The Palin Family Brawl Was Funny, Until It Wasn't

Bristol Palin's tearful description of what happened changed the equation.

Photograph by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
Lock
This article is for subscribers only.

Until this week, the Palin family “brawl” that went down last month at an Anchorage house party last month has been treated like an excellent tabloid story with just enough political relevance to be covered by non-entertainment media outlets.

But with the release of audio featuring a teary Bristol Palin describing the fight — and the owner of the house allegedly dragging her on the ground — right-leaning outlets are correctly noting that the whole situation isn’t quite as funny as the media has portrayed it.