Bristol Palin Sued for Reality Show Blowup

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On-screen verbal altercation results in defamation, invasion of privacy lawsuit
Entertainment Tonight

Bristol Palin's verbal altercation with a man at a Hollywood bar in her new reality show, "Bristol Palin: Life's a Tripp," created some interesting dramatic fireworks. But now that man has filed a lawsuit against Bristol and A&E Television Networks for defamation, invasion of privacy, emotional distress and more.

In court documents obtained by ET, Stephen Hanks contends that he was approached by Bristol last September at the Saddle Ranch bar in West Hollywood and a camera "recorded an exchange without his knowledge or consent." He claims that after hearing nearby patrons "discussing their general disagreement with the politics of Bristol Palin's mother, Sarah Palin," one of the other patrons yelled something out about Palin's political views. The reality star then chose to confront him and accused him of being "a homosexual" because he did not like her mother, and "by the way he looked."