Olivia Nuzzi, New York Magazine Part Ways After RFK Jr. Drama

New York journal has introduced that they’ve parted methods with Olivia Nuzzi after rumors swirled of an alleged affair with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

“Final month, the journal enlisted the regulation agency Davis Wright Tremaine to evaluate Olivia Nuzzi’s work in the course of the 2024 marketing campaign,” the outlet stated in an announcement on Monday, October 21. “They reached the identical conclusion because the journal’s preliminary inner evaluate of her revealed work, discovering no inaccuracies nor proof of bias.”

The message continued: “However, the journal and Nuzzi agreed that the most effective course ahead is to half methods. Nuzzi is a uniquely gifted author and now we have been proud to publish her work over her almost eight years as our Washington Correspondent. We want her the most effective.”

Nuzzi, 31, labored for the publication as a high-profile political reporter. In September, New York revealed a since-deleted public apology to its readers. It acknowledged that Nuzzi was on a go away of absence after failing to reveal a “private relationship” with an unnamed topic she profiled in 2024 election protection. Nuzzi beforehand profiled Kennedy, 70, and Donald Trump.

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Getty Pictures (2) Extra particulars are coming to mild over Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Olivia Nuzzi’s rumored connection. “An individual with direct information of the matter informed CNN that the connection … was emotional and digital in nature, not bodily,” CNN’s Brian Stetler and Hadas Gold wrote in an article revealed Thursday, September 19. […]

“Earlier this 12 months, the character of some communication between myself and a former reporting topic turned private. Throughout that point, I didn’t instantly report on the topic nor use them as a supply,” the author stated in an announcement to CNN. “The connection was by no means bodily however 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 disillusioned, particularly my colleagues at New York.”

Whereas Nuzzi by no means named Kennedy, a number of shops, together with CNN and The New York Instances, reported he was the particular person in query. Kennedy, who has been married to Cheryl Hines since 2014, has denied the affair allegations.

“Mr. Kennedy solely met Olivia Nuzzi as soon as in his life for an interview she requested, which yielded successful piece,” his rep informed NBC Information in an announcement final month.

Nuzzi, for her half, was beforehand engaged to fellow political reporter Ryan Lizza. Following their breakup, Nuzzi filed a no-contact order towards her ex-fiancé. In his response to the submitting, Lizza made bombshell allegations about Nuzzi’s relationship with Kennedy.

“She admitted the affair and over the course of weeks of conversations she confided how she fell into what she described as ‘poisonous’ ‘unhealthy’ ‘silly’ ‘psychotic’ ‘loopy’ ‘indefensible’ relationship with a 70-year-old ‘intercourse addict’ who informed her he needed to ‘possess,’ ‘management’ and ‘impregnate’ her,” the docs acknowledged, per Web page Six.

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Cheryl Hines supported her husband, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., on the Wednesday, October 16, funeral for his mom, Ethel Kennedy. Hines, 59, was noticed arriving on the Cathedral of Saint Matthew in Washington, DC, alongside Robert, 70, for a memorial service additionally attended by the likes of former President Barack Obama, President Joe Biden and […]

Neither Nuzzi nor Kennedy responded to Lizza’s allegations.

As rumors continued to swirl about Nuzzi and Kennedy, Hines solely opened as much as Us Weekly concerning the ongoing scandal.

“There needs to be a connection. There’s, like, a connection that you just take a look at your husband or your companion and all of the loopy happening round you, otherwise you look and also you verify in and it’s like, ‘OK. It’s going to be OK. We’re going to maneuver via this second,’” the actress, 59, informed Us on Saturday, October 19. “And, you understand, a whole lot of occasions it’s humorous and you’ll lean over and say, ‘That is loopy balls,’ and have a second collectively after which maintain your head up excessive and go to the subsequent factor.”