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New York magazine writer Olivia Nuzzi placed on leave after disclosing RFK relationship

Olivia Nuzzi and Robert F Kennedy, Jr are pictured in a split image (Getty Images via CNN Newsource) Olivia Nuzzi and Robert F Kennedy, Jr are pictured in a split image (Getty Images via CNN Newsource)
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One of America鈥檚 most acclaimed magazine writers, Olivia Nuzzi of New York magazine, has been placed on leave while a 鈥渢hird-party review鈥 is conducted after the publication said Nuzzi disclosed that she 鈥渉ad engaged in a personal relationship with a former subject relevant to the 2024 campaign while she was reporting on the campaign.鈥

While the magazine did not identify the subject, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told CNN that the relationship was with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who ran for president as an independent candidate and recently endorsed Donald Trump. The person said the relationship was emotional and digital in nature, not physical.

A Kennedy spokesperson told CNN, 鈥淢r. Kennedy only met Olivia Nuzzi once in his life for an interview she requested, which yielded a hit piece.鈥

The alleged relationship was by Oliver Darcy in Status.

In a statement to CNN, Nuzzi said her relationship with a reporting subject had 鈥渢urned personal鈥 and that she regretted not disclosing it to the publication.

鈥淓arlier this year, the nature of some communication between myself and a former reporting subject turned personal. During that time, I did not directly report on the subject nor use them as a source,鈥 she said. 鈥淭he relationship was never physical but should have been disclosed to prevent the appearance of a conflict. I deeply regret not doing so immediately and apologize to those I鈥檝e disappointed, especially my colleagues at New York.鈥

In a , New York magazine said Nuzzi is 鈥渃urrently on leave,鈥 and the publication is 鈥渃onducting a more thorough third-party review.鈥

Nuzzi of Kennedy last November, in which she went hiking with the then-candidate, and has since written numerous about Trump and the 2024 campaign.

Kennedy has been married to actor Cheryl Hines since 2014. A representative for Hines declined to comment Friday on his relationship with Nuzzi. While Hines had supported her husband鈥檚 presidential run, appearing at campaign events, she has not commented on Kennedy鈥檚 decision to throw his support behind Trump.

According to the magazine, Nuzzi 鈥渞ecently鈥 acknowledged a relationship with a reporting subject, which was a 鈥渧iolation of the magazine鈥檚 standards around conflicts of interest and disclosures.鈥

鈥淗ad the magazine been aware of this relationship, she would not have continued to cover the presidential campaign,鈥 the New York magazine statement added.

The magazine also said that 鈥渁n internal review of her published work has found no inaccuracies nor evidence of bias.鈥 Still, the magazine said, 鈥渨e regret this violation of our readers鈥 trust.鈥

In a note to staff on Friday obtained by CNN, New York Magazine editor David Haskell said they had learned of Nuzzi鈥檚 relationship with Kennedy 鈥渁 few days ago鈥 and were told it began after her profile of Kennedy published in December and ended in August.

Haskell said that while editors had not found evidence of bias in her reporting during that period, 鈥淚 made clear to Olivia, she had created at the very least the appearance of a conflict, and, by choosing not to disclose this to her editors, had violated our policies and potentially damaged our readers鈥 trust.鈥

鈥淚 am so deeply proud of the work we make together, and I am sorry this brings a cloud of distraction over us,鈥 he added.

Nuzzi had been engaged to Ryan Lizza, Politico鈥檚 chief Washington correspondent and Playbook co-author.

In a note to readers Friday in the Playbook PM newsletter, Lizza wrote, 鈥淏ecause of my connection to this story through my ex-fianc茅e, my editors and I have agreed that I won鈥檛 be involved in any coverage of Kennedy in Playbook or elsewhere at POLITICO.鈥

CNN鈥檚 Hadas Gold contributed reporting.

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