New York Magazine has placed Washington correspondent Olivia Nuzzi on leave after she announced that she “to be in a personal relationship” with someone relevant to the 2024 presidential campaign.
This person, According to several reportswas Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the controversial The former Democrat and later independent presidential candidate has ended his election campaign almost a month ago and supported former President Donald Trump.
“Had the magazine been aware of this relationship, she would not have continued to cover the presidential campaign,” an organization spokesperson said in a press release, noting that their relationship developed while Nuzzi was covering the campaign.
On November 22, 2023, the magazine published an article by Nuzzi entitled “The Incredible Politics of RFK Jr.’s Spoiler Campaign.” A spokesman for the previous candidate described the article as a “slanderous article,” in response to Status reporter Oliver Darcy, who was the primary to report on the alleged relationship.
While an internal review of the article found “no inaccuracies or evidence of bias,” establishing a private relationship with a “former contact” relevant to the campaign during reporting constituted “a violation of the magazine's standards regarding conflicts of interest and disclosures,” the spokesperson said.
Nuzzi, 31, is one in all the publication's most distinguished writers. The New York native began her journalism profession as a youngster in 2011, writing for triCitynews, a free alternative weekly newspaper distributed in eastern Monmouth County, New Jersey. She has also written for the Daily Beast, Politico, and The Washington Post.
In July 2013, while still a student, she wrote an article for the Daily News describes her experiences as a volunteer for Anthony Weiner's sexting-plagued New York City mayoral campaign.
The story, which made the front page of the newspaper, was sharply criticized by Weiner's then-communications director, Barbara Morgan. insulted the previous intern in a tirade filled with swear words.
Nuzzi announced her engagement to Politico's chief Washington correspondent Ryan Lizza in 2022, but a Politico article concerning the alleged affair suggests the couple aren’t any longer engaged.
Kennedy, 70, was married to “Leave it, Larry!” actress Cheryl Hines since 2014.
Nuzzi is currently on leave while the magazine conducts “a more thorough third-party review,” the spokesperson said. “We regret this breach of trust from our readers.”
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