{"id":126440,"date":"2024-09-20T17:16:39","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T17:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/20\/who-is-olivia-nuzzi-what-happened-with-rfk-jr-explained\/"},"modified":"2024-09-20T17:16:39","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T17:16:39","slug":"who-is-olivia-nuzzi-what-happened-with-rfk-jr-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/20\/who-is-olivia-nuzzi-what-happened-with-rfk-jr-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Is Olivia Nuzzi &#038; What Happened with RFK Jr., Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Exactly who is Olivia Nuzzi and why is everyone talking about her right now?<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, September 19, was a <em>weird <\/em>day in American politics. The most cartoonishly radical gubernatorial candidate in the nation refused to drop out of the race after his own party leaked his humiliating sex scandal.<\/p>\n<p>That was not all. The notorious Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has been a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/09\/donald-trump-says-taylor-swift-will-pay-a-price-for-kamala-harris-endorsement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bizarre C-story<\/a> throughout <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/08\/steve-martin-tim-walz-snl-casting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the 2024 election cycle<\/a>, also came up. This time, it didn\u2019t involve eating roadkill or his brainworm.<\/p>\n<p>This time, it involved a well-known journalist who is now on leave from <em>New York Magazine<\/em> after her \u201cpersonal\u201d relationship. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_olivianuzzi_01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Olivia Nuzzi in April of 2023.\" class=\"wp-image-509746 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_olivianuzzi_01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_olivianuzzi_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_olivianuzzi_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_olivianuzzi_01-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_olivianuzzi_01-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_olivianuzzi_01-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_olivianuzzi_01-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_olivianuzzi_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Reporter Olivia Nuzzi arrives for the White House Correspondents\u2019 Association dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC, April 29, 2023.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: STEFANI REYNOLDS\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-who-is-olivia-nuzzi\">Who is Olivia Nuzzi?<\/h2>\n<p>Olivia Nuzzi has been <em>New York Magazine<\/em>\u2018s premiere Washington correspondent for years.<\/p>\n<p>Her career in journalism began back in 2011 (the year that she turned 20). Most of her career, with the exception of time writing for More Monmouth Musings, has been free of red flags. She\u2019s written for The Daily Beast, Politico, GQ, Esquire, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Much more recently, some of her posts have seemed downright weird. With new context, her <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Olivianuzzi\/status\/1803798561148002750\" target=\"_blank\">bizarre defense of raw milk<\/a> and other baffling takes start to almost make sense. Almost.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_rfkjr_01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"RFK Jr. in August of 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-509745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_rfkjr_01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_rfkjr_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_rfkjr_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_rfkjr_01-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_rfkjr_01-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_rfkjr_01-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_rfkjr_01-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_rfkjr_01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"RFK Jr. in August of 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-509745 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_rfkjr_01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_rfkjr_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_rfkjr_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_rfkjr_01-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_rfkjr_01-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_rfkjr_01-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_rfkjr_01-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_rfkjr_01-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gives remarks at the Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel on August 23, 2024.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Rebecca Noble\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Thursday, September 19, <a href=\"https:\/\/nymag.com\/press\/article\/a-note-to-our-readers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>New York Magazine<\/em> announced<\/a> that Olivia Nuzzi was on leave.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRecently our Washington Correspondent Olivia Nuzzi acknowledged to the magazine\u2019s editors that she had engaged in a personal relationship with a former subject relevant to the 2024 campaign,\u201d <em>New York Magazine<\/em> shared.<\/p>\n<p>The update detailed that she did so \u201cwhile she was reporting on the campaign.\u201d The announcement explained that she is on leave, and that the magazine was conducting a third-party review. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_olivianuzzi_02-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Olivia Nuzzi in September 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-509744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_olivianuzzi_02-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_olivianuzzi_02-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_olivianuzzi_02-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_olivianuzzi_02-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_olivianuzzi_02-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_olivianuzzi_02-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_olivianuzzi_02-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_olivianuzzi_02-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_olivianuzzi_02-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Olivia Nuzzi in September 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-509744 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_olivianuzzi_02-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_olivianuzzi_02-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_olivianuzzi_02-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_olivianuzzi_02-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_olivianuzzi_02-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_olivianuzzi_02-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_olivianuzzi_02-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_olivianuzzi_02-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_olivianuzzi_02-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">New York Magazine Washington Correspondent Olivia Nuzzi attends Vox Media\u2019s 2022 Code Conference \u2013 Day 2 on September 07, 2022.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Randy Shropshire\/Getty Images for Vox Media)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-olivia-nuzzi-denies-that-anything-was-physical-with-rfk-jr\">Olivia Nuzzi denies that anything was \u2018physical\u2019 with RFK Jr.<\/h2>\n<p>Though she admitted that the relationship \u201cturned personal,\u201d Olivia Nuzzi emphasized that things did not get \u201cphysical\u201d with RFK Jr.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEarlier this year, the nature of some communication between myself and a former reporting subject turned personal,\u201d she said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/brianstelter\/status\/1836969868152692868\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement<\/a> on Thursday night. \u201cDuring that time, I did not directly report on the subject nor use them as a source.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nuzzi insisted: \u201cThe 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\u2019ve disappointed, especially my colleagues at New York Mag.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_rfkjr_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"RFK Jr. in July of 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-509743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_rfkjr_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_rfkjr_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_rfkjr_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_rfkjr_02-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_rfkjr_02-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_rfkjr_02-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_rfkjr_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_rfkjr_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"RFK Jr. in July of 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-509743 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_rfkjr_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_rfkjr_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_rfkjr_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_rfkjr_02-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_rfkjr_02-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_rfkjr_02-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_rfkjr_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_rfkjr_02-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Independent Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gives a keynote speech during the Bitcoin 2024 conference at Music City Center July 26, 2024.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Jon Cherry\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As for the timeline, Olivia Nuzzi published a profile on RFK Jr. in November of 2023. Allegedly, this non-physical entanglement did not begin until after the article\u2019s publication. So, you know, at least there\u2019s that.<\/p>\n<p>Reportedly, RFK Jr. has \u201cboasted\u201d about their relationship in private. This is a man who blurts out horrifying stories about a baby bear carcass. His inability to not self-destruct has become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/TzJ2kKyTRW0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">major point of parody<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In case you were wondering, Olivia Nuzzi has been engaged to fellow journalist Ryan Lizza since September of 2023. Meanwhile, RFK Jr. has been married to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/08\/cheryl-hines-divorce-her-marriage-history-with-rfk-jr-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">actress Cheryl Hines<\/a> since 2014. (No, we have no idea why she\u2019s with him or why she hasn\u2019t left him. Not over this, just \u2026 in general)<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"757\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_olivianuzzi_tweet_01.png\" alt=\"A dark mode screenshot of a tweet reading \" olivia=\"\" nuzzi=\"\" doing=\"\" challengers=\"\" with=\"\" rfk=\"\" and=\"\" his=\"\" brain=\"\" worm.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-509742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_olivianuzzi_tweet_01.png 757w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_olivianuzzi_tweet_01-300x91.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"757\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_olivianuzzi_tweet_01.png\" alt=\"A dark mode screenshot of a tweet reading \" olivia=\"\" nuzzi=\"\" doing=\"\" challengers=\"\" with=\"\" rfk=\"\" and=\"\" his=\"\" brain=\"\" worm.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-509742 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_olivianuzzi_tweet_01.png 757w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_olivianuzzi_tweet_01-300x91.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0920_olivianuzzi_tweet_01.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Numerous joke tweets have poked fun at Olivia Nuzzi and Robert F Kennedy Jr.\u2019s non-physical relationship. When a respected journalist throws away her career for a notorious buffoon, the jokes are inevitable. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Twitter)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-is-2024-even-real\">Is 2024 even real?<\/h2>\n<p>Obviously, the responses to this have not been kind. People have pointed out how Olivia Nuzzi\u2019s longtime fans have worried about or even unfollowed her over some of her recent stances. Someone suddenly having bad takes out of nowhere can sometimes happen when they\u2019re having \u201ccommunication\u201d with someone who just spews brainrotten nonsense constantly.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to <em>Challengers <\/em>jokes like <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ali_sivi\/status\/1836964887722860802\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this tweet<\/a>, people have done some digging. In a 2015 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Olivianuzzi\/status\/557206682787672064\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tweet<\/a>, Nuzzi asked: \u201cWhy does Hollywood think female reporters sleep with their sources?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Oddly enough, that\u2019s a fair critique of overused tropes in fiction! Unfortunately, Nuzzi is, in hindsight, perhaps not the best person to ask the question.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/09\/who-is-olivia-nuzzi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exactly who is Olivia Nuzzi and why is everyone talking about her right now? Thursday, September 19, was a weird day in American politics. The most cartoonishly radical gubernatorial candidate in the nation refused to drop out of the race after his own party leaked his humiliating sex scandal. That was not all. The notorious [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":126441,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-126440","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126440"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126440\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}