Robert F. Kennedy Jr. allegedly held reporter Olivia Nuzzi's hand during an interview last year before the sexting exchange began, according to another journalist who called the former presidential candidate's behavior “creepy.” It has been reported.
According to multiple sources who detailed the incident, Kennedy, 70, and Njie, 31, were spotted on a hike during an interview for a candidate profile in New York Magazine in November 2023. It is said that he grabbed her hand. vanity fair.
The newspaper said Nuzzi then leaked details about what happened to a colleague who claimed to have had a similar “creepy” encounter with President Kennedy's heir.
Mr. Nuzi declined to comment on the incident. Kennedy did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
But the incident casts doubt on Kennedy's claim that Nuzzi was the instigator and aggressor of the scandalous online romance.
The politician is considering legal action after news broke of his digital tryst with Nouzzi, claiming a mutual friend allegedly “flooded” him with nude photos over several months. said.
The two reportedly began talking some time after Mr. Nuzzi published a feature on the then-independent presidential candidate in New York Magazine.
The political reporter has since taken a leave of absence from the magazine, and the magazine apologized in a statement after editors learned of the relationship last Thursday.
Mr. Nuzzi maintains that there was “never a physical relationship,” and Mr. Kennedy's team said in an article last fall that the two met in person only once.
Kennedy then hired security expert Gavin de Becker to investigate the incident in light of the possibility of civil or criminal litigation, said Jessica Reed Krause, a friend who knew both men. He said he hired him.
Mr. Kraus said Mr. Kennedy repeatedly tried to block Mr. Nuzzi's phone number, but periodically unblocked him because Mr. Nuzzi said he had to have “urgent discussions about an impending blockbuster.” Then, she allegedly continued to send racy photos.
“This had nothing to do with romance,” De Becker said. “He was chased by porn.”
A person familiar with the situation told the Post that Nuzzi was the “aggressor” but that “both sides recognized how high-pressure and high-risk the situation was, so communication was intermittent.” he said.
Mr. Kennedy is the son of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and the nephew of President John F. Kennedy, who backed former Republican President Donald Trump after abandoning his dream of running for the White House as an independent. , is married to “Curve Your Enthusiasm” actress Cheryl Hines.
Hines, his third wife, whom he married in 2014, was notable for still wearing his wedding ring in a recent interview. discovered in a public place There was no ring on her finger.
Nuzzi and her ex-fiancé, political reporter Ryan Rizza, called off their wedding after allegations of sext with the 70-year-old politician came to light.
