Bristol Palin, Levi Johnston are engaged again

Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston are engaged again as of two weeks ago, having come back together while working out a custody plan for their 18-month-old son, Tripp, Us Magazine reports exclusively.

The kicker: The two told Us magazine before telling Bristol's parents. Todd and Sarah Palin responded with a statement read on the "Today" show Wednesday: 

Bristol at 19 is now a young adult. We obviously want what's best for our children. Bristol believes in redemption and forgiveness to a degree most of us struggle to put in practice in our daily lives.

Levi apologized to Sarah and Todd Palin on July 6 for "not completely true" statements he made in the wake of his and Bristol's breakup. People magazine had that exclusive.

Bristol described her response to a day three months ago that made a difference for her and Levi -- a day that Levi says featured talking and then a walk: "When he left that night, we didn’t ...

... hug or kiss, but I was thinking how different it was. He texted me: 'I miss you. I love you. I want to be with you again' ... I was in shock."

The two called off their engagement shortly after Tripp was born in December 2008, when the spotlight of the presidential election, and the McCain-Palin ticket, had faded.

What a difference a walk makes.

-- Christie D'Zurilla

Photo: Levi Johnston and Bristol Palin on Sept. 3, 2008, at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. She was pregnant at the time, and they were engaged to be married. Credit: Charles Rex Arbogast / Associated Press

 

Love is in the air, it seems -- click and scroll for lots of recent wedding and engagement news.

Related dispatches from the Ministry of Gossip:

Levi Johnston apologizes to Sarah Palin for 'not completely true' statements [poll]

Levi Johnston fights Bristol Palin to make custody battle public -- and wins

Sarah Palin at that gifting suite: Grabby? Not so much

Party boy Levi Johnston is loving life in Hollywood

For Sarah Palin's 'Rogue' book blitz, a Barbara Walters interview

Levi's rep promises 'full johnson' (Did he mean 'full Johnston'?)

That's just a sampling of items about Levi Johnston and Sarah Palin; for more, click those links and scroll back in time.

Comments

[pasadena jag]

This is the kind of saga that makes America what it is. A non-stop reality show of totally moronic white trash!

[RJ Johnston]

Great news, strong woman, dude better wise up! Congrats

[wasko]

Now we can all sleep at night....

[Greg Byrne]

I think that this is good news for a family that has had such a lot of dirt from the media. I'm sure that people wish them all the best in taking on family life. Probably Sarah won't be president of the USA but she has given it her best shot. One hopes that the next President is more family friendly even if it's not Mrs Palin.

[chiu, orlando, FL]

she can't find anyone besides him?

[Hiro Protagonist]

Kids these days.

[Anthony]

Can't stand Sarah. Levi is a pompous joke; however, I wish Bristol and her baby all the happiness in the world.

[grf52]

Kathy Griffin will be heartbroken!

[thom]

JAG FROM PASADENA:

YOU ARE ONE OF THE REASONS, TODAY AT LEAST, THAT THE LA TIMES HAS THE MOST PERCEPTIVE READER COMMENTS IN THE NATION.

[Jolie]

I continue to hate Palin and her family more and more every day.

[Rivera]

Levi $aw the writing on the wall

[Melissa]

Relationships are at times a struggle, as we all know. Being so young, and parents too boot, makes a road for a difficult job even harder. Good luck to them both.

[DRE DAWG]

A "white" wedding just in time for 2012....perfect timing! Can't have an unwed daughter and her bastard son in the white house now can we?

[oldnassau'67]

Wait until Levi supports Obama.

[Skat]

I mean, who really cares about these morons?

[JM]

Let's hope that this works, and Levi isn't just trying to jump on Sarah's gravy train since his other gigs probably haven't work out.

[Fundiphobic]

Why is it that every time I read anything regarding Sarah Palin, I feel like I'm watching a real-life combination of King of the Hill and South Park.

[MaxersLA]

CONGRATS??? What world do some people live in??

They'll be divorced in 5 years or less, and no one will pay the price for it worse than the children. And people on here are offering their congratulations... UNREAL.

[scooter]

Did anyone forget the 800 pound Grizzly Mama in the room? Don't underestimate her force, will, tenacity, and drive to succeed..................2012!

[manticvii]

WHITE TRASH SLOBS. THESE PEOPLE HAVE AS MUCH CLASS AS A BURNIG SOFA ON THE FREEWAY. THEY ARE UNEDUCATED SLOBS.
(Context = I'm white and live in the NW & Alaska)

[Jackie]

love those Christian Family values the Palins show. The World knew of the engagement before Sarah and Todd. Bristol looks like she's having another baby and has been seeing Levi for a while now. The new lesson for teens instructed by the Palin Family have sex as a teenager, go on TV to talk about how not to have sex as a teenager but get paid, then snick back with the father of your baby behind your mothers back and have another baby but this time get engaged to the guy. 9 months will tell if these two kids were at it again. The joke is Bristol says they wont have sex until their married it's like eating the birthday cake before your birthday and saying after you ate it oh I wont eat the birthday cake. When Bristol took her money and got her own apartment Sarah should have realized what was going on. Bristol lost her baby fat and now looks like she got it back.

[JayCee]

Supe Cute Baby

[LGB]

I see a reality show in the making.