Levi's Sis: Bristol Has Had Tons of Plastic Surgery

Now she's naked and still spilling so-called dirt

(NEWSER) - Levi Johnston's sister posed nude for September's Playboy, but because people read it for the articles, we have to listen to her babble on about her tenuous connection to the Palins of Wasilla. The New York Post has tidbits from the interview:

• On Sarah Palin as president: "I think she'd have had a mental breakdown. As governor she quit on us. What does that say about her?" Also, "I would say 70%" of Wasillans "can't stand" the ex-governor...
• Despite that: "It's hard to get a job in this town because of the Palins. People say, 'Oh, Mercede Johnston, I don't know if people are going to come in if she works here.' "

Oh yes, it's (probably) happening

(NEWSER) - Set your DVRs now: Looks like the Bristol Palin-Levi Johnston reality show is actually in the works. Insiders tell TMZ the reunited pair is shopping “multiple reality shows” (because obviously the world needs more than one). The top concept at this point revolves around “parenting issues” and features their son, Tripp, and negotiations are “ongoing.” Bristol tells People she wants more kids—“eventually”—so the cast could someday increase to four or more. More»

Andrew Sullivan thinks something's fishy in 'Palinland'

(NEWSER) - Levi Johnston may be trying to make amends with the Palin family, but he's not winning any friends in his own. "I am extremely disappointed in him," writes his sister, Mercede, on her blog . "Not only is he being controlled like a puppet, but saying that all of his comments and stories were lies is absurd!" She also writes that Levi warned that if Mercede didn't take down her blog, she'd never see him or Tripp again. (Her blog is staying put.) More»

This is all Jesse Griffin's fault, Palin camp says

(NEWSER) - The Palins can’t be happy about Mercede Johnston’s Palin-bashing blog …and now a source from their camp is insisting it’s all part of an anti-Palin conspiracy. “Mercede was put up by Jesse Griffin to do this blog. He is a Palin hater,” a source tells Radar . Griffin, who sometimes goes by “Gryphen,” is the creator of The Immoral Minority, the blog that famously posted the Palin divorce rumors . More»

Mercede promises to spill the beans

(NEWSER) - If you can't get enough of those wacky Wasillans, good news: Levi Johnston has a sister. Mercede Johnston has a blog— MercedeJohnston.com —in which she answers reader questions. Most of them, predictably, are about the Palin-Johnston saga, and Mercede makes it deliciously plain that she's no fan of the Palin family. More»