California Gov. Gavin Newsom revealed Thursday that he will include funding to expand access to menopause care in next year’s state budget after Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry publicly torched him for twice vetoing legislation aiming to do the same.
Berry argued the term-limited Democratic governor “probably should not be our next president” because of the vetoes, accusing him of overlooking and “devaluing” women, in on-stage remarks that stunned the crowd at the New York Times’ Dealbook Summit Wednesday.
“Actually, I was just connected with her manager,” Newsom said, when asked by TMZ about Berry’s pointed criticism. “We have the ability to reconcile that, so we’re reconciling.”
“I’ve included it in the budget next year,” he revealed.
Newsom suggested that Berry’s ton

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