Politico’s chief Washington correspondent and Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza is taking a leave of absence following the death of his former fiancee. olivia nuzziIn the petition filed in the court, he accused him of harassment and blackmail.
Last month it was revealed that Liza and Nuzzi had previously broken off their engagement after it was reported that the New York magazine star writer was inappropriately linked to former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
In a court filing Tuesday in Washington, D.C., Superior Court, Nuzzi reportedly claimed in August that Liza “explicitly threatened to release public information about me in order to destroy my life, career, and reputation.” Was – a threat which he has continued ever since.”
“Politico and Ryan Lizza have mutually agreed that it is in everyone’s best interest to step back and take a leave of absence pending the investigation,” a spokesperson for Politico said. fox news digital,
Politico’s Ryan Lizza was placed on leave after his former fiancee Olivia Nuzzi accused him of harassment and blackmail in a court filing. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Nuclear Now)
Neither Liza nor Nuzzi immediately responded to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment.
Nuzzi was placed on leave by New York magazine last month as a result of Kennedy’s revelations.
According to CNN, Nuzzi alleged that the harassment began in July and accused Liza of trying to blackmail him into living together.
“She said that over the next month, Liza had stolen a personal electronic device from her, was hacking her devices, then anonymously leaking information about her to the media,” CNN reportedNuzzi alleges, “Some of the information may have been ‘tampered’ to further hurt her,” and believes that Liza hired ‘an anonymous campaign operator’ to provide information to the political campaign. ‘ which will cause him further injury, according to court records.”
‘Scene’ shows ‘conflict of interest’ in NY Mag reporter’s ‘personal relationship’ with RFK Jr.
Nuzzi also accused Liza of telling her employer about her relationship with RFK Jr., possibly “through a third party or anonymous channel” and that she had “not informed him of her share of the financial responsibility for a joint book contract.” “Threatened violence to handle”. ,” according to CNN reporting.
A judge granted Nuzzi’s request, and temporarily barred Liza from contacting him. A hearing has been set for October 15, which will give Liza a chance to respond in court, although she has denied Nuzzi’s allegations to CNN.
“I am saddened that my ex-fiancée would resort to a series of false allegations against me to deflect attention from her personal and professional failures. I strongly deny these allegations and I will vigorously and successfully defend myself against them ” Lisa told CNN.
New York Magazine puts reporter Olivia Nuzzi on leave after an internal investigation. (Photo by Anna Freimoth, courtesy of Olivia Nuzzi)
Nuzzi’s relationship with RFK Jr. began late last year when he interviewed the then-independent presidential candidate, who has since suspended his campaign and endorsed former president trumpRFK Jr. is married to actress Cheryl Hines.
It is reported that after being confronted by her boss, New York Magazine editor David Haskell, Nuzzi initially denied that she was personally involved with RFK Jr., but eventually came clean.
“Earlier this year, some communications between me and a former reporting subject became personal in nature,” Nuzzi said in a statement last month. “I did not report directly on this topic nor use them as a source. The relationship was never physical, but it should have been disclosed to prevent the appearance of conflict. I immediately regret not doing so.” “I regret and apologize to those I have disappointed.” “Especially my colleagues in New York.”
Kennedy’s spokesman also previously denied any physical relationship and said he had met Nuzzi only once.
RFK Jr., married to actress Cheryl Hines, denies having a physical relationship with Nuzzi and insists they met only once. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)
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A Kennedy spokesman said, “Mr. Kennedy met Olivia Nuzzi only once in his life for an interview she requested, which resulted in a hit song.” fox news digital,
New York Magazine said in a statement at the time that Nuzzi would have been removed from reporting duties on the campaign had he been made aware of the affair earlier.
New York Magazine said, “Had the magazine known about the affair, she would not have covered the presidential campaign. An internal review of her published work found no inaccuracies and no evidence of bias.”
“He is currently on leave from the magazine while the magazine conducts a more thorough third-party review,” the statement added. “We regret this breach of our readers’ trust.”
