
The verbal exchange between a Hollywood powerhouse and one of America's most high-profile politicians just intensified, as California Governor Gavin Newsom has publicly moved to quell the mounting public outrage sparked by actress Halle Berry.
The row centres on the governor's repeated veto of a crucial piece of menopause care legislation, a move that led Berry to sharply accuse him of 'devaluing women' and argue he should be removed from the presidential conversation.