'Hannity' Exclusive

" became a household name after the 2009 miss USA pageant. And early contests last April she was asked to share her views on same sex marriages. When she answered honestly -- defended traditional marriage she immediately became the target of vicious attacks from the left. But even after all the name calling and being stripped of her miss California crown. Kerry -- John is not backing down joining me now for -- explosive as the author of the brand new book still standing. The untold story of my fight against gossip patent political attacks and by the way I'm proud that I wrote the forward for this -- good to see a lot. What you like never -- without controversy -- now you know it it's still going on today. I looked -- who might it'll go right to it. There is can see the web site. Has up there that they have obtained a quote and music they were carried -- sex tape. What's going on."

" Well they can call whatever they want to call it that. It was the biggest mistake of my life I you know -- all by myself I I was sending a -- at the time I've loved and cared about. You know video of me and this is -- what is when your teenager yeah I was a teenager at the time and you never and I think it would ever come out but it was bad judgment you know and it was it's embarrassing and it's it's humiliating to be talking about this now on national TV if you can imagine."

" They really embarrassing if there was need to be you know but I remember do I wanna make a light of it but this is really -- this is probably a lot that doesn't bother me but."

" You know why even take responsibility for and I am taking total responsibility for I was you know alone. -- it's my boyfriend I care about a month about the time when you're young you think you know this is. This is the -- and and you know never that I think it would coming to -- in the face so so let's of this so what happened so this -- that this was a relationship with a with a boyfriend. This is not a sex tape when we hear the word sex tape this is not anything like."

" Some of the ones we've heard about."

" This that you are sending video of yourself keyboard for threat and not by myself and avoid knowing -- right and no one was in the room with me. Was not having sex with anybody. And and he call every month who -- so he is so that you become famous he saved. -- this video all these years and settles it right some pretty big betrayal. And -- and I learn a lot I had have I've learned a lot about people and and just what they'll do to make some extra money. Yeah -- have you spoken to him about this mom you know of course he denies everything by. When there's only one place it come from right -- exact at least originate from exactly what do you think you know it's interesting TMZ -- there are pretty hard hitting web site. But they said they were making an editorial decision not to -- it."

" Is -- prepared that eventually this is gonna get out -- are you concerned about that."

" I mean I think anyone would be concerned about their biggest mistake of their life is gonna be you know -- but. In it like I said he -- take responsibility for it happen. It was a choice that I made it is it was the worst mistake in my life and I just have to deal affect him ready to just move forward and us. Knowing that half and then and it's not what everybody's making it seem to be but he's -- to deal with that."

" What do you think this is related to I mean viewer asked the question you know what the question was going to be about gay marriage gave an honest answer. It becomes as big controversy. -- think this is -- that the fact that they would they would dig deep business. To show that while -- for John was a teenager that she's a hypocrite is that I guess what they're trying to say is that Christians. You know are perfect tonight. I never -- I was perfect in in my book I I definitely don't expand our families go to great lengths to to say the Christians and."

" Exactly and you know it it just shows that it it's been seven months -- crazy to think it's been seven months and it's it's taken them. This long you know to just dig through my past beat my parents that you know just all these attacks need to stop and it's just because of my answer I think people need to be your mind at that and I'm 22 years old move people forget about the whole."

" So -- look I -- be honest -- honest with my audience we go back and dig into my -- teenage years and when I was in my early twenties. If anyone looks at those moments in that when they're young. You never want this to become public thank you think this is related look how they attack governor pail look at the attack Michelle Bachmann and Michelle Malkin and Ann Coulter. You think conservative women are. Are targeted because of their views."

" Absolutely yeah absolutely what does it mean -- you. It's disturbing to me it really is -- serving you know my sister is a liberal and -- she is disgusted with the way that her sister were eleven months apart. And we -- this is the -- of the military rank and we share completely different views but we've always been raised to have tolerance and to show civility. And we can agree to disagree and I never. You know might 22 years of my life I've never seen anything like this before and her -- never seen."

" What I guess this goes down -- still standing. You know and what has what does this to -- this whole experience when you look at -- the worst is yet to comment as much as this tape is probably I have to. If people have -- they'll probably release it. But you're not gonna let this body just company before we came on the year you're -- fine with who you are now. But it how hard is it to be this in the middle of a national controversy."

" You know I just have to rely on my -- after alama handling -- and millions of supporters out there who still support me. And you -- we know what's why this is really happening but. -- this book I'm so happy that that I wrote this book is my first book that I that are in and you know it gives Americans. Just hope and it shows and that you know Americans should not be attacked for their belief they should not be silent you know we have the freedom of speech. And I was punished I was fired I was brutally attacked and still -- attack people are still trying to dig up things from aipac."

" Yeah it's still I think it's a reminder to people. You only 22 years -- I mean you still very young person act and one of the things you that you do in this book that I like the in the book. These you really dressed young girls and and you tried it may be -- them and advise them. What do you tell young girls that you don't have these boyfriends their first love like you this would you what -- you I -- when he first boyfriends and ask you really yeah we're close to him. Now it's been a big betrayal what do you tell young girls."

" Be careful. Nothing -- private anymore nothing is private with FaceBook with. My face with all that going on I mean you have to be so careful in my last check out my book I give you -- advice to young women and -- the people in general that. You know I'm not perfect I make mistakes it's like all of us make mistakes. And you know this book has been so great for for me to share with other people what happened because they do share I -- say what really happened and people have heard different bits and pieces of you know liberal -- version -- but. Basically it's for Americans who believe their -- center."

" It's amazing I I guess I've interviewed you -- every -- have heightened controversy now. And you seem to handle it really well thank you I appreciate it they're it was a pictures of me."

" I'll be honest I'd be melting and falling apart this well I packet would love nothing more but for what needs to be hiding in a corner and now --"

" I'm still standing there's -- to -- congratulations on the book thanks -- thanks for being with us."