2 weeks Ago By The Independent
magazine has revealed that it has placed its Correspondent Olivia Nuzzi on leave amid claims that she had a romantic relationship with . A spokesperson for the publication told that Nuzzi recently “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.” “Had the magazine been aware of this relationship, she would not have continued to cover the presidential campaign,” the spokesperson told .
“An internal review of her published work has found no inaccuracies nor evidence of bias. She is currently on leave from the magazine, and the magazine is conducting a more thorough third-party review. We regret this violation of our readers’ trust.
” Nuzzi didn’t initially share with magazine that she had had a supposed relationship with Kennedy and the outlet only became aware recently, people familiar with the issue told The supposed relationship didn’t start until after a profile she wrote of Kennedy was published in November last year, a person close to Nuzzi told adding that she didn’t use Kennedy as a source as she reported on the campaign. Another person familiar told the outlet that the relationship is thought to have begun around the new year. Kennedy, who is married to star Cheryl Hines, ran initially in the Democratic primary before running as an independent.
He recently dropped out and endorsed former President . A spokesperson for Kennedy rejected the claim that he had had a relationship with Nuzzi. “Mr Kennedy only met Olivia Nuzzi once in his life for an interview she requested, which yielded a hit piece,” the spokesperson told This spring, when Kennedy was still in the race, Nuzzi told “It’s not a two-man race.
It’s a three-man race.” “A majority of Americans say they are unhappy with another ‘lesser of two evils’ contest, and they’re in luck, as they have a range of third-party candidates to choose from,” she added. “One of those candidates, Robert F Kennedy Jr, is polling competitively, especially among young people, and he’s steadily gaining ballot access across the country.
” Kennedy has since attempted to get off ballots in swing states as he’s now backing Trump. has attempted to reach Nuzzi for comment..
