New York Magazine announced Monday that it is parting ways with star political reporter Olivia Nuzzi, whose previously undisclosed personal relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. led to an investigation into her work during the 2024 campaign.
The investigation, conducted by the law firm Davis Wright Tremaine, “reached the same conclusion as the magazine’s initial internal review of her published work, finding no inaccuracies nor evidence of bias,” New York Magazine said in a statement on its website.
The magazine said the two parties agreed to part ways, adding, “Nuzzi is a uniquely talented writer and we have been proud to publish her work over her nearly eight years as our Washington Correspondent.”
In a statement to Vanity Fair, Nuzzi’s attorney, Ari Wilkenfeld, wrote that Nuzzi “is gratified though not surprised that two different investigations have determined that her reporting on the 2024 campaign was sound and that she did nothing wrong.”
Nuzzi was put on leave last month after she admitted to a “personal relationship” with Kennedy. At the time, she wrote in a statement to The New York Times that “some communication between myself and a former reporting subject turned personal.”
She added, “The relationship was never physical but should have been disclosed to prevent the appearance of a conflict.” While she had covered the subject previously, Nuzzi said, she did not report on him directly during their relationship.
Kennedy’s spokesperson, meanwhile, wrote that he “only met Olivia Nuzzi once in his life for an interview she requested, which yielded a hit piece.”
Nuzzi wrote a profile on Kennedy, the former independent presidential candidate, in November headlined: “The Mind-Bending Politics of RFK Jr.’s Spoiler Campaign.” Its subheading read: “He’s a conservative. He’s a liberal. And he could turn the presidential race upside down.”
Kennedy dropped out of the race in late August and endorsed Donald Trump. He is the son of the late Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and is married to “Curb Your Enthusiasm” star Cheryl Hines.
