Levi Johnston, Father Of Sarah Palin's Grandson Tripp, To Be A Dad Again

Huffington Post UK  |  By Posted: 3/04/2012 10:14 Updated: 3/04/2012 11:19

The father of Sarah Palin's grandson has another baby on the way - with a 20-year-old teacher, TMZ exclusively reports.

Levi Johnston was hurled into the limelight in 2008 after it emerged he was expecting a baby with then vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol.

The pair became engaged shortly before son Tripp's birth, but ended their relationship after a number of very public feuds.

Johnston, an aspiring actor and model, who later posed for Playgirl magazine, is now in a relationship with Sunny Oglesby.

The new baby is reportedly due in around six months time.

While promoting his book, Deer In The Headlights: My Life in Sarah Palin's Crosshairs, the 21-year-old told Huffington Post in September last year he only sees his son around once a month.


The way they were: Johnston with Bristol, and the rest of the Palin clan at the Republican National Convention at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, on 3 September, 2008

He also claimed Bristol, who was 18 when she gave birth, deliberately got pregnant because she was jealous of her mother's pregnancy.

Palin gave birth to her fifth child, a son named Trig in 2008.

Johnston said: "Bristol was on birth control for a long time. She got off it soon after Trig [Sarah Palin's son] was born. I think Trig was a big motivator for her. Her mother just had a child and I think Bristol was really jealous. She was the one who was supposed to have that kid and that's when she got off of [birth control]. We weren't practicing safe sex and she ended up getting pregnant."

For her part, Bristol released her own book Not Afraid Of Life: My Journey So Far, detailing how she lost her virginity to Johnston after getting drunk on a camping trip.

Below, a look back Johnston's time in the limelight with the Palin family, and his famous ex's best (and worst) fashion moments.

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  • July 2004 with mom Sarah and sisters Piper & Willow

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  • September 2008 in St. Louis, Missouri

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  • September 2008 at the Republican National Convention

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  • September 2008 with Levi Johnston in Minneapolis

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  • August 2008 at an Ohio campaign rally

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  • May 2009 at a Candie's Foundation event

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  • May 2010 with Drew Pinksy at the "Teen Mom Tell All" conference

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  • May 2010 at a Candie's Foundation event

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  • July 2010 with Levi Johnston and son Tripp

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  • September 2010 at the "Dancing With The Stars" premiere

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  • September 2010 in workout gear

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  • October 2010 with Mario Lopez

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  • November 2010 at "Dancing With The Stars"' 200th Episode

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  • November 2010 leaving "Good Morning America"

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  • December 2010 on ABC's "Dancing With The Stars"

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  • February 2011 at the Reagan Ranch Center

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  • April 2011 with her aunt, Molly McCann

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  • April 2011 at an MSNBC after-party

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  • May 2011 at a Candie's Foundation event

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  • July 2011 with Colbie Caillat

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09:38 PM on 04/07/2012
Yikes, Levi found someone even dumber than Bristol Palin.

How foolish does a girl need to be to agree to unprotected sex with Levi Johnson???
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janmB
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05:51 PM on 04/04/2012
Levi belongs with the Palin's.
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lensamy
Humpty Dumpty was pushed.
01:29 PM on 04/04/2012
Some people shouldn't be allow to reproduce...Like seriously what can this guy offer to a kid, he certainly have some growin up to do on his own!
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Laurin Angela Young
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10:16 AM on 04/04/2012
Was this woman blinded by love or fame? If he has a son already whom he rarely sees; why give him another to not see? I doubt this baby will be any different; but, still, I hope it receives love and happiness. I also hope one day Levi will become a man and practice safe sex.
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iLdoRight
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09:21 AM on 04/04/2012
Do more "Bad Examples" get more attention that the "Good Examples" ? No wonder there are so many bad people.
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kappaangel
06:09 AM on 04/04/2012
This young man lacks class and brains. I wish the press sould stop giving him the attention he so desperately seeks!
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Drama Llama
04:43 PM on 04/03/2012
Dude Levi come on.. You should of at least talked to K-Fed first.. If you are going to impregnate two women make sure the second one is substantially more rich than the first.
01:23 PM on 04/03/2012
This guy levi is blaming everybody in the room except himself. Watch, he'll blame this new girl for getting pregnant too. He needs to keep his hose in his pants or get fixed.
11:45 AM on 04/03/2012
spare us . .
11:40 AM on 04/03/2012
Preach abstinence.

Unless you're jealous of Mom's baby--then f~k your brains out.
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andwhatarmy
Life is good beyond the United Gulags of America.
10:42 AM on 04/03/2012
Figures.