Olivia Nuzzi On Leave After Relationship With Former Subject, Reportedly RFK Jr. | EUROtoday

New York journal mentioned Thursday that star Washington correspondent Olivia Nuzzi has been positioned on go away after she acknowledged to editors she had a private relationship with a “former subject relevant to the 2024 campaign.”

Journalist Oliver Darcy first reported in his e-newsletter Status that Nuzzi was allegedly in a romantic relationship with impartial presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

“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 journal mentioned in an announcement.

“Had the magazine been aware of this relationship, she would not have continued to cover the presidential campaign.”

Nuzzi acknowledged the connection in an announcement later Thursday, noting she didn’t report on the topic —with out naming them ― in the course of the relationship.

“Earlier this year, the nature of some communication between myself and a former reporting subject turned personal. During that time, I did not directly report on the subject nor use them as a source,” she informed CNN’s Brian Stelter.

“The relationship was never physical but should have been disclosed to prevent the appearance of a conflict,” she went on. “I deeply regret not doing so immediately and apologize to those I’ve disappointed, especially my colleagues at New York.”

The journal mentioned an inside overview of Nuzzi’s work didn’t discover any inaccuracies or proof of bias, however that it was conducting an intensive third-party overview.

“We regret this violation of our readers’ trust,” the publication mentioned.

Darcy, citing an individual near Nuzzi, mentioned the alleged relationship with Kennedy didn’t start till after a November 2023 profile she wrote on him had been printed.

Kennedy just lately suspended his third-party bid and endorsed former President Donald Trump.