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 fiancee 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 up 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 changing 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, two two young parents "are actually getting along pretty well just now."
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