Trigger warning: The following article includes allegations of rape and sexual assault.
Jennifer Siebel Newsom is perhaps best known as thewife of Gavin Newsom, the Governor of California.
However, she is also known in activism, acting, and film-making circles in her own right.
Siebel Newsom was completely unaware that Stacey was behind the golf cart she was riding in.
Unintentionally, as she drove backward, it resulted in a tragic accident that claimed Stacey’s life.
“I realized that I’m really hard on myself,” she said.
“I realized that you’re free to’t blame a 6- [or] 7-year-old.
you might’t ask them to understand things.”
Unfortunately, she suffered a back injury that forced her to quit the game.
However, the end of her collegiate sports career also marked the beginning of her acting career.
So I had gotten back into arts and theatre."
She accomplished both with honors.
Later, she would establish Girls Club Entertainment, LLC and The First Lady’s Young Women’s Summit.
As a woman, she was constantly judged for her looks and not her resume.
She was even encouraged not to share her educational background for fear of appearing “too smart.”
It also didn’t help that she was reportedly not really encouraged to pursue a career of her own.
Siebel Newsom has even described her upbringing as more “traditional,” per theWashington Examiner.
Still, Siebel Newsom was left dissatisfied with her experiences as an actress.
She would later transition from acting and go on to launch a filmmaking career exploring gender issues.
In 2007, allegations of an extramarital affair on the part of Gavin Newsom came to light.
This all happened while the mayor was still married toKimberly Guilfoyle.
Critics quickly pointed out that such statements went against Siebel Newsom’s feminist views.
Despite all this, she and Gavin Newsom would eventually get engaged in 2008.
Unfortunately, what should have been a joyous event for the Newsom family would become a target for controversy.
The two would later meet up at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills, where the incident unfolded.
He allegedly then became aggressive with Siebel Newsom and assaulted her in his hotel bedroom.
He could make or ruin your career.
I thought I was going to discuss my projects."
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“I was so violated and I don’t know how that happened …
In total, NPR estimates that she spent two-and-a-half hours on the witness stand during the trial.
“It was a horrific experience,” Siebel Newsom told theLos Angeles Timesregarding the trial.
“I wouldn’t wish it on anyone.”
After the trial, she decided to turn her trauma into action.
Werksman also claimed that the incident between Siebel Newsom and Weinstein was consensual.
“NPRquoted Werksman asking during the trial.
The films have been criticized for pushing ideologies on public school children.
Andrzejewski’s group “launch the Books” was reportedly the first to bring the controversy to light.
Still, Jennifer Siebel Newsom has pushed back against such critics.
