{"id":39446,"date":"2026-07-20T00:04:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T00:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=39446"},"modified":"2026-07-20T00:04:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T00:04:14","slug":"woman-at-center-of-gavin-newsom-affair-breaks-her-silence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=39446","title":{"rendered":"Woman At Center Of Gavin Newsom Affair Breaks Her Silence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content entry clearfix\">\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Ruby Rippey-Gibney, the former San Francisco City Hall employee who had an affair with Gavin Newsom while he served as mayor, is reportedly preparing to tell the story of their relationship in greater detail.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">According to reports, Rippey-Gibney is expected to discuss the controversy in an upcoming Vanity Fair article. Although she has commented publicly on the affair before, the planned piece could provide her most extensive account of the episode and its impact on the people involved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Rippey-Gibney served as Newsom\u2019s appointments secretary at San Francisco City Hall from 2004 until 2006. Their relationship began in 2005, when she was married to Alex Tourk, Newsom\u2019s close friend and campaign manager. Newsom was separated from his first wife, Kimberly Guilfoyle, at the time, although their divorce had not yet been finalized.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The affair became public in early 2007 after Tourk learned about the relationship and resigned from Newsom\u2019s political operation. Newsom subsequently admitted what happened during a public appearance, apologized to those he had hurt and described his conduct as a serious personal failure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The scandal created a major political controversy in San Francisco but did not end Newsom\u2019s career. He remained mayor, later served as California\u2019s lieutenant governor and was elected governor in 2018.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" style=\"display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 689px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2077429325318472166&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fconservativebrief.com%2Fwoman-newsom-102844%2F&amp;sessionId=a75c84757f7e15963be4b0f11b750902a336902c&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2077429325318472166\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Rippey-Gibney largely withdrew from public attention following the controversy. In 2018, however, she responded after the affair resurfaced during Newsom\u2019s campaign for governor. She said the relationship damaged her marriage and family life but expressed doubt that it should be treated as a case associated with the #MeToo movement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">She acknowledged that she had been Newsom\u2019s subordinate but emphasized that she was a 33-year-old married adult who made her own decisions. She also discussed her struggles with alcohol and self-destructive behavior, saying the consequences of the affair eventually contributed to her becoming sober and rebuilding her life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The controversy has returned to public attention as Newsom\u2019s national political profile continues to grow and speculation persists about a possible future presidential campaign. Critics are likely to use the affair to raise questions about his personal judgment, while Newsom has repeatedly said he accepted responsibility, apologized and learned from the experience.<\/p>\n<p>The publication date and complete contents of Rippey-Gibney\u2019s reported Vanity Fair article have not yet been announced. Until the article is released, it remains unclear what new details she intends to disclose or whether her account will substantially differ from what has already been reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ruby Rippey-Gibney, the former San Francisco City Hall employee who had an affair with Gavin Newsom while he served as mayor, is\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":39447,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Woman At Center Of Gavin Newsom Affair Breaks Her Silence - New50<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=39446\" \/>\n<link rel=\"next\" href=\"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=39446&page=2\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Woman At Center Of Gavin Newsom Affair Breaks Her Silence - 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