
“I locked myself into the bedroom downstairs.’’Įlder and his spokesperson Ying Ma did not respond to requests for comment on their personal email and campaign email.Įlder’s attitude toward women has been a major issue in the campaign, with both Newsom and GOP rivals flagging a two-decade-old column in which he wrote, “Women know less than men about political issues, economics, and current events.”ĭatig, 51, became well known in Los Angeles in the 1990s as a leading witness and informant in the prosecution of Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss. and rather than answer back or throw something, I tried to use every tool I had in recovery. “My fear was great, and I understood I needed to de-escalate.”Īt that point, “he was threatening to throw me out on the street. I thought it was a Phil Spector moment,’’ Datig said, referencing the famed Hollywood record producer who shot and killed actress Lana Clarkson in his Hollywood mansion in 2003. “It was an act of silent scorn - and anger,’’ she said. “He wanted to make sure I saw that he had it.” “And he checked if it was loaded - while I was talking,’’ she said. “We talked to each other.’’ He became silent, she said, and then slowly “walked over to the nightstand, opened the door, took out the gun,’’ a. “He was in the bedroom, and I was standing by the door,” she said.

The alleged gun incident occurred in the midst of a heated conversation as their relationship was unraveling, according to Datig.
