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Reporter suspended after admitting personal relationship with RFK Jr.
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Reporter suspended after admitting personal relationship with RFK Jr.

A prominent American political reporter has been suspended after admitting to having a personal relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. when he was running for president.

Olivia Nuzzi, the 31-year-old Washington correspondent for New York magazine, allegedly shared sexual text messages with the 70-year-old independent candidate after visiting his home in California for an interview.

After news website Status Media made the allegation of a relationship on Thursday, Nuzzi admitted that the “nature of some of the communications between me and a former reporter became personal.”

Kennedy ran as an independent candidate for the White House, but suspended his campaign in August

Kennedy ran as an independent candidate for the White House, but suspended his campaign in August

EVAN VUCCI/AP

She added: “At the time, I did not report on the subject directly or use them as a source. The relationship was never physical, but should have been made public to avoid the