Bristol Palin's Boyfriend Likes to Call People 'Nigga', Mock Kids with Down Syndrome John Cook · 03/10/11 03:57PM Bristol Palin's new boyfriend Giacinto "Gino" Paoletti seems like a real salt-of-the-earth fellow. He's a believer, so Sarah must love him. Except he makes fun of people with Down syndrome and thinks reality TV shows about Alaska suck.