Ryan Lizza is reportedly taking a ‘leave’ following an explosive court filing alleging he blackmailed his ex-fiancée Olivia Nuzzi over her rumored romance with RFK Jr.
The New York Magazine writer, 31, was placed on leave last month after it was revealed she had had an “emotional and digital relationship” with the former presidential candidate, 70, after she profiled him for a story in November.
Now, after Nuzzi accused Lizza of “explicitly threatening to release personal information about me to destroy my life, career, and reputation, a threat she has since carried out” in the D.C. Supreme Court, he will take a license by mutual agreement. absence from his job at Politico.
Both Lizza and Politico, where Lizza is the chief Washington correspondent, accepted the leave, which will last at least until an internal investigation concludes, according to Semafor.
Both Nuzzi and RFK Jr. have insisted the relationship was never physical, and their tryst reportedly extended to steamy sexting sessions and “amazing” Facetime sex, while friends told Page Six that Nuzzi was impressed by RFK Jr., 70 years old. ‘sexual resistance’.
Ryan Lizza is reportedly taking a ‘leave’ after an explosive lawsuit was filed in DC Supreme Court alleging he blackmailed his ex-fiancee Olivia Nuzzi over her rumored romance with RFK Jr.
The New York Magazine writer, 31, was placed on leave last month after it was revealed she had had an “emotional and digital affair” with the former presidential candidate, 70, after she profiled him for a story in November.
But Nuzzi has now filed a court filing in Washington DC Supreme Court alleging blackmail against Lizza.
Lizza was given a no-contact order at a court hearing on Tuesday. He didn’t attend.
he said cnn in a statement: ‘I am saddened that my ex-fiancee has resorted to making a series of false accusations against me as a way to divert attention from her own personal and professional failures.
“I emphatically deny these allegations and will vigorously and successfully defend myself against them.”
Nuzzi alleges that Lizza began a campaign of harassment in July in an effort to blackmail her into getting back into their relationship.
Olivia Nuzzi has filed a lawsuit against her ex-fiancé, accusing him of blackmailing her over her affair with RFK Jr.
The New York Magazine writer, 31, was given a sensational leave after it was revealed she had had an “emotional and digital affair” with the former presidential candidate after he was the subject of a story she wrote.
Nuzzi claims Lizza stole an electronic device from her, hacked her, and then “traded” information to the media.
The 31-year-old reporter claims her ex-partner is also behind her bosses discovering her connection to RFK Jr., potentially “through a third party or anonymous channel.”
A judge ruled Tuesday that Nuzzi can have police with her when she tries to get her belongings back from Lizza.
The matter will return to court on October 15.
The veteran political reporter rose to immense fame after publishing a profanity-filled interview with former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci in 2017.
Lizza was previously the New Yorker’s Washington correspondent, but was fired in 2017 over allegations of ‘sexual misconduct’, as she joined a list of powerful industry figures to face allegations related to the #MeToo movement.
He had married his college sweetheart Christina Irene Gillespie, a family physician, at the St. Regis Hotel in Washington in June 2004. The couple had two children, but after 11 years of marriage, they filed for divorce.
In 2022, the correspondent became engaged to Nuzzi, who announced their engagement on Instagram with a series of videos showing off a huge solitaire cut sparkler on her ring finger.
The former couple were due to publish a book together about the 2020 election that has since stalled. Page Six had reported that they were struggling to get the expected political scoops, and that the Biden team was especially wary of Nuzzi.
As reports continue to surface about New York Magazine’s OIivia Nuzzi’s romance with RFK Jr., many eyes have turned to her equally controversial reporter ex-fiancé, Ryan Lizza.
This week, DailyMail.com revealed that close friends of RFK Jr’s wife, actress Cheryl Hines, expect her to file for divorce in the wake of the controversy.
On Tuesday, DailyMail.com revealed that close friends of RFK Jr’s wife, actress Cheryl Hines, expect her to file for divorce in the wake of the controversy.
In an exclusive interview, a Hines confidant said the TV star, 59, was “shocked” by the scandal and had believed her husband’s philandering was a thing of the past.
Kennedy and Nuzzi’s tryst reportedly began after she profiled him in an unflattering article for New York Magazine in November 2023.
In his article, Nuzzi condemned Kennedy’s “dirty” car, the “fear” that fueled his campaign, and how it tended to provoke a “latent panic attack” in Washington.
Nuzzi wrote about going on a hike with RFK Jr. near his $6.6 million home in Brentwood, California, which he acknowledged he shared with his wife Cheryl, best known as the Curb Your Enthusiasm star.
Nuzzi wrote an unflattering profile of Kennedy last fall, condemning his “dirty” car, the “fear” that fueled his campaign and how he provoked a “simmering panic attack” in Washington.
“Bobby, as his friends know him, walked through the French doors dressed for his morning walk in blue jeans, a black hoodie, Keens, and a hostile expression,” Nuzzi wrote.
He said he joined Kennedy in his truck, which looked like one that “survived a nuclear war” or “the chickenpox vaccine.”
«The rearview mirror is shattered, the seat belts chewed off, the cushions gnawed, dirt and dog hair covering all surfaces. “The death machine smells so bad I thought I was going to pass out after about 15 seconds riding a shotgun,” he wrote.
Kennedy’s unflattering description continued when Nuzzi described “the staggering amount of waste produced by his dogs” on their walk, and recalled how he gleefully pointed out “coyote shit” to her during the walk.
Although the couple insists their relationship was never physical, it reportedly extended to steamy text messages and Facetime sessions.
Nuzzi was placed on leave after she admitted “the nature of some communication between myself and a former reporter that became personal,” in a statement to DailyMail.com last month.