Gov.Gavin Newsomhas revealed new details on the drunken hijinks and philandering that defined his early years in politics, as he rampaged across San Francisco quaffing fine wines and scoring dates with socialites, actresses and party girls —all in his new book, “Young Man In a Hurry,”released Tuesday.
The governor revealed he did not handle bachelorhood “with discernment” after his divorce fromKimberly Guilfoyle in 2005, when he was serving as mayor.
“After a twelve-hour day at work, the single guy showed up at the restaurant bar, ordered a glass of wine, chatted with an old customer, chatted with a new friend, ordered another glass of wine, ordered takeout, went home, and woke up the next morning believing what happened the night before had been a private matter.”
The memoir mentions several of Newsom’s past dalliances,though it conspicuously omits his brief relationship with Brittanie Mountz, who was only 19 years old when 38-year-old Newsom dated her. Newsom later told the New York Times the two only went on “a few dates.”
His aides ragged him about his playboy antics, informing him that one unnamed date was “the former girlfriend of a Silicon Valley mogul.”
Newsom also dated “dark and seductive” actress Sofia Milos — despite warnings from aides that she was a Scientologist trying to recruit him, according to Newsom’s memoir.
“When I accompanied Sofia to the annual dinner of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights, a group cofounded by the Church of Scientology, [San Francisco Chronicle] columnists Phil Matier and Andy Ross all but accused me of abandoning my faith,” Newsom writes.
Get the perfect blend of news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.
“‘My gosh, folks, relax … I’m not a Scientologist,'” Newsom told the press, per the book.
The relationship ended only when billionaire oil heir Gordon Getty, who bankrolled his wine company Plumpjack and his political career, told him to break things off in a “personal note” written in pen.
Source: California Post – Breaking California News, Photos & Videos
