Married RFK Jr. bragged about ‘intimate’ photos he had of reporter Olivia Nuzzi amid sexting scandal

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. allegedly bragged about having "intimate" images of New York magazine reporter Olivia Nuzzi amid their sexting affair.

According to the Daily Beast , the 70-year-old politician told his close friends about the pictures the political correspondent sent him, which led to the scandal blowing up.

Nuzzi, 31, was reportedly confronted about the images by the magazine's editor-in-chief, David Haskell, during a one-on-one meeting on Sept. 13.

Haskell explained he learned Kennedy had been talking about the photos and telling people he was in a romantic relationship with Nuzzi.

Initially, Nuzzi denied the allegations before reportedly confessing to the images.

She was suspended from her position and an outside investigation regarding the journalist's ethics is ongoing, per the outlet.

Reps for Nuzzi and Kennedy weren't immediately available for comment.

On Thursday, New York magazine released a statement about Nuzzi's suspension, though they didn't mention the nephew of former President John F. Kennedy by name.

"Recently our Washington Correspondent Olivia Nuzzi 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," the outlet wrote via their website.

"Had the magazine been aware of this relationship, she would not have continued to cover the presidential campaign," they continued, adding there were "no inaccuracies nor evidence of bias" in Nuzzi's past s.

The magazine explained Nuzzi was on leave and apologized for the "violation" of readers.

Nuzzi also spoke out about the alleged affair in a statement on Thursday, avoiding RFK Jr.'s name.

"The nature of some communications between myself and a former reporting subject turned personal," she wrote, adding their relationship wasn't physical.

Insiders told The New York Post that Nuzzi and the environmental lawyer inappropriately texted while he was married to Hines and while the reporter was engaged to journalist Ryan Lizza, per The Post. (Lizza said he and Nuzzi called off their engagement following news of the affair.)

In November 2023, Nuzzi published a profile about Kennedy Jr. after visiting his Brentwood, Calif., estate and hiking together in the Santa Monica Mountains.

Sources told Status that their alleged texting affair occurred shortly after.

"Mr. Kennedy only met Olivia Nuzzi once in his life for an interview she requested, which yielded a hit piece," a spokesperson for Kennedy Jr. told the Post.

Following the bombshell news, the anti-vaccine activist's wife was spotted sans her wedding ring while in Italy for Milan Fashion Week on Friday.