This is not a pair that I would expect in an adversarial position but politics and show business both make for strange bedfellows, both literally and figuratively. Halle Berry was very miffed at Gavin Newsom for not backing a bill which provided menopause care for women and Berry saw this as blatant disregard of half of the population of California, and she made some cracks about the governor’s political standing both now and in the future. Mediaite:
“Back in my great state of California, my very own governor, Gavin Newsom, has vetoed our menopause bill, not one, but two years in a row,” Berry told the crowd. “But that’s OK, because he’s not going to be governor forever, and the way he has overlooked women, half the population, by devaluing us, he probably should not be our next president either. Just saying.”
The bill in question, AB 432, was vetoed for a second time in October. The bill would mandate certain menopause care and require extra training on the subject for professionals.
Newsom, who also spoke at the DealBook summit, told TMZ he has been in contact with Berry’s manager and, “We’re reconciling that.”
The governor claimed that despite the rejections of the bill, he’s working it into next year’s budget. His time in office will be expiring at the end of 2026, when some expect him to make a 2028 announcement.
“We’re reconciling that. I’ve included it in the budget next year. She didn’t know that,” Newsom said about Berry.
It’s unclear if Berry’s comments had any influence in pushing the bill forward.
A Newsom spokesman previously responded to Berry, claiming the bill she backs would raise healthcare costs, but the governor would like to pass it in 2026.
“He vetoed the bill because, as written, it would have unintentionally raised health care costs for millions of working women already stretched thin — something he’s determined to avoid,” Newsom spokesman Izzy Gardon said.
All’s well that ends well. I applaud Berry for taking a stance for women’s rights. I wish she hadn’t been quite so critical of Governor Newsom, whom many see as the frontrunner for the 2028 Democratic nomination. I do not see Newsom as any kind of an overt sexist, unlike Trump and so many others on the right, which is the wrong, side of the aisle.
Plus, as Democrats we get into what I call “purity pissing contests” all the time and that needs to stop, before we purify ourselves into extinction. There is no candidate who is perfect, with a perfect track record and an unblemished history in public service. We need to take the best people we’ve got and encourage them to be even better. Democrats should not snipe at other Democrats.
Or, maybe Berry is a Republican. Who knows? Surely she doesn’t think Mr. Grab ‘Em By the Pussy would have any interest in menopause legislation when he’s had nothing beyond a “concept” of a health care plan for all these years — in two week increments.
“Or, maybe Berry is a Republican. Who knows? Surely she doesn’t think Mr. Grab ‘Em By the Pussy would have any interest in menopause legislation when he’s had nothing beyond a “concept” of a health care plan for all these years — in two week increments.”
We all know that “Mr Grab ‘Em by the Pussy” doesn’t care about women. We also know that, as far as he’s concerned, menopausal women have absolutely no value (unless they can “donate” sizable amounts of money to him–but that’s the whole extent of concern he has for them).
i’m not saying it means anything politically but didn’t several of her exes form a support group?
It was apparently a joking rumor on the Internet. Here is AI’s response to my online search:
AI Overview
The notion of a “support group” for Halle Berry’s exes appears to be a sarcastic or colloquial internet rumor rather than a formal, real-world organization. It stems from public commentary surrounding her, at times, tumultuous divorces and high-profile separations.
Bob, you can get more info if you want to by searching yourself. I didn’t want to take up extra space here on a tangential issue.
Newsom could be a good POTUS. Better than any post 47 MAGA Repug by 100 miles. I did hang out with him when he was Mayor.