RFK Jr. has been noticeably absent from two major family events in recent days in the wake of his sexting scandal, adding fuel to claims that he may have separated from his wife.
The 70-year-old former 2024 presidential candidate was not present at his wife Cheryl Hines’ birthday dinner or at his niece Grace Kennedy Allen’s wedding party following his romance with young journalist Olivia Nuzzi.
Hines celebrated her 59th birthday alongside daughter Catherine Rose Young, 20, and stepdaughter Kyra LeMoyne Kennedy, 29, in Milan on Saturday night, while Allen celebrated pre-wedding festivities in Massachusetts the same day.
RFK Jr.’s conspicuous absence from both events comes because Hines was also spotted without her large diamond wedding ring during the same weekend.
Cheryl Hines (left) was spotted celebrating her 59th birthday on Saturday night alongside her daughter Catherine Young, 20 (center) and stepdaughter Kyra LeMoyne Kennedy, 29 (right).
The former presidential candidate is married to Hollywood actress Cheryl Hines
New York Magazine’s Washington correspondent Olivia Nuzzi is on leave after allegedly having an affair with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The Curb Your Enthusiasm actress shared precious moments from her birthday via Instagram. Dressed in a white lace turtleneck top and black pants, she captioned the photo of herself with her daughters, “Me and my girls,” while RFK was nowhere in sight.
Her niece Allen, 30, was also spotted splashing around in the water with her cousins and other family members on the same day to celebrate her upcoming marriage.
Page six Photographs show Ted Kennedy’s granddaughter jumping into Hyannis Harbor along with several other members of the Kennedy clan during a storm.
Meanwhile, New York Magazine placed Nuzzi, 31, on leave after details of the affair emerged.
Nuzzi admitted in a statement to DailyMail.com that “the nature of some communications between me and a former reporter became personal,” but claimed the relationship was never physical.
Days later, a tweet she wrote in 2015 came back to haunt her: Eagle-eyed social media users spotted a post she made asking, “Why does Hollywood think female journalists sleep with their sources?” along with a link to a NYMag story.
RFK Jr. was absent from his niece Grace Kennedy Allen’s wedding after his affair with young journalist Olivia Nuzzi. (Pictured: Grace Kennedy Allen)
She first met RFK Jr. at his $6.6 million Brentwood mansion that he owns with Hines.
RFK Jr. has insisted that he only met the political journalist once, when she profiled him last year. (Pictured: Hines and Kennedy on stage at the National Constitution Center on Independence Mall)
Nuzzi’s relations with the political heavyweight began when she visited him. $7 million house in California write an article last year. RFK Jr., 70, has insisted that he only met the political journalist on this one occasion.
“Mr. Kennedy only met Olivia Nuzzi once in his life for an interview she requested, which resulted in a sensational article,” his spokesman said. CNN.
A source added that the nature of the relationship was “emotional and digital, not physical.”
But confidential sources told the The New York Post The couple had been sexting despite RFK Jr. being married and Nuzzi being engaged at the time.
“Earlier this year, the nature of some communications between me and a former reporter became personal,” Nuzzi said.
“During that time I did not report directly on the subject nor did I use them as a source,” he said.
“The relationship was never physical, but it should have been disclosed to avoid the appearance of conflict. I deeply regret not doing so immediately and apologize to those I have disappointed, especially my colleagues in New York.”
New York magazine acknowledged an inappropriate relationship in a statement about Nuzzi’s hiatus, calling it “a violation of the magazine’s standards around conflicts of interest and disclosures.”
“Had the magazine been aware of this relationship, she would not have continued to cover the presidential campaign,” the statement said. “An internal review of her published work found no inaccuracies or evidence of bias.”
“He is currently on leave from the journal and the journal is conducting a more thorough third-party review. We regret this violation of our readers’ trust.”
