Levi Johnston makes 6th visit to CBS morning show

[August 28, 2010]  NEW YORK (AP) -- CBS' "The Early Show" is apparently one of Levi (LEE'-vy) Johnston's favorite television venues.

The father of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's (PAY'-lihnz) grandson chose the show Friday to declare he had lied when he previously said he had lied about Palin.

It was the sixth time the ex-boyfriend of Palin's daughter Bristol has appeared on the show over the past two years. That led a conservative media watchdog to wonder whether the show has an "obsession" with him, perhaps to embarrass Palin.

Palin has described CBS anchor Katie Couric as "badgering" and biased. A 2008 presidential campaign interview with Couric was widely regarded as disastrous for Palin.

CBS won't comment. But longtime Hollywood publicist Howard Bragman notes there's enough interest in Johnston that he's working on a reality show about running for mayor of Wasilla, Alaska.

[Associated Press]

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