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February 23rd, 2010
Original Article from The Hollywood Gossip
Earlier, we reported about teen mom Bristol Palin’s upcoming cameo on ABC Famliy’s The Secret Life of the American Teenager. Give it up for family values!
Isn’t this hypocritical and counterproductive? Isn’t having Bristol Palin on the show basically glorifying teen pregnancy? The network said in a press release:
“Bristol Palin is the most famous teenage mother in America. We’re thrilled to have her join us, and I think she will bring additional attention to the issues facing teen parents that we’ve been exploring for a couple of seasons now.”
“I am thrilled to be on this show and to be a part of a program that educates teens and young adults about the consequences of teen pregnancy,” said Palin.
What a crock.
Bristol Palin has chosen life. And apparently fame.
By putting a teen mom in any popular entertainment medium, ABC Family is (indirectly if not overtly) celebrating the fact that she’s a teen who got pregnant.
After all, Bristol Palin is known for exactly two things:
- Being the daughter of Sarah Palin
- Getting knocked up by Levi Johnston
Now her famous mom wants to utilize that fact to make Bristol a celebrity while espousing family values at the same time. It’s as disgusting as it is laughable.
Not to mention the ridiculousness of Sarah’s claims last week about her family being off limits. Guess that only applies if Family Guy takes shots at them, eh?
This isn’t Bristol’s first dubious attempt to have it both ways. Last year, she was named Candie’s “Teen Pregnancy Ambassador.” What does that even mean? Especially from a clothing line whose ads feature Britney Spears in booty shorts?
2008: The seeds of celebrity (and Tripp Johnston) are sown.
Apparently it matters not, because it’s all about making money off THE MOST FAMOUS TEEN MOM EVER! Really, ABC Family? This is your marketing hook?
Altruism, this is not. If education and prevention are really your goals, start doing public service announcements or donating time and money to charity.
If the Palins wants to shamelessly promote the Palins and teen pregnancy, great. But let’s call it what it is – self-serving PR under the guise of “education.”
We want to hear what you think: What is Bristol Palin’s appearance on The Secret Life of the American Teenager going to accomplish?
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February 23rd, 2010
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Levi Johnston is trying to make headway in the fields of TV and posing nude. It’s nice to see that his baby mama, Bristol Palin, has decided to follow suit.
Well, at least the TV part.
The daughter of Sarah Palin is coming to ABC Family as the real-life teen mom will make a cameo as herself on The Secret Life of the American Teenager.
Levi is in talks to appear on Desperate Housewives.
Bristol Palin will appear as one of Amy’s friends at a music program for young parents. Sarah will certainly be so proud at her girl getting more publicity.
Bristol Palin during her brief, fake engagement to Levi Johnston.
The casting announcement comes juts a week after Sarah and Bristol both made headlines by lashing out at Family Guy and its creator Seth MacFarlane.
Its depiction of a student with Down Syndrome riled up the Palins, even if the voice actress, who has Down Syndrome herself, says they should lighten up.
Is Sarah Palin being hypocritical by placing her daughter on a TV show, given that like MacFarlane, The Secret Life is just using the Palin name for ratings?
Just asking.
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February 23rd, 2010
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February 23rd, 2010
Original Article from US Magazine
She will play herself on an episode of ABC Family’s The Secret Life of the American Teenager
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February 18th, 2010
Original Article from The Hollywood Gossip
Levi Johnston recently offered a classic defense of his deadbeat dad status, essentially claiming he is a mere deadbeat – he’s got no cash to pay child support.
You need to have money and be withholding it to be a deadbeat dad, after all, and he says that’s not so. Baby mama Bristol Palin, however, is not buying it.
Taking time away from calling out Family Guy on Facebook, Bristol has subpoenaed CNN, Playgirl and others to prove Levi is a liar earning more than he says.
A lawyer for Sarah Palin’s daughter is scoffing at legal documents filed by Team Levi, which claim the teen he earned a mere pittance over the last few years.
Thus, he cannot pay the $1,688.42 a month in child support Bristol Palin seeks. We doubt that, and so does Bristol, who’s calling his bluff in a court of law.
The gloves are coming off in this hilarious family feud.
Palin’s lawyer issued subpoenas today to CNN, Playgirl, Entertainment Tonight, The Insider, Star Magazine, and The National Enquirer to discern how much they paid.
What Team Bristol believes is a smoking gun is Johnston’s dubious claim in a court declaration that he made no more than $10,000 a year prior to last year, 2009.
But in the new docs, Palin’s lawyer attached Levi’s pay stub from 2008, showing that he raked in $18,594.50 from one employer – a construction company in Alaska.
If he lied about that, imagine what he’s lying about regarding the half-dozen celebrity gossip programs and publications listed above. Clearly they paid him a little.
Also, come on. Playgirl is no Playboy, but those Levi Johnston nude photo spreads were big sellers! Surely he got a big ass advance or some royalties, right?
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February 16th, 2010
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Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane now has something in common with Levi Johnston: both have been bitch slapped by the Palins.
On Sunday night, Fox aired an episode of this popular sitcom that featured a girl with Down Syndrome, who said at one point: “My mom’s the former governor of Alaska.”
For a series known for crude and offensive humor, not much was actually made about the girl’s state.
Stewie uttered the occasional rude line, but Stewie always utters the occasional rude line. It almost seemed as though MacFarlane inserted the Palin reference in there just to court controversy – and, of course, the self-absorbed “politician” snatched the bait.
Palin took to Facebook and said the joke was a “kick in the gut” because she it “mocked” her son, Trig, who has Down Syndrome. She then turned it over to her daughter because it’s always healthy for an 18-year old to be in the center of a scandal.
Bristol wrote:
When you’re the son or daughter of a public figure, you have to develop thick skin. My siblings and I all have that, but insults directed at our youngest brother hurt too much for us to remain silent. People with special needs face challenges that many of us will never confront, and yet they are some of the kindest and most loving people you’ll ever meet.
Their lives are difficult enough as it is, so why would anyone want to make their lives more difficult by mocking them? As a culture, shouldn’t we be more compassionate to innocent people – especially those who are less fortunate? Shouldn’t we be willing to say that some things just are not funny?
Are there any limits to what some people will do or say in regards to my little brother or others in the special needs community? If the writers of a particularly pathetic cartoon show thought they were being clever in mocking my brother and my family yesterday, they failed.
All they proved is that they’re heartless jerks.
THG’s reaction to this mess:
- There’s absolutely no way Bristol Palin wrote that;
- It’s wrong to make fun of someone with Down Syndrome;
- The show is an equal opportunity offender. Family Guy quotes take swipes at every race, religion and disability. Do they sometimes cross the line? Yes. We were appalled that the sitcom made multiples jokes about rape two weeks ago. But it’s been on the air for eight seasons and there’s clearly a market for its niche.
- If Palin were truly interested in anything but getting her name in the newspaper, she’d ignore this type of baiting. Her desperate need for PR is the only reason Levi Johnston is still around. If she’d ignored his taunts months ago, the world would have forgotten about him by now.
- No respectable political figure issues statements from her Facebook account.
- Examples such as this prove why Palin is closer to Tila Tequila than Hilary Clinton.
You’ve heard from us. Now, we wanna hear from you: Whose side are you on in this feud?
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January 24th, 2010
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Bristol Palin, 19-year-old mom, said Friday that getting knocked up by Levi Johnston taught her a lesson, and she won’t make the same mistake twice.
She told Oprah Winfrey that she’s been depressed since the birth of her 13-month-old son, Tripp, and sees the error of her past, protection-free ways.
As a result, she vows to not have sex until marriage.
“I just think it’s a goal to have, and other women should have that goal,” the daughter of Sarah Palin (who was by her side) said of her chastity oath.
Oprah “bristled” at Bristol Palin pleding abstinence now. “Don’t you think you are setting yourself up?,” Oprah asked. “No, I don’t,” she responded.
Bristol Palin is Levi Johnston’s baby mama. After that horrible experience, she vows she won’t be someone else’s. Well, unless that person puts a ring on it this time.
“I have a kid in my life, and it’s my full-time job now,” a melancholy Bristol told Oprah. “I have this big, supportive family and stuff, but I just felt so alone.”
Her mom, vice presidential candidate-conservative TV pundit-celebrity baby pimper Sarah, said Friday “it was a shock” to find out Bristol was pregnant.
“Like so many other parents, I thought, ‘not my kid,’” Palin said.
As we reported Friday, Bristol is seeking child support from Levi, her high school sweetheart, who scored a big payday with a nude Playgirl photo spread.
She’s seeking $1,750 a month from Johnston, with whom she has a prickly relationship. A lot more than a box of condoms would’ve cost, Levi. Just sayin’.
By making a belated abstinence pledge, Bristol Palin is …
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January 22nd, 2010
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January 22nd, 2010
Original Article from US Magazine
She claims he has only given her $4,400 over the 13 months of son Tripp’s life
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January 22nd, 2010
Original Article from The Hollywood Gossip
Single mom Bristol Palin wants her baby daddy to support their kid. In her case, that specifically means she wants some of the money generated by the recent Levi Johnston nude Playgirl photos and subsequent media blitz.
Court documents filed by Bristol’s lawyer Wednesday in Alaska demand $1,750 a month from Levi – retroactive to the birth of son Tripp on December 27, 2008.
According to the filing, Bristol Palin believes Levi pulled in “in excess of $105,000 in 2009 through various media interviews and modeling related activities.”
In other words, peeps paid Levi Johnston to get naked! That’s what he does.
Levi Johnston and Bristol Palin in happier, fake-engaged times.
Bristol says in a statement, “I have received limited and sporadic financial assistance from Levi.” Bristol says Levi forked over only $4,400 over the 13 months of Tripp’s life – $3,000 on September 9, 2009, $1,400 on December 19.
Pretty weak, dude. Way to support your kid.
Bristol Palin is seeking temporary support for lil’ Tripp, pending permanent child support. In the meantime, maybe hit up mom Sarah Palin for some book royalties?
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