TMZ reports that rocker Pete Wentz is following in the footsteps of Brad Pitt and Steven Spielberg and has contributed money to fight the proposition.

Pitt and Spielberg have contributed $100K each to stop the anti-gay ballot initiative. No word on how much Pete donated.

The Fall Out Boy star showed up at a No on Prop 8 fundraiser at Gallery 1988 in Hollywood on Sunday. Other civil rights supporters in the house included "Scrubs" star Sarah Chalke and members of Linkin Park.

As an incentive to get the Hollywood elite to open their wallets, Jonathan Lewis, political activist and scion of the Cleveland-based insurance fortune, is pledging to chip in $500,000 to defeat Proposition 8 if the entertainment industry does the same.

His matching offer comes after it became known that the backers of Yes on 8 have out raised their counterparts.

Last update: 01-29-2009 16:44