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Summary:
Vanity Fair and Olivia Nuzzi, its West Coast editor, are parting ways due to controversy surrounding her past romantic relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. This follows accusations from her former fiancé, Ryan Lizza, that Nuzzi’s involvement with Kennedy’s campaign was more extensive than disclosed and that she had another relationship with a reporting subject. Nuzzi’s relationship with Kennedy was known since 2024 when she was a Washington correspondent for New York Magazine, which subsequently fired her despite finding no factual inaccuracies or bias in her reporting. Lizza’s ongoing Substack series, which includes what he claims is a campaign memo written by Nuzzi to Kennedy, has added fuel to the fire, with Nuzzi denouncing it as revenge.
News Article:
Vanity Fair and Olivia Nuzzi to Part Ways Amid Kennedy Jr. Controversy
NEW YORK — Vanity Fair and West Coast editor Olivia Nuzzi have mutually agreed to end her contract at the end of the year, according to a statement from Condé Nast, the magazine’s publisher. The decision comes after weeks of speculation fueled by controversy surrounding Nuzzi’s past romantic relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The situation intensified after Nuzzi’s former fiancé, journalist Ryan Lizza, began publishing a series of accusations on Substack, alleging a deeper involvement between Nuzzi and Kennedy’s presidential campaign than she had previously disclosed. Lizza also accused Nuzzi of having a relationship with another reporting subject. He recently published what he claims is a campaign “strategy memo” written by Nuzzi to Kennedy.
Nuzzi previously worked as a Washington correspondent for New York magazine, where she wrote a profile of Kennedy. She was terminated by New York magazine.
Nuzzi has publicly dismissed Lizza’s allegations as “obsessive and violating fan fiction-slash-revenge porn.”
Vanity Fair hired Nuzzi in September as part of a series of high-profile appointments by new global head of editorial content, Mark Guiducci. The status of Nuzzi’s contract had been the subject of speculation for weeks after the publication.
The departure marks a significant development in a media story that has captured attention due to its intersection of politics, journalism, and personal relationships. Condé Nast said the decision was made “in the best interest of the magazine.”
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