TRENTON, N.J., March 17, 2008

Ex-N.J. Gov. Admits 3-Way Sex; Wife Denies

Jim McGreevey Says Former Aide's Report Of Sexual Threesomes With His Wife Is True

  • Prior to taking office, former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey, right, and his now ex-wife, Dina Matos McGreevey, left, participated in three-way sex with the governor's former driver, according to interviews the driver gave to a pair of newspapers. Photo

    Prior to taking office, former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey, right, and his now ex-wife, Dina Matos McGreevey, left, participated in three-way sex with the governor's former driver, according to interviews the driver gave to a pair of newspapers.  (AP)

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(AP)  He says yes. She says no. He says yes.

Former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey said Monday he and his wife and a male aide engaged in sexual threesomes, contradicting a denial issued hours earlier by his estranged wife.

In an e-mail to The Associated Press, the nation's first openly gay governor said published reports by former campaign aide Teddy Pedersen were true.

In interviews posted online Sunday night by The Star-Ledger of Newark and the New York Post, Pedersen said he had consensual sex with the couple for about two years before McGreevey became governor. He said he had contact only with Dina Matos McGreevey during the trysts, and wasn't sure whether McGreevey was gay.

In his statement, McGreevey said he and his estranged wife need to move forward for the sake of their 6-year-old daughter.

"This happened, this happened in the past, and now we need to move on with our lives," McGreevey, 50, said without being specific.

His e-mail to The Associated Press came shortly after one from Matos McGreevey. She said Pedersen's claims of consensual three-way sex "are completely false and were prompted by Jim McGreevey."

"Jim has had a close relationship with Pedersen since his days as mayor of Woodbridge, and arranged jobs for Pedersen from that time through his years as governor and beyond," said Matos McGreevey, 41. "They have continued their close relationship since Jim left office. This was obviously payback time for Pedersen."

The McGreeveys are in the midst of an acrimonious divorce. She accuses him of hiding his homosexuality before and during their marriage and has sued for damages. He has said she should have known he was gay.

Pedersen, 29, told the newspapers the threesomes went on for about two years during the McGreeveys' courtship and into their marriage. He said the trysts ended when McGreevey was elected governor in 2001.

Pedersen said he came forward because he was angry that Matos McGreevey was offering television commentary on the resignation of New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, who stepped down last week amid a call-girl scandal. During her commentary, Matos McGreevey said she was blindsided when her husband announced his homosexuality.

McGreevey resigned in 2004 after acknowledging an affair with a male staffer who he said was trying to blackmail him. The ex-staffer said he was sexually harassed by the Democratic governor.

The McGreeveys separated shortly after McGreevey's nationally televised speech in which he declared himself "a gay American."



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by tomanyt March 17, 2008 8:23 AM PDT
Big deal. Looks like someones trying to cash in. Next story please.
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by xraytwonine March 17, 2008 8:32 AM PDT
and this is news because...?
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by creeper00 March 17, 2008 8:40 AM PDT
Oh, stop! Who cares? Get out of people''s bedrooms and start reporting the real news.
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by pelosisaho2 March 17, 2008 8:40 AM PDT
Misgreevey, another Demoratic Pervert...just like the Clintons, Brenda Frank, and Spitzer.

Who''s next? Boy Obama.
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by luvny-2009 March 17, 2008 8:44 AM PDT
Oh, stop! Who cares? Get out of people''''s bedrooms and start reporting the real news.


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Posted by creeper00 at 08:40 AM : Mar 17, 2008


EXACTLY!!!!
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by reel-crazy March 17, 2008 8:51 AM PDT

OMG!!!!

REALLY???

That is truly amazing.

I am sure that''s a first...



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by tomanyt March 17, 2008 8:53 AM PDT
"Misgreevey, another Demoratic Pervert...just like the Clintons, Brenda Frank, and Spitzer.

Who''''s next? Boy Obama.

Posted by Pelosisaho2"...And the republicans are squeeky clean????
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by pelosisaho2 March 17, 2008 9:01 AM PDT
Much more so than Demorat cowards, perverts, racists and traitors, chum.
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by loublain March 17, 2008 9:02 AM PDT
before more gets posted why does it seem that the people most fascinated by this stuff rarely have a meaningful relationship with anything except the end of their arm?
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by blazercoach1 March 17, 2008 9:13 AM PDT
You know...it SHOULDN''T matter...but since CBS always makes sure to let us know the party affiliation when it''s a Republican that screws up, I don''t think it''s unfair to expect that the word "Democrat" should appear SOMEWHERE in this article about McGreevy.....
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by inventagod March 17, 2008 9:28 AM PDT

News services and reporters are too chickensh*t to go after Bu$hCo and other real criminals. G*y-bashing is far easier than front-line investigative journalism. So sad, America...

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by tomanyt March 17, 2008 9:29 AM PDT
Pelosisaho2...You must be off your medication or just stupid.
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by barbaraf4 March 17, 2008 9:29 AM PDT
The reason you don''t hear these things about Republicans is that power and money are their s*e*x*u*a*l pleasure. Most of them look like they never take off their suits, so the thought of getting naked and sweaty is beyond their comprehension.
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by tomanyt March 17, 2008 9:30 AM PDT
william19491...If this is true, at least it was done in private and not a public airport bathroom!!!
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by alexma50085 March 17, 2008 9:32 AM PDT
Don''t you just love how when one s e x scandle surfaces, our reporters scrounge around to find another? Same thing goes for when kids are killed and guns are used for mass murders. I guess we''ll just be reading about s e x for the next week or two until another "contraversery" surface.
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by rushlimpdrug March 17, 2008 9:39 AM PDT

This article is definetly for enquiring minds.

What is going on with CBS?
Digging into this is important because? ?

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by barbaraf4 March 17, 2008 9:41 AM PDT
Slow news day.
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by sandy19731 March 17, 2008 9:51 AM PDT
What makes it a story is whether there is hypocrisy or not, doesn''t look like this one passes the test.

Non-story.
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by neobrian-2009 March 17, 2008 9:53 AM PDT
Republickscum
GOP Heroes=Toe-Tappers

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by tomanyt March 17, 2008 9:56 AM PDT
william19491...That''s all you could come up with. How disappointing. *** in the privacy of ones own home is worse than public ***??? Ok, you need to take your medication and go back to bed.
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by rushlimpdrug March 17, 2008 10:01 AM PDT

you Libbs are always making excuses for your people--never accept personal responsibility is your motto!
Posted by william19491 at 09:46 AM

Wow.
Are you for real?
Craig, a member of congress looks for a stranger to pork him in the rear at a public restroom gets arrested and you call him a conservative?

This says a lot about you.
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by rushlimpdrug March 17, 2008 10:05 AM PDT

Posted by william19491 at 10:04 AM

Enlighten me about gay republican compassionate christian conservatives.
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by tomanyt March 17, 2008 10:13 AM PDT
william19491...One republican??? There is more than one perv in the republican party, just like there is more than one perv in the democratic party. Grow up.
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by chad55555 March 17, 2008 10:14 AM PDT
Sounds like it got out of control,this sheds a new light on the wife,so she was aware of his *** interests and shared them. EVERYONE FELT SO SORRY FOR HER,TURNS OUT SHE MAY HAVE DROVE HIM TO DO WHAT HE DID.
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by tomanyt March 17, 2008 10:15 AM PDT
william19491...You listen to Rush. Now we all know what''s wrong with you.
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by singingrick March 17, 2008 10:16 AM PDT


Who cares? He resigned.

Where is bathroom enthusiast Larry Craig right now? Voting on the Senate floor?

Where''s ********** enthusiast and diaper wearer David Vitter? Oh that''s right he''s still in office too.


lol!


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by rushlimpdrug March 17, 2008 10:30 AM PDT

Hey all you nutty LIBS---I see you are out early today--you idiots just love to take 5 or 6 of you and gang up on the one Repub don''''t you- . . ..
Posted by william19491 at 10:11 AM

If they had computers in men''s bathroom stalls you''d have more of your "pals" defending you.
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by stn_sage March 17, 2008 10:39 AM PDT
As Mr. McGreevey is now out of office, I believe this story as far less relevancy than it would have if he were still in office---though, it''s interesting! Oh, the lifestyles so many of these politicians live---!
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by l8c6 March 17, 2008 10:43 AM PDT
Who run''s the media? Amazing how these *** scandals emerge at a time when the majority of people are being fleeced by the big monetary players who own the government and the media.

The promoters of "free market" and "privatization" promote these ideas when they are turning profits and then demand that the "little people" bail them out by nationalizing the burden on the big player''s downside when profits have subsided. Meanwhile these corporate media pimps focus the ignorant on an elected official''s di*ck and what he''s doing with it of course more than likely an elected official inclined to expose the sociopaths that are running the american people''s financial future into the ground.
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by rushlimpdrug March 17, 2008 11:09 AM PDT

Hey all you nutty LIBS---I see you are out early today--you idiots just love to take 5 or 6 of you and gang up on the one Repub don''''t you- . . ..
Posted by william19491 at 10:11 AM

This has to be one of the FUNNIEST post I''ve read in a loooong time.

I re-read it and it still makes me laugh.
Thanks william19491.
Confirms that skrewballs are good for at least a laugh.
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by indivthinker March 17, 2008 11:35 AM PDT
There is no excuse for any politician or anyone to do anything like this. Larry Craig, Mark Foley, Ted Haggard, and Jack Ryan with the Republicans. Bill Clinton, Eliot Spitzer, and Jim McGreevey for the Democrats.

What is wrong with this country? What ever happened to morals that our politicians used to have?
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by deemsnyd March 17, 2008 11:38 AM PDT
Sounds like it got out of control,this sheds a new light on the wife,so she was aware of his *** interests and shared them. EVERYONE FELT SO SORRY FOR HER,TURNS OUT SHE MAY HAVE DROVE HIM TO DO WHAT HE DID.

Posted by chad55555 at 10:14 AM : Mar 17, 2008


Depends on whether or not it''s true.
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by deemsnyd March 17, 2008 11:40 AM PDT
There is no excuse for any politician or anyone to do anything like this. Larry Craig, Mark Foley, Ted Haggard, and Jack Ryan with the Republicans. Bill Clinton, Eliot Spitzer, and Jim McGreevey for the Democrats.

What is wrong with this country? What ever happened to morals that our politicians used to have?

Posted by indivthinker at 11:35 AM : Mar 17, 2008



Fist post that has any credibility. It''s all about the lack of morals with most ALL politicians, regardless of political affiliation.
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by tazntpa March 17, 2008 11:43 AM PDT
indivthinker: When exactly did Politicians have morals?????? And besides, who cares about McGreevy''s indiscretions - we have bigger things to worry about! Economy, Healthcare, Iraq, etc. I really don''t care about this kind of stuff.
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by rushlimpdrug March 17, 2008 11:44 AM PDT

What is wrong with this country? What ever happened to morals that our politicians used to have?
Posted by indivthinker at 11:35 AM

Ahh, I''m not sure what you are saying.

I do know one of the founders, Ben-jamin Franklin wrote a great article about how to pick a mistress.
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by erichsh March 17, 2008 11:47 AM PDT
Hey zoe2006,
this article was about a Democratic governor who resigned in the face of a sleazy *** scandal (no, not Spitzer, another Democrat). Any comments re: Democrats?????
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by tomanyt March 17, 2008 11:49 AM PDT
You can not be a politician and have any morals. It just doesn''t mesh.
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by deemsnyd March 17, 2008 11:51 AM PDT
indivthinker: When exactly did Politicians have morals?????? And besides, who cares about McGreevy''''s indiscretions - we have bigger things to worry about! Economy, Healthcare, Iraq, etc. I really don''''t care about this kind of stuff.

Posted by tazntpa at 11:43 AM : Mar 17, 2008




I see what you mean, but the lack of morals in BOTH parties is a part of why they make bad decisions when it comes to running the country with no guilt or accountability whatsoever. It''s all kinda tied together in my opinion, so you should care.
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by deemsnyd March 17, 2008 11:52 AM PDT
deemsnyd at 11:40 AM : Mar 17, 2008

The entire Republicon party has no morals! Corruption, fraud, no-bid contracts, a war in Iraq (and no end, after 5+ years), financial corruption, illegal wiretapping, kickbacks to oil companies, etc.

Posted by zoe2006 at 11:44 AM : Mar 17, 2008


Apply this kind of thinking to BOTH parties and you''ve got my vote.
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by rushlimpdrug March 17, 2008 11:54 AM PDT

The only moral people are liars, politicians, and lawyers.
Oh, and preachers.
Especially preachers.
Of course I am the most moral person on earth.
I wouldn''t lie about that, really.
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by navyjimfl March 17, 2008 11:55 AM PDT
this country is too hung up on ***......the U.S. is the land of puritans.......but trying to hide it gets you in trouble......it always comes out if your a politician......I don''t care who the governor is ***......
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by culturechang March 17, 2008 11:57 AM PDT
Who cares?
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by bookout2 March 17, 2008 12:13 PM PDT
Is the whole world queer?
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by ajaxtheleast March 17, 2008 12:23 PM PDT
"IN HINDSIGHT" WHEN HE BEGAN LOOKING AT ME

WITH THE SAME LOOK HE HAS FOR VOLKSWAGON

EXHAUST PIPES . . .I KNEW.
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by rational_1 March 17, 2008 12:39 PM PDT
"Ex-N.J. Gov. Had 3-Way ***, Aide Claims"
THAT is hot!
Posted by jh6379 at 12:30 PM : Mar 17, 2008

Hmmm, maybe not. A three-way when two women are involved is hot. When two guys are involved it''s mostly creepy. But hey, that''s just me...
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by rushlimpdrug March 17, 2008 12:39 PM PDT

" . . -I''''m a you idiot!"
Posted by william19491 at 12:22 PM

? ? ? ?

I''m still laughing ! !
Pleeze tell me you are bald and fat.
That would be the icing on the cake!
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by candide777 March 17, 2008 12:40 PM PDT
Only in the sexually repressed United States would this constitute "news" -- elsewhere, people who are into this sort of thing just do it, instead of having to drool over their newspapers reading about it.
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by nirak2-2009 March 17, 2008 12:43 PM PDT
There must be a book on the way!
I don''t believe this for a minute
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by candide777 March 17, 2008 12:44 PM PDT
Is the whole world queer?
Posted by bookout2 at 12:13 PM : Mar 17, 2008

Is the whole world French?

Actually, this sort of thing has been common since the ancient Greeks and before. It''s just not talked about anywhere except in puritanical cultures where the craving exceeds the supply.
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by sharednotion March 17, 2008 12:49 PM PDT
I get tired of hearing these kinds of things about public officials. What about how they perform their PUBLIC duties? If Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein had been like today''s reporters, we might have never learned the truth about Watergate; Woodward & Bernstein might have been preoccupied following leads on some *** scandal.
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