Newsom disappears for more than a week, reportedly pops up at oil heiress's wedding

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Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., who has recently receded from public view to deal with unspecific family obligations, attended an oil heiress's wedding in San Francisco on Saturday that was officiated by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. 

Newsom has not been seen in public since abruptly canceling his trip to the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow on Oct. 29 over "family obligations." But KABC reported that he attended a wedding of "long-time family friend and Getty oil heiress Ivy Love Getty." The report said Pelosi officiated.

Their offices did not immediately respond to after-hours emails from Fox News seeking comment. The report said the wedding was "star-studded" and Vogue had exclusive rights on all wedding photographs. The guests were asked to leave their phones at the entrance.

Vogue reported that the bride is the great-granddaughter of J. Paul Getty and an heiress to the oil fortune. She married Tobias Alexander Engel, a photographer, at City Hall. 

"Guests were asked to mask up before Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi entered the room and took her position at the microphone," the Vogue report said. Guests were then whisked away to the Getty Mansion to celebrate the marriage. 

Daniel Lopez, a Newsom press secretary, said the governor worked at the state Capitol last week and would begin making normal appearances again sometime this week, according to a statement provided to SFGATE. 

A report said the governor was planning a public appearance on Tuesday. Deadline reported that Newsom's office announced late Monday he will "participate in a fireside chat at the 2021 California Economic Summit sponsored by California Forward." 

Lopez further explained that the governor's previous cancelation was not a result of the COVID-19 booster shot he received during his last public appearance.

"Last week, Governor Newsom worked in the Capitol with staff on urgent issues including COVID-19 vaccines for kids, boosters, ports, the forthcoming state budget and California’s continued economic recovery," Lopez said. "He will have public events this week related to the economy and vaccines."

California Gov. Gavin Newsom talks with 7th-grade students at James Denman Middle School on Oct. 1, 2021, in San Francisco. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images, File)

Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the governor's wife, addressed his absence in a weekend tweet that was later deleted.

"It’s funny how certain folks can’t handle truth," she wrote. "When someone cancels something, maybe they’re just in the office working; maybe in their free time they’re at home with their family, at their kids’ sports matches, or dining out with their wife. Please stop hating and get a life."

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Gov. Gavin Newsom speaking at a news conference after receiving a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine booster shot in Oakland, Calif., on Oct. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

California state senators John Laird and Bob Hertzberg reportedly bristled when asked about the governor's absence at the Glasgow conference.

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"Look, they said it was a family issue," Hertzberg said, according to a reporter from Cal Matters. "There is no one in California who wanted to be at this conference more than Gavin Newsom. But we're all human beings, man. I don't think it's appropriate to dig further into it."

Laid said the controversy was "overblown."