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Where is Gavin Newsom’s former aide Ruby Rippey Gibney now? The California Governor had an affair with Gibney while she was his subordinate in 2005, and he was still with Trump fan Kimberly Guilfoyle

California Governor Gavin Newsom once had an affair with his aide Ruby Rippey Gibney. Photos: AP, Ruby Rippey Gibney/Facebook
California Governor Gavin Newsom once had an affair with his aide Ruby Rippey Gibney. Photos: AP, Ruby Rippey Gibney/Facebook

As people search for someone to blame for the Los Angeles wildfires, California Governor Gavin Newsom’s character is being scrutinised – including decisions he previously made in his love life

California governor Gavin Newsom is no stranger to controversy.

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s handling of the Los Angeles wildfires – and his character – is coming under scrutiny this week. Photo; AP Photo
California Governor Gavin Newsom’s handling of the Los Angeles wildfires – and his character – is coming under scrutiny this week. Photo; AP Photo

The politician admitted that he never attended a formal rehabilitation programme for alcohol abuse after his affair with his best friend’s wife came out, despite publicly claiming that he would, per the Daily Mail. “There’s no rehab. I just stopped,” he told the Sacramento Bee in 2018. “There was no treatment, no nothing related to any of that stuff. I stopped because I thought it was a good thing to stop.”

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“There is no 12-step [programme] here,” he added. “There are no issues with that. There never was. This was a need to reset.”

Newsom was married to Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle at the time of the affair with his subordinate, Ruby Rippey Gibney.

Talk of his affair from over a decade ago has resurfaced amid his response to the devastating Los Angeles wildfires as Governor of California.

Ruby Rippey Gibney landed in the spotlight in 2007 after having an affair. Photo: Ruby Rippey Gibney/Facebook
Ruby Rippey Gibney landed in the spotlight in 2007 after having an affair. Photo: Ruby Rippey Gibney/Facebook

While we know plenty about Newsom and his life in the public eye, what ever happened to Rippey Gibney? Here’s what we’ve gathered.

Ruby Rippey Gibney used to work as Gavin Newsom’s secretary

Gavin Newsom’s love life has always been a controversial one. Photo: Getty Images/TNS
Gavin Newsom’s love life has always been a controversial one. Photo: Getty Images/TNS

Rippey Gibney was working as Newsom’s appointments secretary from February 2004 to August 2006, per The Org. She was married to his former campaign manager, Alex Tourk, while Newsom was in the process of divorcing Guilfoyle, notes Reuters.