Reporters With Benefits May Have Problems

Update

Article in Mediaite by Aidan McLaughlin, 10/21/24

Headline:  “Olivia Nuzzi Out at New York Magazine After Relationship with RFK Jr.”

Article in the New York Times by By Katie Robertson, 10/1/24

Headline: “Olivia Nuzzi, Reporter Linked to R.F.K. Jr., Accuses Ex-Fiancé of Harassment”

Subhead: “Her former fiancé, the Politico reporter Ryan Lizza, has vehemently denied the allegation, which she filed in a court complaint and to the F.B.I.”

“Olivia Nuzzi, the star political writer for New York magazine who was placed on leave after she disclosed her personal relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has accused her former fiancé of a campaign of harassment and blackmail, according to court filings.”


Article by Guardian Staff in The Guardian, 9/20/24

Headline: “Reporter Olivia Nuzzi on leave after alleged personal relationship with RFK Jr revealed”

Subhead: “New York magazine politics writer profiled Kennedy during his presidential run and says their talks ‘turned personal’ “

“A top politics writer for New York Magazine has taken leave at the publication after it emerged that she allegedly had a personal relationship with Robert F Kennedy Jr, a scion of the Kennedy dynasty who ran a high-profile independent campaign for the White House before endorsing Donald Trump.

“Olivia Nuzzi, who has written extensive long-form pieces about US politics, including RFK Jr, violated the magazine’s standards around disclosing conflicts of interests, the publication said in a statement.

“Our Washington Correspondent Olivia Nuzzi acknowledged to the magazine’s editors that she had engaged in a personal relationship with a former subject relevant to the 2024 campaign . . . “.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/01/business/media/olivia-nuzzi-ryan