Olivia Nuzzi and Ryan Lizza have called off their engagement following rumors of Nuzzi’s alleged relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., which both parties deny.
BollywoodFever: New York magazine political reporter Olivia Nuzzi and her fiancé, Politico reporter Ryan Lizza, have called off their engagement amidst a scandal involving Nuzzi’s alleged relationship with former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Lizza, 50, confirmed the breakup in a statement published by Politico on Friday, addressing rumors about Nuzzi’s alleged relationship with Kennedy.
Lizza stated, “Because of my connection to this story through my ex-fiancee, my editors and I have agreed that I won’t be involved in any coverage of Kennedy in Playbook or elsewhere at POLITICO.”
The pair, who became engaged in Italy in September 2022, have reportedly been together since at least January 2018.
The scandal involving Nuzzi, 31, came to light after New York magazine announced that she had been placed on leave for violating conflict-of-interest standards by engaging in a personal relationship with a subject relevant to the 2024 campaign she was covering.
Though Nuzzi did not directly name RFK Jr., sources later identified him as the individual involved, suggesting the two exchanged personal communications earlier this year.
Nuzzi denied that the relationship was ever physical and maintained that “the nature of some communications between myself and a former reporting subject turned personal.
A spokesperson for RFK Jr., who is married to actor Cheryl Hines, denied the allegations, stating that Kennedy had only met Nuzzi once during an interview she conducted for New York magazine last year.
This controversy has not only impacted Nuzzi’s career but also led to the end of her engagement to Lizza, adding a personal dimension to the already complex situation.
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