Olivia Nuzzi, a reporter at New York Magazine, has been put on leave by the outlet after she admitted to having a “personal relationship” with Robert F.
Kennedy Jr. while covering his presidential campaign. The 31-year-old journalist denies having a physical relationship with RFK Jr., but did confirm that communication between the two of them “turned personal” at one point.
A spokesperson for New York Magazine has confirmed that Olivia is currently on leave while a review on the matter is conducted.
The magazine also confirmed that Olivia would not have been allowed to cover the campaign if the relationship had been disclosed earlier. Keep reading to find out more… “Recently 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 while she was reporting on the campaign, a violation of the magazine’s standards around conflicts of interest and disclosures,” the magazine said in a note to readers. “Had the magazine been aware of this relationship, she would not have continued to cover the presidential campaign.
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