RFK Jr. has been noticeably absent from two major family events in recent days due to his sexting scandal, adding fuel to claims that he may have separated from his wife.
The 70-year-old former 2024 presidential candidate was absent from his wife Cheryl Hines’ birthday party and his cousin Grace Kennedy Allen’s wedding because of his affair with young journalist Olivia Nuzzi.
Hines celebrated her 59th birthday with her daughter Catherine Rose Young, 20, and stepdaughter Kyra LeMoyne Kennedy, 29, in Milan on Saturday night, while Allen held pre-wedding festivities in Massachusetts the same day.
RFK Jr.’s absence from both events was due to Hines also being spotted that same weekend without her large diamond wedding ring.
Cheryl Hines (left) was spotted celebrating her 59th birthday on Saturday night with her daughter Catherine Young, 20, (center) and stepdaughter Kyra LeMoyne Kennedy, 29 (right)
The former presidential candidate is married to Hollywood actress Cheryl Hines
New York Magazine Washington correspondent Olivia Nuzzi is on leave over an affair with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The Curb Your Enthusiasm actress shared precious moments from her birthday on Instagram. Dressed in a white lace turtleneck and black pants, she captioned the photo of herself with her daughters, “Me and my girls,” while RFK was nowhere to be seen.
His 30-year-old niece Allen was also spotted diving into the water that same day with her cousins and other family members to celebrate her upcoming nuptials.
Page Six Photos show Ted Kennedy’s granddaughter jumping into Hyannis Harbor during a rainstorm along with several other members of the Kennedy clan.
Meanwhile, New York Magazine suspended Nuzzi, 31, after details of the affair emerged.
Nuzzi admitted in a statement to DailyMail.com that “the nature of the communications between me and a former reporter became personal,” but she maintained that the relationship was never physical.
A few days later, a 2015 tweet came back to her mind: Astute social media users found a post of hers asking, “Why does Hollywood think female reporters sleep with their sources?” along with a link to an article in NYMag.
RFK Jr. did not attend his niece Grace Kennedy Allen’s wedding after his affair with young journalist Olivia Nuzzi. (Photo: Grace Kennedy Allen)
She first met RFK Jr. at his $6.6 million Brentwood mansion that he co-owns with Hines
RFK Jr. has maintained that he met the political journalist only once, when she profiled him last year. (Pictured: Hines and Kennedy onstage at the National Constitution Center on Independence Mall)
Nuzzi’s relations with the political heavyweight began when she was $7 Million California Home to write an article last year. RFK Jr., 70, has maintained he met the political journalist only once.
“Mr. Kennedy met Olivia Nuzzi only once in his life for an interview she requested, which resulted in a damning article,” his spokesman said. CNN.
A source added that the nature of the relationship was “emotional and digital in nature, not physical.”
But insiders told the New York Post The couple had been “sexting” despite the fact that RFK Jr. was married and Nuzzi was engaged at the time.
“Earlier this year, communications between me and a former reporter became personal,” Nuzzi said.
“I did not report directly on the subject at the time, nor did I use the sources as sources,” she said.
“The relationship was never physical, but should have been made public to avoid the appearance of conflict. I regret not doing so immediately and apologize to those I disappointed, especially my colleagues in New York.”
New York magazine acknowledged in a statement about Nuzzi’s breakup that there was an inappropriate relationship, calling it “a violation of the magazine’s standards regarding conflicts of interest and disclosure.”
“Had the magazine been aware of this relationship, she would not have continued to cover the presidential campaign,” the statement said. “An internal review of her published work found no inaccuracies or evidence of bias.
“She is currently on leave from the magazine and the magazine is conducting a more thorough third-party investigation. We regret this breach of our readers’ trust.”