January 2010 Archives

Levi Johnston is certainly doing well for himself. In the aftermath of the McCain-Palin presidential defeat, Levi Johnston has been no stranger to the media. 

Then again, nobody from the Palin clan really has.

Johnston, however, has allegedly made in excess of $105,000 in 2009 through media interviews, nude modeling and other activities.

Now, former ex-fiancé Bristol Palin, daughter of Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin, is asking for money from the father of her child.  Palin is seeking $1,750 a month in temporary child support  payments, according to TMZ, pending a permanent child support order.  Palin claims that she received only $4,400 since the birth of their son, Tripp Easton Johnston in December 2008.

Fans of reality TV might know that Tamra Barney has marital problems.  This star of the Real Housewives of Orange County was recently served with divorce papers by her husband, Simon Barney.  After nearly twelve years of marriage and three children, issues of custody, child visitation rights and alimony come to the surface in a bold and public way for these quasi-celebrities.  

In his petition, filed on January 7 in Orange County Superior Court, Simon cites "irreconcilable differences" as the reason for the divorce, under the California Family Code section 231-(a). He goes on further to allege domestic violence, claiming that the Orange County reality star had been verbally abusive with him.  In an aggressive move, he is also seeking custody of the children and wants to deny her any alimony. His papers are filed pro-se, which essentially means that is representing himself and has not yet retained an Orange County divorce attorney, a move which may be gutsy in light of the high-profile nature of their divorce, their supposedly high-valued assets and his aggressive allegations in his petition.