RFK Jr and wife Cheryl Hines’ tense exchange as they put on united front at Al Smith charity dinner

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Cheryl Hines looked tense as they attended the Al Smith charity dinner, their first formal event since RFK Jr. was rumored. had sexting with Olivia Nuzzi.

The appearance at the annual political roast and social gala comes days after the couple looked loved up at the family compound following the death of Kennedy’s mother, Ethel.

Hines wore a figure-hugging, sparkling gold dress with boat neck, long sleeves and one cold shoulder, while Kennedy wore a tuxedo. It is striking that Hines also wore her wedding ring.

Kennedy and Hines attended in addition to a rare appearance together from both Donald and Melania Trump at the dinner in New York City.

New York’s white tie dinner raises millions of dollars for Catholic charities and traditionally gives candidates from both parties a chance to make lighthearted statements and show that they can get along — or at least pretend to — for one evening during the elections. last piece.

The loss of Kennedy dynasty matriarch Ethel, 96, last week appeared to have thawed the lingering chill between the couple following his alleged affair with 31-year-old Nuzzi.

Rumors swirled that Hines was planning to divorce the former presidential candidate following allegations that he had a sexting relationship with the suspended New York magazine reporter.

Hines and RFK Jr had coffee together last week, despite reports that the two have barely spoken in the past two weeks since allegations surfaced about his alleged affair with Nuzzi.

Late last month, Nuzzi, 31, the top Washington DC political correspondent for New York magazine, acknowledged having a sexting relationship with the 70-year-old Kennedy while covering his campaign.

Kennedy, who suspended his independent bid for the presidency and threw his support behind Donald Trump in August, claimed the two had met only once when Nuzzi interviewed him for the magazine.

Nuzzi’s ex-fiance Ryan Lizza is reportedly taking a ‘leave of absence’ after a court bombshell claimed he blackmailed her over the rumored affair.

She alleged in D.C. Supreme Court that Lizza “explicitly threatened to release personal information about me to destroy my life, career and reputation – a threat he has since carried out.”

Earlier this week, Lizza claimed Kennedy wanted to “possess,” “control” and “impregnate” ex-fiancée Olivia Nuzzi, as he vehemently denies the blackmail allegations in court.

He says he never hacked into any of Nuzzi’s devices, but was told about the relationship and its nature by her.

‘I discovered that Mrs. Nuzzi was cheating on me with a married man [RFK Jr.] for almost a year. She admitted to the affair and over the course of weeks of conversations, she confided how she fell into what she described as a “toxic” “unhealthy” “stupid” “psychotic” “crazy” “indefensible” relationship with a 70-year-old. sex addict” who told her he wanted to “possess,” “control” and “impregnate” her.

‘She told me there was a big power difference between them and that he was manipulating her.

“None of Ms. Nuzzi’s devices were ever hacked to obtain this information. Almost everything I know about her affair comes directly from Ms. Nuzzi herself,” he further wrote.

He also noted that it was Nuzzi, 31, who approached him to reconsider after he broke off the engagement and asked her to leave their Washington DC home in mid-August.

In the court documents, Lizza further alleged that Nuzzi’s “recklessness is solely responsible for the ‘public ridicule,’ ‘humiliation’ and ‘professional harm’ she claims to have suffered.”

He called the allegations “an outrageous lie contradicted by the most basic facts.”

The senior correspondent also fervently denied threatening physical violence against his former partner, but previously claimed he would ‘never do anything to hurt her’.

“I never threatened physical violence against Ms. Nuzzi. Period There was never any actual physical violence. Ever,” the documents read.

Surprisingly, Lizza did clarify that he told Nuzzi to return the advance for the couple’s new book, as it was “the second presidential cycle in a row in which Nuzzi’s personal indiscretions have sabotaged our book project.”

Ultimately, the Washington reporter claimed he had been harassed by Nuzzi over these false accusations.

‘Madam. “Nuzzi is wasting this Court’s time and abusing the protections intended for survivors of domestic violence to ruin my reputation in a last-ditch effort to save her own,” he ultimately wrote.

Nuzzi and Lizza were ordered to appear before a judge in Washington DC over the October 1 order banning him from speaking to her or using material he allegedly hacked from her.

But after the case was not filed, the clerk of the District of Columbia Superior Court said the case was “under negotiation.”

This means that the two parties work together with a court mediator to resolve the dispute.

If they fail to do so, it will go to Judge Sean Staples, the deputy presiding judge for domestic violence cases, to decide whether to extend or dismiss the restraining order.

The hour-long hearing was expected to be a chance for the Washington correspondent to present his side of events to the court.

Instead, both sides appear to be attempting to reach an amicable agreement on what happens next with the order, which expires on Tuesday and must be extended by the judge.

Both Lizza and Nuzzi logged into the hearing via video link, but did not show their faces. The negotiations do not take place in public.

Lizza will take a mutually agreed leave of absence from his work at Politico.