Olivia Nuzzi on Leave from New York Magazine After Romantic Relationship with RFK Jr.
Source: Mediaite.com
Reporter Olivia Nuzzi of New York magazine was placed on leave by the publication after it became aware of a romantic relationship she had with former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., according to Oliver Darcy of Status. In a report posted on Thursday night, Darcy included a statement from New York regarding the personnel decision:
Recently our Washington Correspondent Olivia Nuzzi acknowledged to the magazines editors that she had engaged in a personal relationship with a former subject relevant to the 2024 campaign while she was reporting on the campaign, a violation of the magazines standards around conflicts of interest and disclosures, a spokesperson for New York magazine said in a statement. Had the magazine been aware of this relationship, she would not have continued to cover the presidential campaign, the spokesperson added. An internal review of her published work has found no inaccuracies nor evidence of bias. She is currently on leave from the magazine, and the magazine is conducting a more thorough third-party review. We regret this violation of our readers trust.
Darcy added that the relationship between the 31-year-old reporter and the 70-year-old political scion began after a November 2023 profile she wrote on Kennedy, a source close to Nuzzi said. That source told Darcy that Nuzzi did not use Kennedy as a source while covering the 2024 campaign. Nuzzi did not comment for the story, but shortly after the story broke, she issued a statement denying the relationship was physical. Earlier this year, the nature of some communication between myself and a former reporting subject turned personal, she said in statement obtained by Corbin Boiles of The Daily Beast. During that time, I did not directly report on the subject nor use them as a source. The relationship was never physical but should have been disclosed to prevent the appearance of a conflict. I deeply regret not doing so immediately and apologize to those Ive disappointed, especially my colleagues at New York.
Kennedy originally sought the Democratic nomination, but abandoned the effort to launch an independent run. However, he ultimately ended that bid and endorsed former President Donald Trump. A second source told Status the relationship is thought to have started around the new year. In March, Nuzzi spoke with Frank Bruni of the New York Times and said both the major party nominees for president should be terrified. If I were Trump, I might consider getting myself indicted again the indictments seem only to improve his standing, she said at the time. It is early, and we have compelling reasons to peer at the polling with some healthy skepticism. However, both likely major party nominees are so unpopular that they would each be the most historically unpopular nominee were it not for the other one. Its a remarkably precarious situation. She called it a three-man race. Kennedy is married to actress Cheryl Hines. Nuzzi is engaged to reporter Ryan Lizza. Darcy reported that Kennedy allegedly bragged in private about his relationship with Nuzzi.
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no_hypocrisy
(49,195 posts)2naSalit
(93,444 posts)bucolic_frolic
(47,589 posts)Vinca
(51,237 posts)Miguelito Loveless
(4,701 posts)but "ick!"
Trenzalore
(2,553 posts)She probably is now
FakeNoose
(36,004 posts)TexasBushwhacker
(20,733 posts)She just finished up Curb Your Enthusiasm this year. She was in 110 episodes over its 24 year run.
FakeNoose
(36,004 posts)delisen
(6,578 posts)wolfie001
(3,844 posts)Almost comical at this point.
moniss
(6,150 posts)to be in the same room when he tells Cheryl "Honey it wasn't me. I didn't really want to do that with her. The brain worm took hold of my self control."
SunSeeker
(54,061 posts)I could never trust a single thing she says now.
Random Boomer
(4,268 posts)Honestly, any woman who showed even a hint of romantic interest in that Kennedy fruitcake has to be a little off-kilter herself. I mean, seriously, has she NO standards?
twodogsbarking
(12,271 posts)truthisfreedom
(23,328 posts)I can thaw some out for you.
cilla4progress
(25,979 posts)of nuts
kimbutgar
(23,609 posts)I feel for Cheryl but she knew he was a cheating dog when she married him. I hope see divorces him after this news.
Skittles
(160,304 posts)delisen
(6,578 posts)Hard to take the Nuzzis and Habermans seriously as journalists since the blurring of news and entertainment began some years ago with the unrestrained growth of media giants.
Nuzzi might as well audition for Real Houswives of
. Haberman is proof that just because your Dad was a journalist, doesnt make you one.
I am glad to sees what seems to be a resurrection of small free and independent press around the country. They are filling a journalism vacuum.