The Story Sex poetry and brain worms: The RFK 'love triangle' shocking America - the Saturday Story
Dec 6, 2025
Will Pavia, the New York correspondent for The Times, dives into the sensational revelations from Olivia Nuzzi's memoir about her entangled relationships with politicians. He uncovers the chaotic media frenzy surrounding her alleged affair with RFK Jr. and discusses the cultural implications of these relationships. Pavia highlights how the narrative blurs the lines between journalism and advocacy, raises ethical questions, and captivates the public amid the unique complexities of modern politics.
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Journalist With High Access Lost Credibility
- Olivia Nuzzi was a high-profile Washington correspondent whose access and style made her influential.
- Her dismissal from New York Magazine followed findings she crossed ethical lines around a relationship with a reporting subject.
Trailhead Meeting Launched Digital Romance
- Nuzzi met Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a California profile where he drove her in a famously messy van to a trailhead.
- The encounter began a ‘digital relationship’ that she describes as intense and infatuatory.
Affair Described As Intense But Non‑Physical
- Nuzzi describes the relationship as digital, saying RFK Jr. professed love and talked of taking bullets for each other.
- She says they never slept together and much of the intimacy was over messages and calls.
