Mama Grizzly Jr. Bristol Palin Bars 'Teen Mom' Stars From 'Dancing'

By Rob Shuter Posted Nov 2nd 2010 04:37PM

They've been gracing the covers of the weekly glossies for months and are making over $60,000 a piece from their megahit MTV show, but one place you won't be finding Amber, Maci, Farrah and the other 'Teen Mom' ladies is on 'Dancing With the Stars.' Why? Because the original teen mama grizzly (she just turned 20 on Oct. 18) doesn't want them cramping her style.

"Bristol Palin has made it very clear to the show producers that she doesn't want the teen moms in the audience cheering her on no matter how much it might boost ratings," an ABC executive tells me.

My source points out that the hit show has deliberately placed reality stars into the mix, such as Bethenny Frankel in the audience and Kate Gosselin and The Situation on the dance floor.

"There is no doubt they understand the power of reality TV stars," my source says. "But the line has been drawn on MTV's super popular teen moms thanks to Bristol."

Insiders tell me that Bristol sees the competition as a way for her to look beyond her past, and even though she is a teen pregnancy ambassador and has done events with Maci, she wants nothing to do with them on the ballroom floor.

"Bristol has hit the restart button on this show," an insider tells me. "We no longer think of her as Sarah Palin's daughter or that young girl who had a baby with Levi as a teen, but rather as a young lady trying hard to win a competition."

Of course, Bristol urged ABC to keep her ex Levi away from any taping, so this news should come as no surprise, especially during a week when she could very well be voted off.

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Thursday 04 November

By whatev

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I so agree Jeannie! They are normal oh no. People are so full of hate these day's that is why our worl id going to hell. I am a preachers daughter and I had a child at 16. I thank god for my son everyday!!! I hd my second child at 21. I have the energy to run and play and enjoy them. Rather than having a kid at 50 and not being able enjoy the things they do and relate with them on issues that evolve in the youth today.

Tuesday 02 November

By kristhegirl

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Bristol. . .teen Mom too correct?! Oh yeah, unmarried single teen Mom right?! What is the difference between her and the Teen Mom characters/actors? Nothing. . .so then Bristool ( I spelled it wrong on purpose) is just trying to distance herself from her REAL peers?

She's carrying on like (as some of you here) we should be paying attention to her. . .that is why I dislike her. . .She is a from a nobody family that promotes the wrong things. . .single teen Mom, overweight, acting like she is above the rest of her peers. . .who would like that? Who would want their own child to take after her? Again, TV promoting the wrong things to the youth of America.

By Luci

Who the heck does Bristol think she is--since when do the contestants dictate who is on the show? Not so long ago Bristol was a teen mom herself--look who is calling the kettle black? Hopefully she will get voted off tonight....

By niki

Sarah Palin is Ulgy on the outside nd the inside. She is a B**** and she disgraces America.

By Laurie

Clue up. Two reasons she got on the show. 1.)Who her mother is. 2.) Subject of national debate....because she was knocked up. 15 minutes up yet?

By Paul

What a waste. Her and her mother.

By icdou007

The whole Palin Family makes me sick. They all are wannabe stars. I'm Republican and she won't have my vote. She is like a giddy wind up doll.

Bristol Palin has made it very clear to the show producers that she doesn't want the teen moms in the audience cheering her on no matter how much it might boost ratings," an ABC executive tells me.

Bristol Palin should get over herself. She is a knockup before marriage teen and were making her a star. BRISTOL IS A HYPOCRITE, SORRY SHE SHOULD NOT EVEN BE ON THE SHOW. She should be home with the child at 19. We must stop rewarding bad behavior.

By keyingatmach5

This young lady for being only a knocked up unwed teen sure is acting like she is a star with all the demands, time to vote her off the island. I wish shows would stop putting them on, like they did something wonderful. Having a child is wonderful, but not at 19 with no husband.

PEOPLE STOP SUPPORTING THESE SHOWS, 60,000 to those teens for the show. We must stop making it look like it is right and rewarding them. Turn it off! You got smart with voting, get smart with TV.

By Liz

C'mon PopEater, don't insult my intelligence. You can't possibly believe your "source" when you're told that ANYONE on staff at Dancing With The Stars, or on staff at ABC-TV would spend one minute of their expensive time listening to Bristol Palin's lame suggestions for this hit show? Or, that any demand she might make would actually be taken seriously and acted upon? To report that Ms. Palin has that much influence or ANY influence on network television is laughable.

By donalee

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To all of you who are so Holier than thou. Have you or your loved ones NEVER made a mistake? Must be nice to be oh so perfect.

Wednesday 03 November

By Richard Michael

Well, if I got pregnant at 16, had a baby, and then pushed the ridiculous abstinence subject to the world, I would feel pretty stupid, expecting everyone else to practice abstinence while I couldn't keep it in my pants.

By Jimmy

ANYONE who thinks the Palins are smart should be shot.

By Billy Edens

Bristol is a hard worker on the show and improves every week...she is an attractive woman as is her mother. If you can't see that you are blind. They both have alot of self confidence as does their whole family. The Palins deal with criticism as well as any family I have ever seen. What courage...brave americans...

By ddawn07

Spell Check - are you kidding - that's the problem here - lighten up - it's a joke - Bristle!

By Axel

Bristol is doing a great job on dwts. A girl whose never danced, never acted, country girl from Alaska, I give her credit for how well she's doing on the show. And as for why she's still there, you idoits, America is voting...remember the judges are 50%..And if Donnie Osmond won over Mya what's wrong with the picture. Think again before you open your mouths. And by the way Sarah is a brilliant woman, powerful and draws crowds everywhere she goes. If you don't have nothing nice to say about someone else, you bunch of losers, Shut the hell up!

By jeannie

So many of you act so perfect. I'd love to meet one of you if you can say you've never done anything to be ashamed of.

By Heyes

I got news for Bristol the Beatch.... All the other dancers dance extremly well...their movements are sleek and precise like a couger..... bristol dances like a rhino, clumsy. Baby grizzly cant even raise her damn leg past her belly button

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