Did New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Exert Undue Pressure On Three State Supreme Court Justices To Dismiss Hearing Gay Marriage Case, Gay Marriage Issue Ultimately Headed To United States Supreme Court, Chicago Area Residents Favour Civil Unions Over Gay Marriage, Steven Slater Offered Reality Show, Neil Patrick Harris And David Burtka Do The Gym, Lance Bass Is A Drunken Reality Show, So Simple Blind Item, Sterling Knight Out

There are disturbing allegations that three justices of the New Jersey Supreme Court were reluctant to hear a gay marriage case because they feared the reaction of Governor Chris Christie. Those members, Chief Justice Stuart Rabner and Justices Roberto Rivera-Soto and Helen Hoens, each voted against a motion to have the highest court hear an earlier decision in the 2006 case of Lewis vs. Harris that ruled the state Legislature must provide marriage-like rights to same sex couples, but allowed the legislators to decide what form that protection would take. Lawmakers offered the unacceptable and unworkable civil unions compromise. The three justices on the current court not seeking reappointment, Justice Virginia Long, Jaynee LaVecchia, and Barry Albin, dissented from the opinion. And that is enough evidence to suggest, at least to Senator Raymond Lesniak and Assemblyman John D. McKeon, that fear of reprisal played a part in the Court’s baffling balk to hear the gay marriage case. Frank Askin, a professor at Rutgers Law School, concurs, saying “I think the three justices who voted against the motion looked over their shoulders and saw Chris Christie. There is no question in my mind that fear of what the Governor would do played a part in that decision.” The Governor declined to comment.

Is Ted Boies and Theodore B. Olson’s ultimate legal plan to let the issue of gay marriage find itself to the United States Supreme Court, regardless of the circuitous route?

A new Chicago Tribune/WGN survey sampled area suburbanites and found that 46-percent oppose legalizing gay marriage, with 40-percent in favour, and 14-percent offering no opinion. 54-percent of those polled would support civil unions for same sex couples, while 33-percent were against.

Surprisingly (or not), Steven Slater is reportedly being pursued by Stone Entertainment to host a reality show wherein the suspended JetBlue flight attendant would help various disgruntled employees quit their jobs in the most extravagant way.

Expected fathers Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka spotted Sunday leaving a gym in Los Angeles Sunday.

Professional gay Lance Bass, at a polo match Saturday in Bridgehampton, New York, tweeted “Wow! Some woman security guard took my drink and threw my drink on me and sai (sic) ‘get the fuck out’ I’m so confused why that just happened!” Apparently, Bass, unaware of social mores, had steadfastly refused to leave a VIP area long after last call.

A blind item – so effortlessly easy – if you have been reading along to this blog carefully: “This tween heartthrob actor enjoys being in the limelight, but in order to stay there, he has been advised to ‘man up’ his image. To this end, he made an appearance at a New York club and it was reported in all the papers. Another adventure that went unreported, however, was his trip to a New York male strip club with a couple of other guys. One of the guys is his frequent co-star. The other is the heartthrob’s boyfriend, also an actor. The trio spent more money there than they did at the other club. In fact, they enjoyed themselves so much that they stayed past closing time.”

Coincidentally Sterling Knight is spotted outside Las Palamas club in West Hollywood Friday night.