Ruby Rippey breaks cover after salacious essay exposed Gavin Newsom affair details

Ruby Rippey, the former lover of Gov. Gavin Newsom who reignited one of California's biggest political scandals with a bombshell Vanity Fair essay Tuesday, was spotted walking her dog just hours after the story went viral.

Newsom’s 2005 affair with Ruby Rippey, when he was mayor of San Francisco, rocked California political circles at the time — and are reemerging as a character issue as the now-governor eyes a presidential bid

A former staffer who had an affair with Gavin Newsom over 20 years ago offered extensive details in an essay published Tuesday by Vanity Fair, taking issue with how the California governor has more recently characterized what happened.

Ruby Rippey, a former Newsom staffer, offers new details on their affair two decades ago  CNN

Ruby Rippey has been married to corporate executive Ryan Gibney since at least 2017. He is Group VP at Fullsteam. Rippey has a son with Alex Tourk.

Ruby Rippey writes in Vanity Fair of relationship with then San Francisco mayor and appears to contradict his account A former aide to Gavin Newsom has publicly shared for the first time her full account of their affair, which took place more than two decades ago when Newsom was mayor of San Francisco. In a new essay p

Kamala Harris Gave Ruby Rippey The 'Best Advice' After Newsom Affair, She Says In New Tell-All  Forbes

A former aide to California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is revisiting their decades-old affair that rocked San Francisco politics, sharing details of the relationship in a Vanity Fair essay published Tuesday. The essay by Ruby Rippey, who worked as Newsom’s appointments secretary when he was mayor of San Francisco, brought t

Ruby Rippey discusses her substance abuse, the extramarital affair with her then-boss in the mid-aughts and the public blowback to its revelation.

Ruby Rippey's affair with the then-San Francisco Mayor was one of the biggest scandals to hit California politics.

Ruby Rippey has stayed mostly quiet since her relationship with the San Francisco mayor rocked the city. Not anymore.

When news of her affair with Gavin Newsom exploded into the public eye, it was only the outward mark of a long-rippling private implosion. In the wreckage of the scandal, Ruby Rippey faced her demons but lost her voice. Twenty years later, she is ready to share her story.