There is an undertow in what Johnston says that is clearly threatening to Palin. He says he knows “a lot — I still know more out there” and if he were to talk, it would “hurt her, or get her into trouble,” though he insists he doesn’t want to do that.
Palin, through her spokeswoman, has accused him of exploiting his relationship with the family for his own ends, rather than seeking to do what’s best for his son. So is he?
“There’s bad and good in everyone. But some of the shit she pulled on me, encouraging Bristol not to let me see the kid. From her acting like she liked me, to that ... The route I chose to pick was because they wouldn’t let me see my kid.”
What about Palin’s claims that he is lying about her in order to forward his own celebrity?
“Everything I’ve ever said is the truth. People can think what they want — that’s cool. I’m not asking for everyone to like me. I don’t care. I’m just doing my thing, that’s what I care about.”
In a funny way, Johnston and the woman who almost became his mother-in-law are strangely similar. He is trying to carve an acting career out of nothing but the fact that he once had unprotected sex with the daughter of someone who went on to become famous.
Palin was mayor of a town with 9,000 citizens, did well to become governor of Alaska, one of the most remote and sparsely populated states in the US, and was plucked out of nowhere and into the spotlight by a struggling McCain. Now she is poised to launch her bestselling book, and then, who knows, another run on the White House?
Levi Johnston is preparing to pose for Playgirl. In our celebrity culture, they are a perfect match.
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