Actress Halle Berry didn’t hold back during the New York Times DealBook Summit, taking a sharp shot at California Gov. Gavin Newsom—yes, the same Gavin Newsom who’s been polishing his image like he’s already measuring the Oval Office curtains.
“At this stage in my life, I have zero f–ks left to give,” Berry declared before unloading on the Democratic governor for vetoing California’s menopause bill not once, but two years in a row. According to her, Newsom’s repeated dismissal of women’s health needs shows he “should not be our next president either. Just saying.” Small note: when liberals start calling out their own, you know something’s off.
The crowd reportedly gasped as Berry reminded everyone that Newsom has overlooked “half the population.” And considering he’s eyeing a 2028 White House run, her timing was… let’s just say inconvenient for the slick-haired contender.
Polls have him as a top Democratic hopeful—right up there with Kamala Harris and Pete Buttigieg. Quite the lineup. But Berry’s issue stems directly from Newsom’s decision to veto a bill requiring health plans to improve menopause treatment guidelines and training for providers. Berry, who founded Respin, a women’s health company, made it clear she’s tired of women her age being “devalued” and treated as “past their prime.”
Of course, Newsom’s office responded with the usual polished political language. His spokesman said the governor “shares her goal” of expanding access to menopause care, adding that he vetoed the bill because it would have “unintentionally raised health care costs for millions of working women.” Translation: typical California government logic—good intentions, bad execution, and somehow everyone pays more.
Still, the spokesman insisted they’re “confident” they can work with Berry and others to improve access to menopause treatment without raising costs. We’ll see how that goes. But hey, at least someone at that summit was willing to speak plain truth. And ending on a positive note: it’s always refreshing when the Hollywood elite accidentally call out the failures of their own political darlings. Sometimes honesty slips through—and that’s always a good thing.
