Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was absent from his niece Grace Kennedy Allen’s pre-wedding festivities amid his alleged “personal relationship” with New York journal marketing campaign reporter Olivia Nuzzi.
The prolonged Kennedy family gathered in Hyannis Port on Saturday, Sept. 21, forward of Grace’s Massachusetts marriage ceremony. Page Six obtained photos of the household swimming within the Hyannis Harbor after which attempting to dry off throughout a rainstorm. Whether or not Bobby, 70, who lives in Malibu, can be current for the marriage of the late senator Ted Kennedy‘s granddaughter stays unclear.
Sept. 21 additionally marked the 59th birthday of Bobby’s spouse, Cheryl Hines, who was noticed on Sept. 20 without her wedding ring — and with out Bobby.
The previous presidential candidate’s absence comes two days after Nuzzi, 31, was put on leave from New York magazine after she informed the publication’s editors that she “engaged in a private relationship with a former topic related to the 2024 marketing campaign.” This was “a violation of the journal’s requirements round conflicts of curiosity and disclosures,” as per New York’s assertion launched on Thursday, Sept. 19.
The publication famous that “had the journal been conscious of this relationship, she wouldn’t have continued to cowl the presidential marketing campaign.”
In a press release to PEOPLE, Nuzzi defined: “Earlier this 12 months, the character of some communication between myself and a former reporting topic turned private. Throughout that point, I didn’t straight report on the topic nor use them as a supply.”
Nuzzi did not identify the topic, however CNN recognized him as Bobby.
“The connection was by no means bodily however ought to have been disclosed to forestall the looks of a battle,” she continued. “I deeply remorse not doing so instantly and apologize to these I’ve dissatisfied, particularly my colleagues at New York.”
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A consultant for Bobby stated in a press release shared with The Washington Post that he and Nuzzi solely met “as soon as in his life for an interview she requested, which yielded successful piece.” The article — titled “The Mind-Bending Politics of RFK Jr.’s Spoiler Campaign” — ran in New York journal in November 2023.
Bobby ran for president within the 2024 race, dropped out in August and subsequently endorsed Donald Trump.
Hines, in the meantime, had been in “good spirits” at an Emmy Awards party days earlier than information broke of her husband’s alleged relationship, a supply informed PEOPLE.
“She was in good spirits sitting with Jeff Garlin on the Curb Your Enthusiasm desk,” the insider stated of the Sept. 15 awards present.
The actress additionally spent her birthday in Milan on Sept. 21 along with her daughter Catherine Young to assist Bobby’s daughter Kyra, a mannequin strolling in Gucci’s Milan Style Week present.