Rumors are swirling that New York's first black governor, David Paterson, may be forced to resign for the same reason he took the office from his predecessor: a sex scandal.

Several websites, including Business Insider and Cityfile New York, are reporting that the New York Times is preparing a profile on Gov. Paterson that will expose alleged drunken sex parties held by Paterson.

Spokespeople for Paterson acknowledge the Times story is coming out, but they don't believe it contains any new bombshells.

Under normal circumstances, reporting on rumors such as the type around Paterson, would be considered out-of-bounds.

But the circumstances are far from normal when it comes to the embattled New York governor who has to suffer the embarrassment of having President Barack Obama ask him not to run for reelection because he is so unpopular with voters.

Even if Paterson were to run for office, he would represent the longest of longshots for reelection.

Polls show him far behind New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, who is expected to seek the Democratic nomination for governor. And though he hasn't announced he is officially running, Cuomo, the former U.S. Housing and Urban Development director under former President Bill Clinton, has been openly courting the base of Paterson's crumbling support, black elected officials and clergy.

Paterson, the son of longtime city deal maker and politician Basil Paterson, is New York's first black governor and America's second legally blind governor.

He took over the governor's mansion, after the-then Governor Elliot Spitzer was forced to resign after being caught hiring a hooker in a Washington D.C., hotel.

But Paterson raised eyebrows when just one day after taking office, Paterson and his wife, Portia, acknowledged they both had cheated on each other during their marriage.

Paterson has been buffeted by negative press since he first took office and his approval ratings are so low that President Obama asked Paterson not to seek reelection, fearing that the politically important governor's mansion will fall in to Republican hands.

The state is facing its worst financial crisis since the 1970s.