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Levi 'going to court' against Palins over son Tripp

Published: October 30th, 2009 11:52 AM
Last Modified: October 30th, 2009 02:46 PM

Link: The Guardian (U.K.) Levi Johnston has told a Guardian reporter in Anchorage he's being denied access to Tripp, his 10-month-old son with Bristol Palin, and he'll have to go to court against the Palins over it. (The article includes a 10-minute audio clip from the interview.) "I'm up to the point where I can't see my kid again. I'm done. I'm sure we'll end up in court. We're definitely going to court," said Johnston, 19. Johnston said there had been times when he had been allowed to see Tripp about once a week, but there had also been periods when he had virtually no access. "Everything got bad again. So I said screw them." Sarah Palin's lawyer, Thomas Van Flein, responded: "Other than noting that Tripp's father is always welcome to visit his son, we are unable to respond to these allegations as it is inappropriate to discuss child custody matters publicly." The Guardian plans to publish its full interview with Johnston on Saturday.

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In the interview, Johnston repeats what he told the CBS "Early Show" this week: That he knows things about Sarah Palin that could "really hurt her or get her in trouble. ... I'm not that kind of person [who would tell everything] unless she pisses me off."

Here are further Johnston quotes from the portion of the interview made available today by the Guardian:

-- How Sarah Palin's attitude toward him changed: "After the election, she didn't want us to get married really. I almost think [the idea of marriage] was just to make her look better on the campaign. ... Some of the s--- [Sarah] pulled on me -- encouraging Bristol not to let me see the kid, her acting like she liked me for 4, 5-plus years and then going on saying that stuff. ... It's just ridiculous how fake they are. ... They'll talk bad about someone else; they do it constantly all day long."

-- On whether he can be trusted to tell the truth: "I stand by my story. I can honestly say I can go to sleep at night and say I haven't told a lie."

-- On whether he's using the media to get revenge for his treatment by the Palins: "That was the huge thing that made me do this. If they had have let me see my kid I wouldn't have to do any of that. They're scared. They know I know a lot. So they started letting me see him again. ... But everything got bad again."