Cheryl Hines is reportedly dodging questions on her husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s explosive sexting scandal.
Final week, the 70-year-old former presidential candidate’s alleged affair with New York Journal political reporter Olivia Nuzzi, 31, was uncovered.
The 2 met in 2023 when Nuzzi — who has since been placed on go away amid the fallout — visited the $7million California house Kennedy shares with Hines to put in writing a profile on him.
Kennedy denied having an inappropriate ‘private relationship’ with Nuzzi and insists he is solely met her ‘as soon as in his life.’
Hines has since been noticed with out her marriage ceremony ring and RFK Jr. was noticeably absent from her 59th birthday celebration in Milan over the weekend.
And now, Puck has reported that Hines refused to debate the scandal whereas attending a Milan Fashion Week present on Saturday.
Cheryl Hines is reportedly dodging questions on her husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s explosive sexting scandal; seen in February 2024
When requested concerning the allegations on the Bally runway present, Hines ‘politely declined to remark.’
Regardless of the drama in her private life, Puck reporter Lauren Sherman described Hines as wanting ‘all recent and clear’ on the vogue present.
‘Being out and about, and looking out nice, whereas your world implodes is an oft-used, and oft-effective tactic,’ Sherman added.
Hines’ MFW sighting comes days after she celebrated her 59th birthday alongside her daughter Catherine Rose Younger, 20, and stepdaughter Kyra LeMoyne Kennedy, 29, in Milan on Saturday evening.
RFK Jr. was a noticeable no-show and Hines was additionally noticed with out her giant diamond marriage ceremony ring on over the identical weekend.
She and Kennedy wed again in August 2014 after three years of relationship.
The Curb Your Enthusiasm actress shared valuable moments from her birthday dinner through Instagram.
Wearing a white lace turtleneck prime and black pants, she captioned the picture of herself along with her daughters: ‘Me & my women’, whereas RFK was nowhere in sight.
He additionally skipped his niece Grace Kennedy Allen’s marriage ceremony get together over the weekend amid his affair scandal.
In the meantime, New York Journal positioned Nuzzi on go away after particulars of the affair emerged.
Nuzzi admitted in a press release to DailyMail.com that ‘the character of some communication between myself and a former reporting topic turned private’, however she claimed the connection was by no means bodily.
Final week, the 70-year-old former presidential candidate’s alleged affair with New York Journal political reporter Olivia Nuzzi (seen in April 2023) was uncovered
For the reason that information broke, Hines has been noticed with out her marriage ceremony ring and RFK Jr. was noticeably absent from her 59th birthday bash over the weekend; seen in 2018
Days later, a 2015 tweet she wrote got here again to hang-out her – as eagle-eyed social media customers unearthed a submit she made asking: ‘Why does Hollywood assume feminine reporters sleep with their sources?’ alongside a hyperlink to a NYMag story.
Nuzzi’s relations with the political heavyweight started when she visited his $7 million California house to put in writing a function article final yr.
RFK Jr. has insisted he solely met the political journalist on this one event.
‘Mr. Kennedy solely met Olivia Nuzzi as soon as in his life for an interview she requested, which yielded successful piece,’ his spokesman informed CNN.
A supply added that the character of the connection was ’emotional and digital in nature, not bodily’.
However insiders informed the New York Submit the pair had engaged in ‘sexting’ regardless of RFK Jr. being married and Nuzzi being engaged on the time.
‘Earlier this yr, the character of some communication between myself and a former reporting topic turned private,’ Nuzzi stated.
‘Throughout that point, I didn’t immediately report on the topic nor use them as a supply,’ she stated.
‘The connection was by no means bodily however ought to have been disclosed to stop the looks of a battle. I deeply remorse not doing so instantly and apologize to these I’ve dissatisfied, particularly my colleagues at New York.’
New York journal acknowledged an inappropriate relationship in a press release about Nuzzi’s hiatus, deeming it ‘a violation of the journal’s requirements round conflicts of curiosity and disclosures’.
‘Had the journal been conscious of this relationship, she wouldn’t have continued to cowl the presidential marketing campaign,’ the assertion learn. ‘An inner evaluate of her printed work has discovered no inaccuracies nor proof of bias.
‘She is at present on go away from the journal, and the journal is conducting a extra thorough third-party evaluate. We remorse this violation of our readers’ belief.’
And now, Puck has reported that Hines refused to deal with the scandal whereas attending a Milan Vogue Week present on Saturday; seen on September 15
Hines’ MFW sighting comes days after she celebrated her 59th birthday alongside her daughter Catherine Rose Younger, 20, and stepdaughter Kyra LeMoyne Kennedy, 29, in Milan on Saturday evening.
The Curb Your Enthusiasm actress shared valuable moments from her birthday through Instagram
RFK Jr. surfaced for the primary time because the scandal broke as he appeared at an occasion on Capitol Hill on Monday (pictured), the place he posed for photographs with outstanding Republican lawmakers
RFK Jr. surfaced for the primary time because the scandal broke as he appeared at an occasion on Capitol Hill on Monday, the place he posed for photographs with outstanding Republican lawmakers.
Forward of the Monday occasion, GOP Rep. Thomas Massie shared an image with Kennedy, noting that that they had dined collectively Sunday evening.
Fellow Republicans, Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Chip Roy, additionally shared snaps with Kennedy, whereas Sen. Ron Johnson had him seem on a panel dialogue entitled: ‘American Well being and Diet: A Second Opinion.’
The tour of Washington comes as Kennedy is reportedly contemplating suing Nuzzi over the pornographic content material she despatched to him.
Jessica Learn Kraus, who writes the favored Home Inhabit Substack, wrote Saturday that Kennedy is exploring his authorized choices after Nuzzi allegedly ‘bombarded him with more and more pornographic photographs and movies.’