Olivia Nuzzi will leave Vanity Fair amid new allegations about RFK Jr. affair
Vanity Fair said Friday that it is cutting ties with journalist Olivia Nuzzi amid the fallout from new allegations from her former fiancé about the extent of her inappropriate relationships with her high-profile sources, including former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is now the secretary of health and human services.
The Condé Nast-owned magazine hired Nuzzi in September as its West Coast editor, a contract role that was not a full-time employment. Only one article has since been published under her byline: an excerpt from her recently released memoir, “American Canto,” which debuted to largely negative reviews.
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