Former aide details 2005 affair with Gavin Newsom in Vanity Fair essay
Ruby Rippey, Newsom's former appointments secretary, recounts a 2005 affair with him in Vanity Fair, describing its start after a Napa Valley wedding, its months-long span, and her subsequent sobriety journey; Newsom publicly apologized years ago, and Rippey says she doesn’t blame him but acknowledges power dynamics and her own responsibility, as Newsom weighs a possible 2028 presidential bid.
