Ruby Rippey-Tourk breaks 20-year silence on Newsom affair
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Ruby Rippey-Tourk, then-wife of Gavin Newsom’s campaign manager, recounts a 2005–2006 affair with Newsom in a Vanity Fair essay, detailing its personal toll and her battle with alcoholism; Newsom apologized publicly in his memoir, and Rippey says she is sober, has moved on, and reflects on power and accountability as Newsom pursues national ambitions.
- Aide who had affair with Newsom while married to his campaign manager breaks silence The Independent
- Aide Who Had Affair With Newsom 20 Years Ago Details Her Experience nytimes.com
- Former Gavin Newsom staffer goes into detail about affair when he was San Francisco mayor KOMO
- Former Gavin Newsom aide shares fresh details of affair The Guardian
- Newsom’s scandal playbook: Don’t dispute it. Politico
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