A star political reporter for New York magazine is on leave following an alleged affair with RFK Jr.
Washington correspondent Olivia Nuzzi revealed to editors that she had “maintained a personal relationship with a former subject relevant to the 2024 campaign,” the outlet confirmed.
State The affair is reported to have been with the former presidential candidate, who is married to actress Cheryl Hines.
Nuzzi, 31, is engaged to Politico’s chief Washington correspondent Ryan Lizza, 50.
RFK Jr. is said to have met the political journalist when she profiled him last year.
New York Magazine’s Washington correspondent Olivia Nuzzi is on leave after an alleged affair with RFK Jr.
‘Recently, our Washington correspondent Olivia Nuzzi acknowledged to the magazine’s editors that she had had a personal relationship with a former subject relevant to the 2024 campaign while she was reporting on the campaign, a violation of the magazine’s standards around conflicts of interest and disclosures,’ reads a statement from New York magazine.
‘If the magazine had known about this relationship, it would not have continued covering the presidential campaign.
‘An internal review of their 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.”
The two previously met when Nuzzi went on a hike with RFK last year for a profile in New York magazine.
In the article, she described meeting the former presidential candidate and his wife at their $7 million home in California.
A source close to Nuzzi told Status that the relationship did not begin until after the profile was published in November 2023 and reportedly started around the new year.
The former presidential candidate is married to Hollywood actress Cheryl Hines
Nuzzi, 31, is engaged to Politico’s chief Washington correspondent Ryan Lizza, 50.
The source added that Nuzzi did not use RFK Jr. as a source during his reporting on the 2024 campaign.
People familiar with the matter said she did not proactively disclose the affair and that New York magazine only recently learned of it.
Nuzzi’s latest article, in which he described the examination of Donald Trump’s ear following the attempted assassination of Butler, was published in New York magazine on September 9.
This comes amid news that RFK Jr. is under federal investigation after he allegedly cut the head off a dead whale and took it home two decades ago.
DailyMail.com has contacted Nuzzi and RFK Jr. for comment.
