Olivia Nuzzi has left New York Magazine after an investigation into her reporting on the 2024 election found no “evidence of bias,” the magazine said.
In a statement Monday, the magazine announced that Nuzzi and the magazine are “parting ways” following the investigation. “Last month, the magazine asked the law firm Davis Wright Tremaine to investigate Olivia Nuzzi’s work during the 2024 campaign. They came to the same conclusion as the magazine’s initial internal review of her published work. “We found no evidence of inaccuracy or bias,” the statement said. “Nevertheless, the magazine and Nuzzi have agreed that the best course of action is to part ways.” The magazine called Nuzzi a “uniquely gifted writer” and interviewed her for nearly eight years. He said he was “proud” of the development.
Ari Wilkenfeld, a lawyer for Nuzzi, said in a statement that two separate investigations of the magazine’s work by reporters found no evidence of bias. “She is grateful to the editors, fact-checkers and artists she has worked with, and to the readers who have supported her with their time, subscriptions and engagement. She is looking forward to the next chapter of her career. ,” Wilkenfeld said.
The decision came after explosive revelations in September that Nuzzi had a digital relationship with 2024 presidential candidate Robert F. President Donald Trump has withdrawn from the race as a party candidate and is currently supporting Republican candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ) New York State announced on September 19 that the prominent journalist had been placed on administrative leave for admitting to an affair with a “former subject.” Situation Newsletter reporter Oliver Darcy reported that the subject of the issue was Mr. Kennedy.
The relationship reportedly began in November 2023, when a profile of Kennedy written by Nuzi, which his publicist called a “hit piece” in a statement to multiple news outlets, was published in November 2023. It started later.
After dropping out of Fordham University, Mr. Nugee began his career in mainstream journalism at the Daily Beast, where he made a name for himself with his colorful, stylized reporting on politicians. An article from October 2018 claimed that she was in the Oval Office with then-President Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, Chief of Staff John Kelly, It focused on his private audience with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Another story from September 2024 began with Nuzzi examining Trump’s injured ear after an attempt on his life two months earlier.
After Nuzi and Kennedy’s article made headlines in the media world and caused a tabloid uproar, Nuzi sued the political journalist and his ex-fiancée, Ryan Lizza, for harassment and intimidation. Rizza is reported to have been placed on leave while Politico, where he serves as Washington correspondent, conducts an investigation. In a statement to THR, Liza vehemently denied the allegations, calling them “shameful lies” and part of a “coordinated defamation campaign.”