A former girlfriend of Doug Emhoff, the Second Gentleman of the United States, has publicly accused him of physically assaulting her in 2012.
In an exclusive interview with the Daily Mail, the woman, who has chosen to remain anonymous for understandable reasons, given the treatment of women by corporate media and political entities when their allegations challenge the status quo—explained her decision to come forward. She cited two primary motivations: first, Emhoff’s denial of the incident through a spokesperson, and second, her frustration with what she perceives as his hypocrisy in presenting himself as a feminist during media interviews.
“What’s frightening for a woman that’s been on the other end of it, is watching this completely fabricated persona being portrayed,” she told the Mail. “He’s being held out to be the antithesis of who he actually is. And that is utterly shocking.”
Her assertion is equally startling and is supported by two friends she confided in right after the purported assault in 2012, as well as a third friend she informed in 2018.
She recounts that while the two were waiting in a valet line to collect their vehicle after an event at the Cannes Film Festival, she engaged with a parking valet, hoping that a generous tip would expedite the return of their car. She states that after she innocently placed her hand on the valet’s shoulder, Emhoff struck her with such force that she spun around completely.
This is her first-hand account:
“I put my hand on the valet’s shoulder and tell him, with my $100, could you please get me a car as soon as possible. As I’m talking to him, Doug got out of the line, comes up, turns me around by my right shoulder. I’m completely caught off guard, I’m not bracing, I’m in four inch heels, wearing a full-length gown and it’s between 2-3am. He slaps me so hard I spin around, and I’m in utter shock.” She says she slapped him back, but that, “In that moment, his mask had dropped and I saw his dark side. It’s dark. I don’t speak French, my friends we’re with are off having an amazing time. I’m embarrassed and humiliated that, this amazing experienced turned into this violent spectacle.”I can’t believe he just slapped me.” I think I said to him in the car, “What the hell is wrong with you? Why did you do that?” And the only thing I could get out of him was he thought I was hitting on the valet.”
This allegation appears to possess significantly more substantiation than the claims made by Christine Blasey Ford against Justice Brett Kavanaugh. The accounts of the two individuals to whom the accuser confided at the time are crucial. What incentive would she have had to fabricate her story as far back as 2012? Furthermore, what would motivate her to lie when she disclosed information to a third party in 2018?
Additionally, there are allegations regarding Emhoff’s infidelity with his first wife, which is troubling in itself, particularly as it involved the family’s nanny. It is reported that he fathered a child with her, and according to the alleged victim of the assault, the nanny accused Emhoff of causing her miscarriage and subsequently received a financial settlement in exchange for signing a nondisclosure agreement.
