Bistrol Palin's wedding to Marine war hero Dakota Meyer has been canceled after news broke that Meyer had been married before and amid questions on if that had been a "secret" up to now.
Palin, daughter of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, was set to marry Meyer on Saturday, but Sarah Palin announced the cancellation on Facebook.
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Posted by Sarah Palin on Monday, May 18, 2015
"Many friends and family still look forward to getting together that day in Kentucky anyway – and the Palins and Meyers are happily looking forward to still being at 'the old Kentucky home' on May 23 to celebrate life, in general," Sarah Palin wrote on Facebook, putting a happy face on announcement.
"Family members and close friends know they are welcome to share a great bar-b-que on the farm that day. All involved, especially Dakota, Bristol and Tripp, and their parents and grandparents, thank supporters for the love they've expressed."
Us Weekly reported the couple was hounded by social media reports and rumors that Meyer, who received the Medal of Honor in 2011, had been hiding a previous marriage.
Radar Online said Meyer had married Cassandra Wain in Campbellsville, Kentucky, on May 20, 2008.
The Daily Mail said the couple divorced March 3, 2010.
The Daily Mail said a Palin family spokesman claimed they were unaware of Meyer's previous marriage, but Bristol Palin posted on her mother's post that was not the case.
"Regarding salacious headlines in recent days about 'secret wives,' Dakota and I discussed our past relationships prior to our engagement," Bristol said on Facebook, according to her mother's post. "Dakota was legally divorced years ago, as any good reporter could and should have disclosed to readers. As usual, false stories and dramatically written headlines begging controversy should be disregarded, and we have faith that our privacy will be respected at this time by those with decency."
Bristol Palin was previously engaged to Levi Johnston, the father of her son Tripp, but they broke up in 2009, according to Us Weekly.