As Rudy Giuliani wrapped up a week that saw him endure the most humiliating moment of his career, his longtime girlfriend Maria Ryan beamed as she showed off a huge new ring on her wedding finger in New York City.
And it looks like the 57-year-old nurse indeed still has something to smile about, despite her partner’s legal troubles, as photos from DailyMail.com show the impressive size of the new rock.
The hospital administrator, who has been in a romantic relationship with the former New York mayor since 2018, was spotted last Friday entering an office building at 800 3rd Ave, a business address where Giuliani has often been seen.
Rudy Giuliani’s longtime girlfriend Maria Ryan was spotted with a huge rock on her wedding finger as she stepped out in New York City last week
Despite her partner’s mounting legal troubles, Ryan, 57, looked all smiles with her new diamond ring on full display
The striking new ring suggests Giuliani may have popped the question ahead of his impending criminal trial
Ryan was smiling from ear to ear with her ring on full display as she appeared to take a phone call on the street.
The not-so-subtle diamond – worth an estimated $60,000 if it were real – was easy to spot on an otherwise dressed-up Ryan.
She wore a black FDNY t-shirt, royal blue plants and sneakers, and carried a Christian Dior Book Tote.
Ryan, who resigned as CEO of a New Hampshire hospital in 2021, was named as Giuliani’s alleged mistress in court documents filed in 2018 during his divorce from third wife Judy Nathan.
Giuliani has previously denied allegations that he had an affair with Ryan while still married, despite spending the night together at a hotel in upstate New York years earlier.
In 2019, the couple was pictured at a White House dinner hosted by President Trump.
Similarly, Ryan, who was married to former US Marine Robert Ryan, had claimed that she and Giuliani are just ‘friends’.
And early last year, Giuliani called Ryan an “associate” when he admitted to billing Trump $20,000 a day to dispute the election results — despite previously denying seeking money for his legal services.
Ryan was further dressed up during Friday’s outing, wearing a black FDNY t-shirt, royal blue plants and sneakers, and carrying a Christian Dior Book Tote.
Her outing comes after Giuliani headed to an Atlanta jail where he was forced to pose for a mug shot on Wednesday.
Ryan was seen entering an office building at 800 3rd Ave, a business address Giuliani has seen many times
It is unclear whether Giuliani may have asked the question ahead of his criminal trial on charges related to presidential election fraud.
But the flashy diamond also raises questions about the state of his finances — and whether or not he actually got paid the high rate as Trump’s lawyer — amid Giuliani’s mounting legal troubles that could potentially cost him millions.
Ryan’s outing comes after Giuliani turned himself into an Atlanta jail, where he was forced to pose for a mugshot and later was seen running into A 2nd Chance Bail Bonds near the jail after being released on $ 150,000.
He has also been ordered to impose more than tens of thousands of fines as punishment for refusing to cooperate in his defamation lawsuit regarding his comments about two Georgia election officials.
The fines are sanctions by Judge Beryl Howell against former President Donald Trump’s former lawyer for failing to turn over electronic documents requested during discovery.
The ruling allows the case to proceed for trial in federal court in Washington, DC. It is unclear how much Giuliani will have to pay, but the fines could reach nearly $90,000.
It was just the latest setback for the former New York City mayor, who was once heralded as a September 11 hero and now faces a criminal lawsuit, mounting legal fees and a case accusing him of sexual abuse and harassment .
Giuliani confirmed he was romantically involved with Ryan, a nurse, in 2020 after years of speculation and public appearances together. They are pictured at right at a state dinner at the White House in 2019
Rudy Giuliani, who served as former American Donald Trump’s personal attorney, is shown in a police recording released by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office
Giuliani was seen walking into A 2nd Chance Bail Bonds near the jail after being released on $150,000 bail
In the footage released by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, Giuliani is seen looking straight ahead, with a slight frown, as industrial lighting shines on his forehead and a sheriff’s emblem on his right side.
It was a stunning and symbolic turnaround for the mafia boss’ former prosecutor, who now has to fend off accusations of election fraud.
Giuliani famously used the RICO law to take down the Mafia in the 1980s during his time as a prosecutor in Manhattan. Now he is accused of violating the RICO anti-racketeering law in an attempt to improve the 2020 election results.
He struck a defiant tone amid a frantic melee of Trump supporters, protesters and press after his release Wednesday on $150,000 bail.
When asked by reporters after leaving prison whether he regrets tying his name to former President Trump, Giuliani chuckled and replied, “I’m very honored to be involved in this case because this case is a battle is for our way of life.’
“This indictment is a travesty,” he continued, calling it “an attack on the American people.”