NY Mag Reporter Olivia Nuzzi Put on Leave for 'Personal Relationship' With RFK Jr.

NY Mag Reporter Olivia Nuzzi Put on Leave for ‘Personal Relationship’ With RFK Jr.

New York Journal political correspondent Olivia Nuzzi has been placed on depart by management after partaking in a “private relationship” with “a former topic related to the 2024 marketing campaign whereas she was reporting on the marketing campaign,” the publication introduced Thursday evening. That topic is allegedly Robert F. Kennedy Jr., in line with reporter Oliver Darcy’s Standing e-newsletter. Per Darcy’s report, Nuzzi’s relationship with the previous third social gathering Presidential candidate didn’t start till after she profiled him in November 2023.

“Lately our Washington Correspondent Olivia Nuzzi acknowledged to the journal’s editors that she had engaged in a private relationship with a former topic related to the 2024 marketing campaign whereas she was reporting on the marketing campaign, a violation of the journal’s requirements round conflicts of curiosity and disclosures,” New York Journal mentioned in an announcement. “Had the journal been conscious of this relationship, she wouldn’t have continued to cowl the presidential marketing campaign. An inner overview of her printed work has discovered no inaccuracies nor proof of bias. She is at present on depart from the journal, and the journal is conducting a extra thorough third-party overview. We remorse this violation of our readers’ belief.”

An announcement from Nuzzi was obtained by CNN reporter Brian Stelter. It reads, “Earlier this yr, the character of some communication between myself and a former reporting topic turned private. Throughout that point, I didn’t straight report on the topic nor use them as a supply.” The assertion additionally asserts that the connection was “by no means bodily,” however that it “ought to have been disclosed to stop the looks of a battle.”

“I deeply remorse not doing so instantly and apologize to these I’ve dissatisfied, particularly my colleagues at New York,” Nuzzi’s assertion concludes.

Kennedy, who suspended his marketing campaign for President and endorsed Republican nominee Donald Trump in late August, has been married to actor Cheryl Hines since 2014. The “Curb Your Enthusiasm” star had been an energetic presence via Kennedy’s marketing campaign for president.

Nuzzi and Politico’s chief Washington correspondent Ryan Lizza introduced their engagement to 1 one other in September 2023.

Darcy’s report said that Kennedy would “boast” about his relationship with Nuzzi. Nonetheless, in an announcement launched to Darcy after his piece’s preliminary publication, a consultant for Kennedy wrote: “Mr. Kennedy solely met Olivia Nuzzi as soon as in his life for an interview she requested, which yielded a success piece.”

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