Collins: For Once, I'm on Sarah Palin's Side

(NEWSER) - When the Candie’s teen fashion line came under fire for dressing high school girls like hookers, it formed a nonprofit to fight teen pregnancy. And when the foundation needed a “teen ambassador,” it called Bristol Palin. “Can I say upfront that this is a terrible, terrible idea?” writes Gail Collins of the New York Times. “Surely when it comes to combating teen pregnancy, the Palin family has done enough damage already.” More»

Bristol Palin's ex 'so excited,' sources tell TMZ

(NEWSER) - If this perfectly-timed gossip item is a scheme by Levi Johnston to take attention away from Sarah Palin's Today stint , it's kind of brilliant: TMZ reports this morning that Bristol Palin's babydaddy got another girl pregnant. This time around, it's 20-year-old Sunny Oglesby who will reportedly be having Johnston's baby; the Wasilla teacher and the one-time Playgirl model have been dating for a little more than a year and she's supposedly less than three months along. Sources say Johnston is "so excited" about the baby, particularly because he claims the Palins have blocked him from having a relationship with son Tripp. More»

He's even spending nights, says source

(NEWSER) - Now that Sarah Palin is out of the way speechifying around the nation, things are re-heating up between Bristol and her baby-daddy. "Levi even stays overnight," a source close to Bristol tells Us . "I think they are back together." They're "still very close," the sources added. "Now that Mama Palin is out of the picture and Bristol is on her own in Anchorage, they spend more time together than most people think." What they do on those overnights isn't clear. Bristol told Oprah Winfrey recently that she's not planning on having sex again until she weds. More»

Palin has pink kitchen utensils and 30 pairs of jeans

(NEWSER) - Bristol Palin, like, totally teenspeaks her way through an interview with Elisa Lipsky-Karasz—who notes in Harper’s Bazaar that the teen mom also engages in “constant texting.” Highlights:

• Telling her mom she was pregnant: “I was bawling my eyes out. She was like, 'What's wrong?' And I was like, 'I'm pregnant.' And she was like, ‘Oh my God. Holy crap.’”
• Revealing her pregnancy to the world: “Great, I'm 17 years old, I'm 40 pounds overweight with a big belly on me, all my friends are at school watching this on the news. This kind of sucks.”

Money for infant Tripp 'came out of his pocket'

(NEWSER) - Levi Johnston has complied with a judge’s order to pay overdue child support to Bristol Palin, with a lawyer for Johnston babymama/daughter of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin telling TMZ that a $21,561.12 check has indeed cleared. Asked where Johnston, 19 and coming off an appearance in Playgirl, got the scratch he owes Bristol Palin as she cares for their infant son, Tripp, his rep says, “The money came out of his pocket.” More»