An anti-vaccine nonprofit tally by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. paid a pistillate who accused him of intersexual misconduct astir $1million, it has been claimed.
Kennedy, President Trump's Health and Human Services nominee, admitted successful his senate confirmation hearings past week helium faced 2 misconduct claims, but didn't connection details due to the fact that helium said helium was bound by confidentiality agreements.
He branded the allegations against him 'frivolous' and 'unfounded', and said helium continues to contradict each the claims against him.
But according to sources speaking to Mediaite, the Children's Health Defense, an anti-vaccine nonprofit Kennedy served arsenic the president of, paid 1 of these claimants a immense sum to extremity her allegations.
Insiders told the outlet Kennedy was accused of intersexual misconduct by a pistillate who besides worked astatine the anti-vaccine group.
The nonstop payout was not disclosed, but was allegedly a high-six-figure sum nether $1million.
The claims travel arsenic Kennedy has faced a fig of allegations of intersexual misconduct and idiosyncratic scandals that endanger to upend his bid to pb the HHS, which is acceptable to beryllium voted connected successful the Senate connected Tuesday.
Among the allegations were that helium carried retired an online tryst with erstwhile New York Magazine newsman Olivia Nuzzi aft she interviewed him past year, and 3 women besides associated with the Children's Health Defense separately telling Mediaite they had relationships with him successful the past year.
An anti-vaccine nonprofit tally by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. paid a pistillate who accused him of intersexual misconduct astir $1 million, it has been claimed
Kennedy's Children's Health Defense nonprofit allegedly paid astir $1 cardinal to an accuser who besides worked astatine the organization. Separately, 3 women besides moving astatine the enactment person claimed they had romanticist relationships with Kennedy successful the past year
Before helium faced the Senate past week, Kennedy was required to reply written questions astir his background, including whether helium had ever reached confidential settlements with radical accusing him of misconduct.
He answered that helium did, starring Democrat Senators to property him for details connected the allegations against him and the settlements.
Kennedy answered astatine the time: 'Twice, I person been targeted by frivolous, unfounded allegations, which I strenuously denied astatine the clip and proceed to deny.
'I entered into confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements to prohibit these individuals from continuing to marque these allegations.'
Kennedy, who is joined to Curb Your Enthusiasm prima Cheryl Hines, has travel nether scrutiny for his inheritance since launching a agelong changeable bid for the presidency successful 2023.
Among the unsavory claims included the unearthing of a diary written by Kennedy successful 2001, in which helium allegedly elaborate the affairs helium carried retired behind the backmost of his ex-wife Mary, who aboriginal committed suicide.
Among the allegations astir Kennedy's backstage beingness included a 2001 diary written by Kennedy, pictured with precocious woman Mary, wherever helium elaborate affairs with women and gave them marks retired of ten
Last year, Kennedy's emotion beingness again came nether the spotlight arsenic helium was accused of having an online matter with Olivia Nuzzi, a erstwhile prima governmental newsman with New York Magazine
The erstwhile statesmanlike hopeful is joined to Hollywood histrion Cheryl Hines, who stood by him aft his ungraded with Nuzzi was revealed past year
Kennedy utilized a conception astatine the backmost of his diary, headed 'cash accounts,' to database the archetypal names of astatine slightest 37 women helium had cavorted with and gave each a people retired of ten.
He reportedly wrote of his guilt astatine continuously cheating connected his wife, and said helium was tortured by his 'lust demons', arsenic helium called them.
On days erstwhile helium doesn't cheat, Kennedy wrote 'victory' to signify that helium resisted intersexual temptation, and connected a November 5, 2001, entry, reportedly wrote: 'I'm similar Adam and unrecorded successful Eden, and I tin person everything but the fruit. But the effect is each I want.'
Last year, Kennedy's emotion beingness again came nether the spotlight arsenic helium was accused of having an online matter with Olivia Nuzzi, a erstwhile prima governmental newsman with New York Magazine.
Nuzzi profiled Kennedy at his $7 cardinal California home during his run for the White House, and the 2 reportedly went connected to person 'personal' communications for months after.
Both denied their tryst ever turned physical, and though the ungraded led to Nuzzi being ousted astatine the magazine, Hines has remained by her husband's broadside since.
In October past year, 3 women besides came guardant claiming to person had romanticist relationships with Kennedy wrong the past year.
Sources told Mediaite astatine the clip that 3 women were besides moving astatine Kennedy's Children's Health Defense, and they decided to talk retired successful the aftermath of his ungraded with Nuzzi.
A Kennedy spokesperson denied the allegations and said helium 'has had nary romanticist relationships with immoderate pistillate different than his woman since their marriage.'