age of the Internet, media stories remain available for years, even decades, after they are first published, and anything printed in the media -LRB- whether it is true or not -RRB- will be available to Tripp when he is old enough to read, Palin said in a sworn affidavit. She said Johnston wanted a public case so he could continue to make a spectacle of this custody dispute for his own self-promotion. Johnston was set to take part in a reality show in Alaska, she said. I do not believe that it would be in Tripp's best interest for Levi's reality show to be filming this case as it unfolds, or for Levi Johnston to be capitalizing off of this custody case through his reality show, Palin said. Johnston's sworn statement said he feared what Sarah Palin might do against him if the case were kept secret. I really think that closing the court could make this matter very uncivil and potentially open the door for poor influences on Bristol and her attorney that may be extremely inappropriate and potentially harmful to Tripp, he said. While Johnston said his former girlfriend would never be malicious toward him, her mother is powerful, politically ambitious and has a reputation for being extremely vindictive. So, I think a public case might go a long way in reducing Sarah Palin's instinct to attack and allow the real parties in this litigation, Bristol and I, to work things out a lot