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It\u2019s been quite an eventful week for Eric Adams<\/a>.<\/p>\n On Sunday, the incumbent mayor dropped his beleaguered reelection campaign<\/a> after months of speculation that he was eyeing the exit (and possibly a new job with the Trump administration). Now, a former City Hall staffer is set to release a self-published, tell-all book on what she says was a romantic relationship with Adams.<\/p>\n Jasmine Ray, the former director of the Mayor\u2019s Office of Sports, Wellness, and Recreation, announced the Saturday release of her book, Political Humanity, which her website<\/a> describes as a \u201cmemoir of love, legacy & New York City politics.\u201d The book\u2019s cover features an image of a woman\u2019s hands holding a man\u2019s bald head \u2014 an apparent allusion to Adams, though his face cannot be seen \u2014 with another image of the city skyline superimposed across his back. Ray reportedly resigned from her role on Friday, just days before Adams announced his intention to drop his reelection bid.<\/p>\n \u201cFrom 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\u2019s mayor, Eric Adams. Their hidden relationship \u2014 marked by intimacy, sacrifice, and betrayal \u2014 mirrors the larger struggles of politics itself: the tension between personal humanity and public expectation,\u201d the description reads.<\/p>\n Kayla Mamelak, a spokesperson for the mayor, confirmed to the Daily News<\/a> that Adams and Ray once dated about a decade ago but said the relationship was professional during their time working in city government together. Adams isn\u2019t married but has been in a long relationship with Tracey Collins<\/a>, who previously worked for the city\u2019s Department of Education. The two attended the Met Gala together in 2022 and own an apartment in Fort Lee, New Jersey, which became the focus of debates about where the mayor actually lives<\/a>.<\/p>\n Ray promoted the book with a bizarre AI-generated video she posted to Instagram. The clip portrays Adams and Ray\u2019s relationship as if it were scenes from a movie, showing deep-fake versions of the two meeting, dancing, and even lying together in bed. The clip is oddly soundtracked with a theme song featuring a singer backed by a choir occasionally bursting in with lines like \u201cLove and power and truth comes through!\u201d and \u201cStanding tall while the walls fall!\u201d<\/p>\n The clip also depicts Adams\u2019s legal issues, showing a simulated news report of his indictment and suggesting Ray supported Adams as he contended with it. \u201cShe stayed silent while the world judged him,\u201d the voice-over says.<\/p>\n Ray was appointed to lead the newly created Mayor\u2019s Office of Sports, Wellness, and Recreation in December 2022. During her tenure, she occasionally came under scrutiny. Last year, NBC New York<\/a> reported she had received a conflict-of-interest waiver in 2022 to continue providing consulting work for Cornerstone Day Care, where she had previously served as executive director. The outlet noted the Brooklyn day-care center had received a $4.7 million contract to provide pre-K services to city children the prior year when Ray led the business.<\/p>\n