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Wednesday, The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien featured master thespian William Shatner reading Tweets from Levi Johnston, poetry-style, in a hilarious skit.

Well, it turns out the Twitter page they quoted from was a fake. Levi was not pleased at being portrayed as a racist pothead, and demanded Conan apologize.

He did so last night, saying: "I would like to personally apologize to Levi Johnston for misrepresenting him in any way. Levi is truly a great American. We wish him the best of luck as he trains for his upcoming naked photo shoot."

Conan then brought Shatner back out to make amends, and recite, in similar fashion, some actual verified quotes from Levi Johnston. Some of the gems:

• "The first thing Sarah said to me at the hotel was 'you gotta cut your hair.' I told her I didn't want to. I had a mullet at the time."
• "Guess what? I shot a big ass bear."
• "If Sarah wanted food, then we'd get her something to eat. Like a Crunch-Wrapped Supreme from ... Taco Bell."
• "I just get naked. That's what I do."

Classic. Here's William Shatner channeling his inner Levi last night ...

Most things sound better when master thespian William Shatner recites it over soothing, melodic percussion. Levi Johnston's Twitter page (real or fake) is no exception.

Levi is furious over a skit on last night's Tonight Show in which Levi came off looking like a moronic, racially insensitive pothead ... by virtue of his own Twitter page.

His alleged Twitter page, anyway. The attorney for the future Playgirl centerfold is claiming that the outrageous Tweets Conan O'Brien attributed to Levi are fake.

Conan introduced the skit referencing Shatner's reciting of Sarah Palin's inane farewell speech over the summer, and saying who better than to read Levi's Tweets?

"All real ... we did not make these up," Conan added.

Among the Tweets read poetry-style by Shatner: "Anybody know where I can get some good weed?" "Is it true that fat kids never get kidnapped?" "Whats the deal with the taxi drivers not speaking English, is there a law against it?"

And: "You know you're a celebrity when strangers want to see your penis. LM ... AO."

His lawyer, Rex Butler, is not LMAO. He  is demanding a retraction from NBC, as well as from Twitter, saying that "I think they have an obligation once something like this happens to make some kind of corrective measure."

NBC has yet to comment. Here's the hilarious video in question ...

Looks like Levi Johnston wasn't kidding when he said on The Early Show yesterday that he had no intention of backing off in his crusade against Sarah Palin.

As we've talked about previously, the father of the former Alaska Governor's grandson is gonna pose for Playgirl. The only question was how nude he'd get.

Well, it's now confirmed we're getting the full Levi Johnston. Or something. We mean full, frontal nudity. Need us to draw you a picture? We really hope not.

Levi's manager, Tank Jones, already said he was 90 percent sure the baby daddy of Bristol Palin would take it all off, but he's now confirmed that final 10.

In the best press release ever, Jones simply wrote the following:

"Everything's gonna hang out. We're talking full Johnson."

Levi Johnston is taking the gloves - and everything else - off. Sarah Palin ain't seen nothin' yet! This guy has no shame and nothing to lose. A dangerous combo.

He left out a letter there, but no complaints. Oh, and it gets better yet. Jones says Levi Johnston is gunning to shoot the Playgirl pictures on November 16.

That's the very same day Sarah Palin makes her much-touted, book-shilling appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show. She'll definitely love that. Point, Levi!

Yesterday, Johnston caused quite a stir when he accused Palin of calling her son Trig retarded. Trig, 1, has Down Syndrome. Palin was far from pleased.

The ex-governor angrily fired back in a statement, but Levi was completely unfazed, ominously saying that he could say far worse things than that. Man.

As for the naked pics themselves, a Playgirl rep says of the shoot: "We're working on some athletic scene stuff for Levi: gyms, rinks - that sort of thing."

Hopefully he boxes with a Sarah Palin blow-up doll. That'd be all-time.

Whose side are you on?

Levi Johnston is about to get totally undressed for a nude spread in Playgirl. Now he's also getting dressed down by his baby mama's mama Sarah Palin.

Yup, their ongoing war of words has been kicked up a notch ... or 10.

On CBS' Early Show today, Levi continued his Palin-bashing PR tour by saying she referred to her infant son Trig, who has Down syndrome, as "retarded."

Moreover, he says she used the term repeatedly, and during the 2008 campaign, used the baby as a prop while in reality Bristol Palin primarily cared for it.

Without providing details, Johnston also ominously suggested that Palin, last year's Republican V.P. nominee, has done a whole lot worse than that, as well.

Cryptically but knowingly, he says he knows things that could "get her in trouble and could hurt her." You really couldn't make this stuff up if you tried.

"I'm not gonna go that far," Levi Johnston said. "You know, I mean, if I really wanted to hurt her, I could easily. But there's ... I'm just not gonna do it."

Suffice it to say, Levi's comments didn't sit well with Sarah.

In a bitter reply, the mother of five said in a statement that: "We have purposefully ignored the mean spirited, malicious, untrue attacks on our family."

Only she hasn't. Just saying.

"We, like many, are appalled at the inflammatory statements being made or implied," Palin's statement continued. "Trig is our 'blessed little angel' who knows it and is lovingly called that every single day of his life."

Palin said "CBS should be ashamed for continually providing a forum to propagate lies" and was indignant at the insinuation of using such a term.

Taking both Levi Johnston and CBS to task, Palin questioned the credibility of somebody about to get naked for a magazine, specifically Playgirl.

"Consider the source of the most recent attention-getting lies," she says.

"Those who would sell their body for money reflect a desperate need for attention and are likely to say and do anything for even more attention."

In response, Levi says his recent interview with Vanity Fair was just the beginning, and while he's sure Sarah Palin "has something comin' for me," he is unabashed about his counterattacks as long as the Palins cut him out of his child's life.

Your move, Levi. Your. Move.

Yesterday we discussed how Joe Jonas exercises the right to bare arms. Well, Levi Johnston is about to one-up him and exert his right to bare all.

The hockey-playing dad to Sarah Palin's grandson is ready for his Playgirl close-up. And while a date has yet to be set for his nude photo shoot, his manager Tank Jones told Us Weekly "it will be early November" in New York.

And Playgirl readers shouldn't expect many artfully placed pillows in the photos. Not that they ever would. Ha. What is this, Heidi Montag nude? Yeesh.

Jones confirms that full-frontal shots are planned for the shoot, and that the ex-beau of Bristol Palin isn't nervous about exposing himself in the least.

"He's ready to shock the world. The hell with 15 minutes," Jones said. "In fact, when I picked him up, he came out the house naked. I said 'not now!'"

Levi Johnston then got on the phone: "I just get naked. That's what I do."

A photo of Levi Johnston clothed. This may be one of the last times you see that. It looks like he's going all Jon Gosselin on us too with that t-shirt and the shades.

While the theme of the Playgirl spread is TBA, Jones said "We're going to play it by ear. I'm going to make sure it's something he's comfortable with. This is art."

Oh, there's little doubt about that.

November will be a big month. Sarah Palin is appearing on The Oprah Winfrey Show November 16 to promote her memoir Going Rogue: An American Life.

It's only appropriate that it coincides with Levi's spread, which could be called Going Nude: An American Baby Daddy Shamelessly Attempting to Cash In.

Levi Johnston has been working out like a madman to prepare for his Playgirl photo shoot. He's also looking to gobble up massive amounts of publicity and attention high-protein moose meat whenever he can go hunting.

The 19-year-old baby daddy of Bristol Palin definitely didn't shoot blanks when he knocked her up last year, so you best believe he uses live ammo, if you follow.

"Moose meat is very good for you, high in protein and very lean," his trainer, Marvin Jones, told People magazine. "[Levi] is an avid hunter, so he has his own."

He's adopted a 3,500-calorie low-carb diet as part of a grueling regimen to ready him for next month's highly-anticipated Levi Johnston nude photo shoot.

Johnston works out three hours a day, six days a week, followed by cardio training and then rest in the sauna. It's a tough life, but someone's gotta do it.

Whether he's hunting moose or sleeping with Sarah Palin's daughter, Levi Johnston does not mess around. The safety is definitely not on, if you know what we mean.

"I'm not trying to give him that body builder look. He's going to be more toned and defined," says Jones. "I'd like to see him with rounder and more muscular shoulders, with a fuller chest. We're going to firm his abs up,  give him a smaller waist."

Levi has also been milking his 15 minutes of fame to death paying bills by busting a nut in an ad for Wonderful Pistachios. Is this a great country, or what?

He may not have ever really been engaged to Bristol Palin, but Johnston is wholly committed to the training sessions, according to his fitness coordinator.

"I know this is something he wants to do and we're having fun training," says Jones. "We're very much  looking forward to revealing all his hard work!"

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Without a doubt, Levi Johnston nude photos are in bad taste.

Similarly, spending pages and pages of one's autobiography bashing the heck out of your grandson's father could also been seen as morally questionable.

But that's exactly what sources say Sarah Palin has done in her upcoming memoir Going Rogue: An American Life. According to the National Enquirer, the book is a "self-serving press release" with one goal: destroying the credibility Bristol's ex-fiance.

Because this is exactly what a possible Presidential candidate should be focusing on: an 18-year old desperate for money and attention.

Said a publishing source, with knowledge of the book:

"Sarah got a ton of dough from her advance, but the book appears to be nothing more than a self-serving press release touting what she calls her 'happy marriage.' It's also a renewed attack on Levi Johnston, calling him 'a liar' once again for all the claims he's made against her after breaking up with Bristol and for saying he's going to battle for custody of baby Tripp."

Palin also shoots down rumors that she and Todd Palin are nearing a divorce, while calling Levi a "bald-faced liar."

Simply put, the insider added: "Sarah unleashes a blistering attack on Levi."

We can just imagine her 2012 Presidential campaign motto now: Levi Sucks. Democrats Swallow!

Levi Johnston is getting ready to bare all in Playgirl, and when you finally see Bristol Palin's baby daddy naked, he's going to be as buff as he's ever been.

That's because "Team Levi is in the process of preparing for his Playgirl appearance," his lawyer Rex Butler reports, saying Levi's working out like a madman.

"He is in the gym six days a week for the next three weeks."

Butler said he wasn't aware of any "particular issue" in which the photos would appear, but the issue should be out "probably before the end of the year."

Johnston, who welcomed a son, Tripp, last December with Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol Palin, still wasn't sure whether to show "the front or the back."

These are tough decisions when you're Levi Johnston.

TEAM LEVI: Johnston with manager/bodyguard Tank.

We're sure you're eagerly awaiting word if you will be able to see Levi Johnston naked full-frontal style, and we promise, you'll know as soon as we do.

In the meantime, the high school dropout who also quit his oil field job, is doing everything he can to milk his 15 minutes of fame (and possibly more).

He can be found in a new TV commercial for the Wonderful brand of pistachios. As Johnston cracks open a nut, shielded by his huge bodyguard and manager Tank, a voiceover chimes in, "Now Levi Johnston does it with protection."

We're sure the Palins all loved that one.

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For Levi Johnston, baby daddy of Bristol Palin, it's time to get crackin'.

Literally. Dude is cracking some serious nut in an ad for pistachios.

We're serious. For whatever reason, Levi is in a new commercial for Wonderful Pistachios, accompanied by his enormous bodyguard and manager, Tank.

The tagline? "Now Levi Johnston does it with protection." Unreal.

It's probably good Tank was on hand for the filming of this commercial, and he might want to stick around for awhile after. Todd Palin is going to try to run Levi's ass over with a snow machine if he sees this during the local news ...

As you've probably seen and heard (approximately once a week for the past two months) Levi Johnston has been on a media tour bashing Sarah Palin.

Last year, Levi knocked up the former Alaska Governor and Republican V.P. candidate's teenage daughter Bristol, then pretended to be engaged to her until the campaign was over. Now that it is, Levi's not holding anything back!

But Meghan McCain, daughter of Palin's running mate John McCain, thinks he should focus his time and effort elsewhere. Like on raising his baby son.

"I think he should go back to Alaska and take care of his baby, which he claims he wants to be doing, but I just see him going to events," Meghan said.

Not posing in Playgirl? Come on, Megs, cut him some slack!

Meghan McCain offers criticism of Levi, and encouragement for Tila.

Speaking to Us Weekly at a launch party for fashion blog CocoPerez in New York, the 24-year-old McCain, who is friends with Bristol Palin, said of Levi:

"If I had a child, I would be at home taking care of it."

It's not an unfair statement. Tripp Johnston, Levi's son with Bristol Palin, will be nine months old later this month, and he's been trying to pay the bills with countless interviews. But how smart is it to keep ripping Tripp's grandma?

In any case, Meghan also said her dad is "doing good" and "keeping busy," while her BFF Tila Tequila is also hanging in there. Yes, they really are friends.

Tila recently claimed San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman roughed her up over Labor Day weekend, but the D.A. decided not to press charges.

"My heart goes out to her," Meghan said. "I think she's going to do a civil trial. Obviously, I think any abuse towards a woman is just reprehensible."

Added the younger McCain of her pal Tila, "She's a fighter!"

Sure thing. Click here for more Meghan McCain pictures!