Olivia Nuzzi has opened up about her alleged romantic involvement with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a former presidential hopeful, shedding light on the details in her upcoming book.

In a profile published by The New York Times on November 14, readers received a glimpse into Nuzzi’s forthcoming work, American Canto. The journalist, at 32, details her version of events surrounding their alleged relationship, which she claims included RFK Jr.’s desire to have a child with her, despite previous assertions that their connection was never physical.

The book, set to hit shelves on December 2, reveals that RFK Jr., now 71, purportedly expressed his love first, penned poetry for Nuzzi, and even pledged to protect her at any cost. He allegedly referred to her affectionately as “Livvy.”

Us Weekly has reached out to representatives for RFK Jr. for their comments on these claims.

Us Weekly has reached out to RFK Jr.’s representatives for comment.

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In October 2024, Nuzzi’s ex-fiancé Ryan Lizza claimed in court documents that  Nuzzi told him that RFK Jr. wanted to “impregnate” her, among other claims.

“Nuzzi had been cheating on me with a married man for almost a year,” Lizza claimed in court documents filed on October 14, 2024, and obtained by Page Six.

He added, “She admitted the affair and over the course of weeks of conversations she confided how she fell into what she described as ‘toxic’ ‘unhealthy’ ‘stupid’ ‘psychotic’ ‘crazy’ ‘indefensible’ relationship with a 70-year-old ‘sex addict’ who told her he wanted to ‘possess,’ ‘control,’ and ‘impregnate’ her.”

Us Weekly reached out for comment to Nuzzi and RFK Jr. at the time.

News broke of Nuzzi’s alleged “inappropriate personal relationship” with RFK Jr. shortly after she conducted an interview about his political career for New York Magazine in September 2024. The same month, the magazine addressed Nuzzi allegedly failing to disclose her relationship status with Kennedy.

“She is currently on leave from the magazine, and the magazine is conducting a more thorough third-party review. We regret this violation of our readers’ trust,” the magazine’s statement read, in part.

At the time, neither New York Magazine nor Nuzzi publicly named RFK Jr., but CNN and The New York Times both reported that he was indeed the subject. In a statement to The Times, Nuzzi denied having a physical relationship with the politician.

“I did not directly report on the subject nor use them as a source. The relationship was never physical but should have been disclosed to prevent the appearance of a conflict,” Nuzzi said via her statement. “I deeply regret not doing so immediately and apologize to those I’ve disappointed, especially my colleagues at New York.”

RFK Jr. also denied the affair through his spokesperson. “Mr. Kennedy only met Olivia Nuzzi once in his life for an interview she requested, which yielded a hit piece,” the rep told NBC News in a statement in September 2024.

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Both Nuzzi and RFK Jr. were involved in preexisting relationships, with Nuzzi’s then-fiancé Lizza ending his engagement to Nuzzi following the scandal.

For his part, RFK Jr. has been married to actress Cheryl Hines since 2014.

Hines addressed the speculation and headlines surrounding her marriage during an October episode of “The Katie Miller Podcast.”

“I think you always have to consider the source, right?” she said on the podcast at the time. “So that’s where I start. And then it ends with a conversation with Bobby.”

Hines added, “Bobby had been running for president, and it was an exhausting year-and-a-half of headlines and rumors and articles and chaos. And at that time, I thought, ‘OK, this is more chaos and more rumors.’ And, um, it was a lot.”

After she was asked about Nuzzi’s upcoming book release, Hines responded, “I don’t know this person. Don’t know their intentions. I could guess, but I won’t. But you can if you want.”