Levi Johnston Takes The High Road, Won't Bash Bristol Palin

By Rebecca Macatee Posted Jan 26th 2011 05:34PM

Levi Johnston loves the limelight. Whether he's posing for 'Playgirl,' courting Kathy Griffin or vying for reality television domination, the 20-year-old Alaska native likes keeping his name in the news.

But now, according to RadarOnline.com, Bristol Palin's former fiance is "taking the high road" and keeping his mouth shut.

On Monday, Bristol didn't hold back saying that she was displeased with Levi's role in their 2-year-old son Tripp's life. The 20-year-old daughter of former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin said, "Have I asked [Levi] to change Tripp's last name? Of course. Just sign over your [parental] rights. He just doesn't want to sign them over because it looks bad on paper."

Bristol also claimed Levi has only seen Tripp "at most three times" since her elimination from 'Dancing With the Stars' in November 2010.

But Levi's manager, Tank Johnson, says his client is taking "the high road" and refusing to dignify Bristol's accusations of him being an absentee dad. In addition to his claims that his client has spent as much time as possible with Tripp, Levi's rep offered some advice for the Palin family.

"The Palins need to take the high road," he said. "There's a child involved in this, and Levi is not going to stoop to this level. The Palins like to fight. They can say whatever they want to say. But Levi is not going to dignify their comments with a response."

Levi's rep added that he will not give up his parental rights or agree to change Tripp's last name from Johnston to Palin. "Levi has his son, and that isn't changing," he said. "It is what it is."

A source claims that despite the rumors and Bristol's radio interview bashing Levi earlier this week, the two young parents "are actually getting along pretty well just now."

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Wednesday 26 January

By Thomas

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Its seams to me that it's the Plain's are the one's who want to STAY! in the spot light not Levi,I haven't seen him on any thing in months. It seams to me that plain should have SWALLOWED! then Levi would have been better off.

By TC

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Thomas maybe if you'd stayed in school you would have learned to spell, or at the very least learned to make intelligent conversation. Please just shut up, your "stupid" is showing, zip it up and please do not breed.

Thursday 27 January

By stu

lol! who else does "Tank" represent? the old spice guy?
nice to see levi has stopped whinning like a girl. but i bet he'll go back to his b@*chy ways.

By Hmmm

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There's no upward gain in bashing her, that's for sure!

By Who cares

Levi's manager? Really?

By Normana

I think Bristol should wait before she ask Levi to give uo his parental rights. It seems a little hasty, and I hope she is not doing this because she now has a new man in her life. At the end of the day nothing will ever change the fact that Levi is Tripp's father,and regargless of how she feels one day the child will want to know his father I know alot of people will disagree with me ,but children when thay reach a certain age always want to know about their fathers,Bristol just has to be a good mother and history will take of the rest.............
Normana

Saturday 29 January

By henry

You do not surrender your right as the Father of the child. She is a deious person like her mother. If there was no money in her adventures, she would fade away.

By Mr. Leo

Levi,

1. Get some kind of education and/or training
2. Get a job.
3. Stop pretending you are a celebrity.

By BOSS

She moved to AZ. How is he suppose to see his child?

By james cali

There's this thing called the Airplane Boss and what it does it allows Duche bags like Levi to be able to fly anywhere on the planet perhaps you've heard or seen one.

Friday 28 January

By kaden

HELLO HER JOB IS THERE, AND SHE DID GET PERMISSION FROM THE JUDGE, ALSO H IS BEING QUIET BECAUSE HE HAS NOT PAID THE CHILD SUPPORT THE JUDGE ORDERD AFTER THE MONEY HE GOT FROM THE SCAB SHEETS BASHING THE MOTHER OF HIS CHILD

By sue

i'm surprised, looks like levi is starting to act like an adult.

bristol is all happy with a new man, and acting like a little girl dreaming up a new life for her and baby, with a new daddy.

she is not thinking of the child.

By sandip

He should make her bring the child back to Alaska. He had to give permission for her to take the child out of state.

By Barbara

I think Bristol is indeed thinking of the child and at the same time is exerting her independence. It seems to me that both Bristol and Levi are maturing. They are still quite young, you know.

By fehowarth

Does Bristol stay long enough in Alaska for his father to see the child.

By Kara

Bristol, the little piggy, is still milking it? When will she shut up about Levi and stop trying to extend her 15 minutes of fame?

By guinevere

he doesn'thave much to say because he already said plenty the first time they split up..it's too bad all party's concerned in situations like this just can't keep their "dirty laundry" private...of course the news media wouldn't ever let anything stay private

NOW WHY DONT U ALL KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT, AND LET THE KIDS MATURE, MAYBE JUST MAYBE THEY COULD GET BACK TOGETHER,IF WE STOP BASHING THEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE A MOTHER AND MOTHER IN LAW PALIN, THAT THE LEFT WING IDIOTS HATE.

Wednesday 02 February

By billie

after their breakups it was levi who spoke to the media about his relationship w/ bristol & also the palin family & bristol never said anything bad about him. also during the time his mama or granny was arrested for drugs she still never said anything bad about his family.i think she finally has had enough of his bs & just wants peace in her life w/ her son. he's only taking the high road cause he's running for mayor that's a joke if i ever heard one.if he was any bit of a good father he would fight w/ everything he has for his son but yet he doesn't.

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