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Aide Who Had Affair With Newsom 20 Years Ago Details Her Experience
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- Ruby Rippey, an aide who had an affair with Gavin Newsom over 20 years ago when he was San Francisco mayor, has published a detailed first-person account of their relationship in Vanity Fair.
- The essay coincides with Newsom's final year as California governor and his potential 2028 presidential run, bringing renewed attention to the scandal.
- Rippey, who was Newsom’s appointments secretary and married to his close friend and campaign manager Alex Tourk at the time, rarely spoke publicly about the affair until now.
- In 2007, Newsom publicly admitted to the affair, which led to Tourk’s resignation from Newsom’s re-election campaign.
- Rippey reflects on the personal turmoil following the affair, including struggles with heavy drinking and cocaine use, and appears to take responsibility for betraying her husband.
