Halle Berry Calls Out Gavin Newsom For Vetoing California Menopause Bill: ‘Should Not Be Our Next President’

Halle Berry isn’t afraid to speak candidly when it comes to advocating for women’s midlife healthcare. At the New York Times DealBook Summit on Dec. 3, the Oscar-winning actress stunned attendees with her bold criticism of Gavin Newsom, minutes before the California governor took the stage. Earlier in her address, Berry discussed women’s health, aging in Hollywood, and praised Illinois for becoming the first state to mandate coverage for hormone replacement therapy. But when the focus shifted to her home state of California, the 59-year-old made her frustrations known.