Nuzzi reportedly deceived the 70-year-old married politician into receiving her racy messages after he initially blocked her number.

New York Magazine has put Washington correspondent Olivia Nuzzi on leave after she allegedly had an affair with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. amid his recent campaign for the 2024 presidential election. Nuzzi publicly admitted to engaging in a “personal” relationship with a subject after the publication announced “a more thorough third-party review,

Ms. Nuzzi told her editors about the relationship that had turned personal, the outlet said. A representative for Mr. Kennedy said the pair had met only once.