*Jasmine Ray, a former New York City Hall staffer, is releasing a self-published memoir that claims she once had a romantic relationship with New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
Titled “Political Humanity,” the book is described on Ray’s website as a “memoir of love, legacy & New York City politics.” Per New York Magazine, the book’s description reads, “From the shadows of City Hall to the silence of closed-door meetings, Jasmine Ray reveals her untold role in the life of New York City’s mayor, Eric Adams. Their hidden relationship — marked by intimacy, sacrifice, and betrayal — mirrors the larger struggles of politics itself: the tension between personal humanity and public expectation.”
Adams’ spokesperson, Kayla Mamelak, confirmed that Adams and Ray dated roughly a decade ago but emphasized their relationship was professional during their time at City Hall. Ray, ex-director of the Mayor’s Office of Sports, Wellness, and Recreation, resigned from her post days before Adams announced he would drop his reelection campaign.
Ray promoted the book with an AI-generated Instagram video depicting dramatized scenes of their relationship, including meetings, dancing, and lying in bed, set to a choir-backed theme song with lyrics such as “Love and power and truth comes through!” The video also alludes to Adams’ legal challenges, with a voice-over stating, “She stayed silent while the world judged him.”
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In interviews, Ray told the New York Times their story was less sensational than portrayed. They met in 2014 when Adams was the Brooklyn borough president, briefly dated, and reconnected in 2021, though their romance did not resume. Ray began writing the book during the pandemic despite Adams’ attempts to dissuade her, noting his reaction to the finished manuscript was “mixed.”
The memoir appears set to reignite public interest in both her role in the mayor’s office and her personal history with Adams.
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