Exclusive | Ruby Rippey-Gibney who had affair with Gavin Newsom penning bombshell Vanity Fair story

Ruby Rippey-Gibney — the former San Francisco City Hall aide whose affair with Gov.Gavin Newsom nearly upended his political career — will tell her side of the story for the first time in an upcoming Vanity Fair piece, The Post has learned.Details of the piece remain unclear, but a source familiar with the matter said Rippey-Gibney intends to recount her perspective on the affair that rocked San Francisco politics in 2007 and has remained one of the most embarrassing moments in Newsom’s life and career.The story comes as Newsom is widely expected to launch a 2028 presidential campaign after terming out of the governor’s office next year.Rippey-Gibney did not respond to The Post’s requests for comment.Newsom acknowledged the affair in early 2007, after his longtime political adviser and former campaign manager Alex Tourk discovered the mayor had engaged in a sexual relationship with his wife, who at the time worked as Newsom’s appointments secretary at City Hall.Tourk resigned after confronting Newsom, and the mayor held a news conference apologizing publicly and describing the affair as a “personal lapse of judgment.”“I want to make it clear that everything you’ve heard and read is true, and I am deeply sorry about that,” Newsom said.The governor’s office and Vanity Fair did not immediately respond to requests for comment about Rippey-Gibnery’s upcoming piece.The scandal dominated headlines across the country not only because Rippey-Gibney — who has since remarried — was married to one of Newsom’s closest political allies, but also because she worked directly for the mayor, raising questions about the power dynamics of a relationship between an elected official and a subordinate employee.As the fallout mounted, Newsom announced he was giving up alcohol and said he would seek professional help.“My problems with alcohol are not an excuse for my personal lapses in judgment,” he said at the time. “Upon reflection with friends and ...