said that he wants strong borders and that he doesn't support illegal immigration, the news outlet reported. In addition, the 69-year-old business magnate said in his statement that an unnamed Univision executive reached out to him and apologized for the company's move.

He added, "There is a high level of crime occurring in this country due to unchecked illegal immigration. This is a major security issue for the United States."

In a tweet, Trump claims that he loves Mexicans, but insisted that Mexico is not a friend of the U.S., and that the nation is killing Americans on "jobs and trade."

Univision said that Trump's lawsuit "is both factually false and legally ridiculous," Variety reported. The network also vowed that aside from "vigorously" defending the case, they will fight against Trump's "ongoing efforts to run away from the derogatory comments he made," the news outlet noted.

The complaint demands $500 million in damages for breach of contract, defamation, and intentional interference with a contractual relationship, Variety wrote. The suit also claims that Univision CEO Randy Falco and others pushed NBC to dump the presidential candidate.

Several celebrities tied with the Miss USA pageant is also backing out in light of the controversy. According to Time, Cheryl Burke and Thomas Roberts, the hosts of the pageant, quit the project on Tuesday. J Balvin also withdrawn as one of the pageant's performers.

Mexico's pageant organizers also announced that it won't be sending candidates to Trump's Miss Universe pageant, Time noted.

Eva Longoria said that Trump should expect a backlash for his derogatory comments, adding that his words "create emotional poison," E! News reported.

"It struck a cord within our community that touched our emotions so deep that I don't want to contribute to that poison being spread because if I contribute, it's just going to bring even more attention to the original comments," the actress and activist told E! News.