Levi Gets Off Scot-Free in Palin Book

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»

She subpoenas pay records from CNN, Playgirl for kid support

(NEWSER) - Bristol Palin is demanding pay stubs to Levi Johnston from CNN, Playgirl, the National Enquirer, Star magazine, and Entertainment Tonight, claiming her baby daddy is falsely crying poverty to duck his responsibility to support their child. Johnston has argued in a court battle over child support payments that he can't afford $1,700 a month in payments for their out-of-wedlock son, Tripp. Sure, he made $100,000 last year, but only raked in $10,000 a year before that, Johnston is claiming. Bristol believes he has collected far more, and has subpoenaed the pay records to prove it. More»

Levi slams 'vindictive' Sarah

(NEWSER) - Bristol Palin has sued for full custody of her out-of-wedlock son, charging that daddy Levi Johnston "is not ready for the demands of parenthood," and that his primary source of income has been a "risqué" photo spread in Playgirl and selling stories about his now year-old son and the Palins. Bristol lost a bid to keep the proceedings secret after Levi complained that he wouldn't "feel protected against Sarah Palin" in a closed proceeding. More»

(NEWSER) - Levi Johnston apparently wasn’t joking when he said he’d be open to doing a nude photo shoot, Gawker reports. Well, not nude exactly, but the Alaska babydaddy is going to strip to his undies for Playgirl, now a website-only operation. "They're in final negotiations to get the thing together right now," writes Brian Moylan. 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»