New York Gov. David Paterson is shooting down talk that his resignation is imminent, calling “outrageous rumors” about his alleged womanizing and drug use a “callous and sleazy” assault on his character.

The Democratic governor told The Associated Press that the political and media scrutiny he’s facing won’t stop him from seeking election in the fall.

“For the last couple of weeks I have been the subject of what, even by Albany standards, has been a spate of outrageous rumors about me,” Paterson told the AP. He said he is unsure who pushed the rumors and wouldn’t speculate, saying “that would be just as unfair … but it is certainly serving others’ interest and not mine, and I think it’s a callous and sleazy way to treat a governor who is just trying to do his job and, in a democracy, is trying to keep his job.”

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