Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston reportedly call off engagement again

07/30/2010 by Corinne Heller

Bristol Palin has reportedly called off her second engagement to Levi Johnston due to a fight over an ex-girlfriend, although the two have not commented publicly.

"There was an interview with her and Bristol wasn't happy about some of the things said," E! News on Friday quoted a source as saying, adding that Bristol Palin had seen a photo of Johnston with the girl in a Facebook photo and said, 'Let's hold off on the engagement.'"

Bristol Palin, was engaged to Johnson, 20, in 2008 and gave birth to Tripp that December at age 18, which became a major issue during her mothers' vice presidential campaign, launched that year with Republican presidential candidate John McCain. Several weeks later, Bristol Palin and Johnson called off their engagement.

Bristol Palin, now 19, filed a legal petition in November seeking sole custody of her son and child support payments from Johnston.

Bristol Palin and Johnston announced in mid-July via an Us Weekly cover article that they became engaged for the second time without seeking the blessing of their parents. Bristol Palin told the magazine they had reconnected three months ago while working out a custody plan for Tripp.

Briston Palin later said her mother didn't approve of the engagement. Since the campaign, Johnston publicly accused Sarah Palin of calling her son Trig "the retarded baby" and also said the Palins are on the verge of divorce, which she has denied.

After the two broke off their first engagement, Johnston posed for Playgirl magazine and made public appearances. Sarah Palin has said he was acting "irresponsible" about his career and finances and called him "misguided" and "lost".

Johnston later apologized for hostile statements he had made about the Palin family, saying: "I publicly said things about the Palins that were not completely true. I have already privately apologized to Todd and Sarah."