Olivia Nuzzi on leave from New York magazine after alleged affair with RFK Jr

A prima governmental newsman for New York mag is connected permission pursuing an matter allegedly with RFK Jr.

Washington analogous Olivia Nuzzi disclosed to editors that she had 'engaged successful a idiosyncratic narration with a erstwhile taxable applicable to the 2024 campaign', the outlet confirmed.

Status reports that the matter was with the erstwhile statesmanlike hopeful, who is joined to histrion Cheryl Hines.

Nuzzi, 31, is engaged to Politico's main Washington analogous Ryan Lizza, 50.

'Recently our Washington Correspondent Olivia Nuzzi acknowledged to the magazine’s editors that she had engaged successful a idiosyncratic narration with a erstwhile taxable applicable to the 2024 run portion she was reporting connected the campaign, a usurpation of the magazine’s standards astir conflicts of involvement and disclosures,' a connection from New York mag read.

'Had the mag been alert of this relationship, she would not person continued to screen the statesmanlike campaign. 

'An interior reappraisal of her published enactment has recovered nary inaccuracies nor grounds of bias. 

'She is presently connected permission from the magazine, and the mag is conducting a much thorough third-party review. We regret this usurpation of our readers’ trust.'

The 2 antecedently met erstwhile Nuzzi went hiking with RFK past twelvemonth for a illustration successful New York magazine. 

A root adjacent to Nuzzi told Status that the narration did not statesman until aft the illustration was published successful November 2023 and reportedly started astir the caller year.

The insider added that Nuzzi did not usage RFK Jr arsenic a root during her reporting connected the 2024 campaign. 

People adjacent to the substance said she did not proactively disclose the matter and New York mag lone precocious learned of it. 

Nuzzi's past nonfiction successful which she described examining Donald Trump's receptor pursuing his Butler assassination attempt, was published connected New York mag connected September 9. 

DailyMail.com has contacted Nuzzi and RFK Jr. for comment.