RFK Jr. makes bombshell claims about 'obsessed' Olivia Nuzzi as friend says former presidential candidate found star reporter's 'pornographic photos and videos difficult to resist'

A friend of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claims that Olivia Nuzzi was 'obsessed' pinch nan erstwhile statesmanlike campaigner arsenic she pursued him pinch photos and videos since her 2023 profile. 

Nuzzi, a 31-year-old Washington analogous for New York Magazine, was placed connected time off aft she'd admitted to her bosses to having an 'emotional and digital' affair pinch Kennedy.

It was later revealed she sent the 70-year-old scion nudes described arsenic 'demure' by a root who said to Puck News -the outlet to first study nan communicative Friday night.

However, a Substack journalist and 'friend' of RFK Jr. says that this was portion of a relentless run to woo him, though sources adjacent to Nuzzi person claimed she was not nan aggressor successful nan situation.

Jessica Read Kraus claims that her friend Kennedy first received interaction from Nuzzi successful November of 2023 aft she'd published nan communicative astir going hiking pinch nan statesmanlike candidate.

She said Nuzzi flirted pinch him initially, but Kennedy responded to her by blocking nan telephone number.

Weeks later, Kraus says that Nuzzi sent him an email to unblock her number truthful that she could springiness him 'urgent accusation astir a deed portion being prepared against him'. 

Kennedy relented but soon re-blocked her aft she sent him a 'provocative picture', Kraus says. 

For nan adjacent 8 months, she claims Nuzzi remained blocked but would effort to support Kennedy engaged via emails, again claiming a deed portion was 'imminent' until finally, he fto up. 

'Once unblocked, she bombarded him pinch progressively pornographic photos and videos that he recovered difficult to resist,' Kraus said.

Kennedy has reportedly hired information master Gavin de Becker to analyse arsenic portion of a imaginable civilian suit and moreover criminal referrals against Nuzzi. 

'This had thing to do pinch romance, he was being chased by porn.' de Becker said.

The interrogator claims that Nuzzi had unsuccessfully tried to get Kennedy to meet her successful personification aggregate times.

Sources adjacent to Nuzzi, however, while not denying nan hostility betwixt nan two, told nan New York Post she was not trying to hunt him down.

'It's perfectly untrue that she was nan aggressor, but some parties were alert of really precocious unit and precocious consequence nan circumstances were and for that logic their connection was very connected and off,' nan root said. 

Nuzzi's editor-in-chief David Haskell past confronted Nuzzi astir nan matter 5:30pm connected September 13 astatine nan magazine's agency successful Manhattan, insiders told The Daily Beast, adding really Haskell had besides told Nuzzi that he had been informed by a root astir Kennedy bragging astir his 'romantic' narration pinch her arsenic well.

He mentioned nan nude photos specifically, nan root said, citing really Nuzzi had initially denied nan narration to her boss. 

But aft being confronted, she allegedly came clean, nan root said - arsenic it's been revealed her engagement to Politico newsman Ryan Lizza has been called off. 

Kennedy's alleged bragging came arsenic he remains married to Curb Your Enthusiasm prima Cheryl Hines. He announced a suspension to his run August 23, and connected Thursday denied ever gathering Nuzzi - speech from for a November floor plan piece.

'Mr. Kennedy only met Olivia Nuzzi erstwhile successful his life for an question and reply she requested, which yielded a deed piece,' a Kennedy spokesperson told CNN Thursday, arsenic reports of nan pair's alleged narration swirled.

A root acquainted pinch nan matter told nan Beast Saturday that nan 2 had met aggregate times, but besides maintained nan pair's narration ne'er sewage physical.

Haskell, meanwhile, put nan Forbes' 30 Under 30 alum connected leave, pinch his mag issuing a connection online Thursday acknowledging nan situation.

Acknowledging nan narration arsenic well, it read: 'Recently our Washington Correspondent Olivia Nuzzi acknowledged to nan magazine's editors that she had engaged successful a individual narration pinch a erstwhile taxable applicable to nan 2024 campaign.'

The connection asserted nan narration was occurring 'while [Nuzzi] was reporting connected nan campaign, a usurpation of nan magazine's standards astir conflicts of liking and disclosures.

'Had nan mag been alert of this relationship, she would not person continued to screen nan statesmanlike campaign,' it continued. 'An soul reappraisal of her published activity has recovered nary inaccuracies nor grounds of bias.'

The bulletin, issued conscionable earlier reports of nan sexts began to circulate, concluded pinch nan revelation nan staffer who has had stints astatine some nan Daily Beast and nan Daily News was presently connected time off from nan magazine.

'[T]he mag is conducting a much thorough third-party review,' it added. 'We regret this usurpation of our readers' trust.' 

As indicated, Nuzzi reportedly met Kennedy Jr - nan boy of slain Attorney General Robert F Kennedy Sr - when doing a floor plan connected him for a New York mag portion published this past November. 

The root who said to nan Beast said they person since met aggregate times astatine nationalist functions, contrasting claims from Kennedy Jr's camp.

When contacted by nan Beast this week, nan leader reportedly did not respond, while Nuzzi reportedly declined to speak connected nan matter.

The mag wherever she's worked has yet to remark speech from nan scathing statement.

Back In November, nan then-candidate tweeted retired nan aforesaid article - titled The Mind-bending authorities of RFK Jr's Spoiler Campaign - calling it 'provocative.'

Meanwhile, his denials travel successful nan look of reports that he's already cheated connected aggregate lovers successful nan past.

His 2nd wife, Mary Richardson, died by termination successful 2012, and erstwhile told a friend her hubby regularly utilized aliases during trysts crossed nan globe. 

The biology lawyer besides documented his extramarital exploits successful a bid of diaries obtained by nan New York Post successful nan aftermath of Richardson's death, penning hundreds of pages describing depraved activity acts successful 2001.

He later said nan diaries were 'a instrumentality for self-examination and for dealing pinch my belief struggles astatine nan time.'

On Friday, aft being met pinch inquiries astir nan trysts from a Post reporter, he said aft a little play of silence: 'I don't deliberation location is immoderate measurement you could person a diary aliases diary of excavation from 2001. 

'I don't person immoderate remark connected it,' he added, earlier asserting: 'I person nary diary from 2001.'

Sources besides told nan Post that Kennedy Jr. and Nuzzi had been sexting astatine immoderate constituent this year. 

She presently lives successful Washington, DC, wherever erstwhile fiancé Ryan Lizza lives arsenic well. He useful arsenic Politico's main Washington correspondent.

The two, however, divided past period - a revelation made by Lizza successful a connection Friday explaining why nan day's version of nan Politico 'Playbook' did not characteristic a communicative astir nan affair. 

'Because of my relationship to this communicative done my ex-fiancée, my editors and I person agreed that I won't beryllium progressive successful immoderate sum of Kennedy successful Playbook aliases elsewhere astatine POLITICO,' he said.

The 2 had been engaged since September of 2022, but ne'er tied nan knot.

Some of Nuzzi's associates person reportedly precocious nan thought her erstwhile occurrence leaked news of his ex's extracurricular texts to RFK to Haskell and New York arsenic a shape of retribution. That remains to beryllium seen.

Nuzzi first gained notoriety arsenic a 20-year-old intern for disgraced Rep. Anthony Weiner, whose sexting ungraded forced him to resign from Congress successful 2011.

She spent a period moving for Weiner before penning astir her acquisition for nan New York Daily News, and yet taking a occupation pinch Daily Beast successful 2014.

She worked location for 3 years, earlier being named to Forbes' 2018 '30 Under 30.' 

The pursuing year, she was awarded nan American Society of Magazine Editors' 'NEXT' grant for breakthrough journalists nether nan property of 30, for her first twelvemonth of activity arsenic New York's Washington correspondent.   

News of her inappropriate behavior, meanwhile, has caused ripples crossed nan media manufacture - started Thursday erstwhile Status newsman Oliver Darcy first reported connected nan romanticist relationship. 

The report, published days aft nan alleged gathering pinch Haskell, described a months-long matter that Nuzzi grounded to disclose to her editors - starring to Nuzzi to admit nan narration to The Daily Beast, contempt maintaining it was ne'er physical.

It said: 'Earlier this year, nan quality of immoderate connection betwixt myself and a erstwhile reporting taxable turned personal.

'During that time, I did not straight study connected nan taxable nor usage them arsenic a source. The narration was ne'er beingness but should person been disclosed to forestall nan quality of a conflict. 

'I profoundly regret not doing truthful instantly and apologize to those I've disappointed, particularly my colleagues astatine New York.'

The soul investigation into nan two's relationship, reportedly being carried retired by New York's genitor institution Vox, remains ongoing.

Hines, 59, has yet to rumor a connection astir her husband's alleged affair.