Gov. Gavin Newsom has spoken out after his former mistress described their fling in explosive detail in a new tell-all piece on Tuesday.
“The governor acknowledged his role and publicly apologized for his conduct nearly two decades ago when he was still mayor. In the time since, he met his wife, started a family and has focused on serving Californians,” his office stated.
“He addressed this chapter of his life, including in his memoir, and out of respect for everyone involved, does not have anything further to add.”
The scandal, when publicly revealed, nearly caused Newsom’s downfall early in his political career as then-mayor of San Francisco.
Newsom famously confessed the ordeal to the public in a stunning press conference. At the time of the affair, Rippey was married to Newsom’s close friend and top aide Alex Tourk, and Newsom had yet to finalize his divorce from Kimberly Guilfoyle, now the US Ambassador to Greece.
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