"If you aren't plugged in to the incestuous world of glossy coastal media but nevertheless recognize the name Olivia Nuzzi, that's likely because of her election-era tryst with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whom Nuzzi had profiled for New York magazine during the early days of his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. Once a Washington correspondent for the heralded publication, the 32-year-old Nuzzi left NYMag last year after her " personal " affair with the married politician was publicized,"
"This September, she was hired at Vanity Fair. About a month after, news leaked that the journalist had written a tea-spilling memoir titled American Canto,about her career and the Kennedy affair, set for publication on Dec. 2. Promotion for the book kicked off in earnest this month, with an exclusive and widely mocked excerpt in Vanity Fair that included sensational claims that Nuzzi and RFK Jr. had fallen in love and much more."
"After that, every bit of Nuzzi's internet presence was up for grabs, from an old tweet that appeared to lust after Rick Perry, to a now-deleted MySpace profile for a pop singer named "Livvy" who released a single titled "Jailbait" and sure appears to be Nuzzi herself. (She has not confirmed this publicly.) And all this has landed in the same month that RFK Jr"
Olivia Nuzzi left New York magazine after a publicized personal affair with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and began a professional comeback with a hire at Vanity Fair. She authored a memoir titled American Canto about her career and the Kennedy relationship, with promotional excerpts prompting widespread mockery over sensational claims of romance. An ex-fiancé accused Nuzzi of another liaison with Mark Sanford, prompting further scrutiny. Old tweets and a purported MySpace profile resurfaced, intensifying online attention. The revelations and resurfaced content have complicated Nuzzi's public rehabilitation amid coinciding political timing.
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