New York magazine placed reporter Olivia Nuzzi on administrative leave Thursday night after an internal investigation found that she “had a personal relationship” with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a prominent figure and former candidate in the 2024 presidential race.
“While covering the 2024 campaign, Nuzzi acknowledged to the magazine's editors that he had a personal relationship with a former official connected to the 2024 campaign, a violation of the magazine's standards on conflicts of interest and disclosure,” New York Magazine reported. It said in a statement.
Nuzzi, the magazine's Washington correspondent, conducted several high-profile interviews while covering the presidential election, including with Kennedy. Wrote a feature article At the end of last year.
Nuzzi A statement was issued On Thursday night, she said she never had a physical relationship with any of her former interviewees, but that she had been in “personal” contact with them. She did not name Kennedy.
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Olivia Nuzzi, Washington correspondent for New York magazine, reportedly had a “personal relationship” with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. while covering the presidential election. (Photos by Anna Fleamos, courtesy of Olivia Nuzzi, Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)
“Earlier this year, my interactions with a former interviewee became personal,” she said. “I did not interview the subject directly or use him as a source. There was no physical relationship, but I should have made it public to avoid creating the appearance of a conflict. I deeply regret not coming forward sooner and I apologize to those I let down, particularly my colleagues in New York.”
A spokesman for Kennedy also denied any sexual relationship and said he met Nuzzi only once.
“Mr Kennedy met Olivia Nuzzi only once in his life – at her request for an interview which gave rise to the smear campaign,” a spokesman for Mr Kennedy said. Fox News Digital.
The magazine said in a statement that if it had known about the relationship, Nuzzi would have been removed from covering the campaign.
“If the magazine had known about the relationship, she would not have continued covering the presidential election. An internal investigation by her publication found no evidence of inaccuracy or bias,” New York magazine said.
“She is now on leave from the magazine while the magazine conducts a more thorough, independent investigation,” the statement continued. “We regret having violated our readers' trust.”
Status, Recently Started Media Blogreported that her alleged affair was with Kennedy, who is married to actress Cheryl Hines, and who dropped out of the presidential campaign last month to endorse Donald Trump.
“She did not proactively disclose her relationship with Kennedy to New York magazine, which only found out about it recently,” people familiar with the matter said. A person close to Nuzzi said the relationship did not begin until a profile she wrote about Kennedy was published in November 2023. The person close to Nuzzi added that she did not use Kennedy as a source while covering his 2024 campaign,” Status reported.
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New York magazine has placed reporter Olivia Nuzzi on administrative leave following an internal investigation. (Photo by Anna Freemos, courtesy of Olivia Nuzzi)
Nuzzi did not respond to a request for additional comment.
Asked about the Kennedy report, New York declined to comment further.
Nuzzi recently made headlines when Bloomberg reportedly pulled major promotion for Nuzzi's six-part interview series, “Working Capital,” following backlash from the left over an indictment Nuzzi wrote about President Biden.
Biden's story Before dropping out of the 2024 presidential race, Nuzzi detailed his own mental breakdown and the “conspiracy of silence” around him to stop it from becoming public. Biden withdrew shortly after Nuzzi's report was released and Democrats stepped up pressure on the president.
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Earlier this month, She wrote a profile This comes after the attempted assassination of President Trump in July.
This story has been updated to reflect statements from Nuzzi and the Kennedy campaign.
Joseph A. Wulfsohn of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
