About three weeks ago William Shatner did a viral video saying that George Takei did not invite him to his wedding, and said he did not know him well at all. Then he went on to say that Takei would speak badly about him and said he had some psychosis. Then George Takei went to Entertainment Tonight and said he did invite him to his wedding and they have tried to reach out to make peace with him several times. Well today Shatner posted a new message saying he wants peace and said once again that he was not invited to the wedding.
I don’t know about you, but I almost don’t want these two people who have worked on the same project for 40 years to make up because these videos are fun!
William Shatner responded to J.J. Abrams’ explanation why the original Captain Kirk is not in the new Star Trek. I believe Shatner on this one. Star Trek takes place in the future and you are going to tell me they can’t figure out how to resurrect someone by then?
Personally I don’t think you can have Star Trek movie with Spock and not Captain Kirk too, but that is just me.
The first legal same-sex celebrity marriage in California gets a date!!! George Takei and his partner of over 21 years, Brad Altman have set the date of September 24th to legally tie the knot at the Japanese American National Museum according to People! Takei will beam up some of his Star Trek buddies to be part of the ceremony, the best man is Walter Koenig, who played Chekov, Nichelle Nichols is the matron of honor and Leonard Nimoy is on the guest list.
BTW he also told People the sweet story how he got engaged!
"We knew that the (California State) Supreme Court was going to be coming down with their ruling" legalizing gay marriage, Takei said. "(We'd heard) that it was probably going to be positive. So I was planning on asking Brad to get married. "We were at home in the kitchen and we had the TV going, and when the word came down suddenly Brad got on his knees in front of me," Takei continued. "And I said, 'What are you doing?' He said, 'George, will you marry me?' I said 'Yes. You beat me to it. I meant to ask you.'" Takei had something less impromptu in mind: "I wanted to have it happen in a bit more dignified way." But he's "ecstatic" to be getting married, nevertheless, he said.
Mazel tov to George and Brad and to all the same-sex couples throughout California who can legally get married now!
May 16, 2008 Marriage Equality Comes to California By George Takei
Our California dream is reality. Brad Altman and I can now marry. We are overjoyed! At long last, the barrier to full marriage rights for same-sex couples has been torn down. We are equal with all citizens of our state!
The California Supreme Court has ruled that all Californians have a fundamental right to marry the person he or she loves. Brad and I have shared our lives together for over 21 years. We've worked in partnership; he manages the business side of my career and I do the performing. We've traveled the world together from Europe to Asia to Australia. We've shared the good times as well as struggled through the bad. He helped me care for my ailing mother who lived with us for the last years of her life. He is my love and I can't imagine life without him. Now, we can have the dignity, as well as all the responsibilities, of marriage. We embrace it all heartily.
The California Supreme Court further ruled that our Constitution provides for equal protection for all and that it cannot have marriage for one group and another form – domestic partnership – for another group. No more "separate but equal." No more second-class citizenship. Brad and I are going to be married as full citizens of our state.
George Takei is the second celebrity since the California Supreme Court overturned the ban on same-sex marriages to announce they are marrying their partner. He added on his blog that they are planning the wedding now!
So now that Ellen Degeneres and Portia de Rossi, and George and Brad have announce their upcoming nuptials who do you think will be next? Melissa Etheridge and Tammy Lynn Michaels? Jimmy Kimmel and Ben Affleck?
