Ryan Lizza dragged his star political journalist Olivia Nuzzi as a shameless “liar” after she withdrew a no-contact order she filed in opposition to him following her tawdry tryst with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The 31-year-old ex-New York journal author filed a movement to dismiss a protecting order in opposition to her former beau on Friday — greater than a month after she accused the Politico author of harassing and blackmailing her over her year-long texting affair with the Kennedy scion, Nuzzi’s lawyer confirmed.
“Olivia shamelessly used litigation with false and defamatory allegations as a public relations strategy. When required to do so, she refused to defend her claims in court last month,” Lizza mentioned in an announcement to The Put up.
Lizza blasted his ex for “publicly seeking to seal the proceedings that she” began, including that Nuzzi took the “only course available to her” to withdraw her “fabricated claims” on the eve of a listening to “at which she knew her lies would be exposed.”
“Olivia lied to me for almost a year. She lied to her editors. She lied to her readers. She lied to her colleagues. She lied to reporters. And she lied to the judge in the case. I said I would defend myself against her lies vigorously and successfully and I am fully prepared to do so. But for now, I’m pleased this matter is closed,” Lizza mentioned.
Ari Wilkenfeld, Nuzzi’s lawyer, argued the 31-year-old withdrew the no-contact order over rising fears for her bodily security and well-being amid the couple’s authorized strife, including that his consumer will profit from “disengaging from this process,” in line with the doc filed in Washington, DC’s Superior Courtroom on Friday, the Washington Put up reported.
Within the submitting, Nuzzi accused her former lover of scheming to publicly slander and destroy her identify and popularity.
“Ms. Nuzzi has no interest in fighting a public relations battle,” Wilkenfeld mentioned in an announcement to The Put up.
Nuzzi was granted a no-contact order in opposition to Lizza on Oct. 1, claiming he had hacked her gadgets and was blackmailing her over her affair with the almost 40-year-old senior RFK Jr.
In subsequent court docket filings, Lizza, 50, painted Nuzzi as a misplaced and heartbroken lover who desperately tried to save lots of their engagement after he dumped her, in line with the paperwork filed in Washington, DC’s Superior Courtroom.
He mentioned he confronted Nuzzi and broke off their engagement on Aug. 17 after studying that she had been carrying on with the previous presidential candidate for nearly a 12 months, in line with the submitting.
Nuzzi advised him that RFK Jr. needed to “possess,” “control,” and “impregnate” her, in line with the submitting.
Lizza claimed that all the pieces he discovered of the affair with Kennedy — who’s married to actress Cheryl Hines — got here from Nuzzi’s personal tearful admissions as she tried to win him again, the submitting mentioned.
Lizza — Politico’s chief Washington correspondent, who’s presently on depart from the publication’s common and influential Playbook — denied that he leaked particulars of the connection to her editor or to the press, and refuted her allegations of hacking.
“Olivia shamelessly used litigation with false and defamatory allegations as a public relations strategy. When required to do so, she refused to defend her claims in court last month,” Lizza mentioned in an announcement to The Put up.
“She then sought to hide my response to her claims from the public by seeking to seal the proceedings that she began. Now, on the eve of a hearing at which she knew her lies would be exposed, she has taken the only course available to her and withdrawn her fabricated claims.”
“Olivia lied to me for almost a year. She lied to her editors. She lied to her readers. She lied to her colleagues. She lied to reporters. And she lied to the judge in this case. I said I would defend myself against her lies vigorously and successfully and I am fully prepared to do so. But for now, I’m pleased this matter is closed,” Lizza concluded.
Nuzzi’s profession was derailed in September when she was positioned on depart by New York journal when she admitted to having a private relationship with RFK Jr. after profiling his impartial presidential marketing campaign final November.
She was then ousted from the outlet final month following a crescendo of salacious tales concerning the affair and her authorized battle with Lizza.
New York mentioned that an outdoor investigation discovered no proof of bias in any of Nuzzi’s reporting through the 2024 marketing campaign.
“Nevertheless, the magazine and Nuzzi agreed that the best course forward is to part ways,” a New York assertion reads, earlier than occurring to name her “a uniquely talented writer.”
Nuzzi reportedly began sexting with Kennedy, 70, shortly afterward the profile — and allegedly despatched him “demure nudes.”
The 2 even had “incredible” intercourse over FaceTime, a supply completely advised Web page Six — with Nuzzi relaying that Kennedy’s sexual stamina was spectacular.
“Olivia told multiple people that they told each other they loved each other [over the phone] every time they talked,” a supply additionally revealed.
Kennedy has mentioned he and Nuzzi met solely as soon as – and sources round him have alleged she was the pursuer, regardless of different stories claiming the fling began after he grabbed her hand whereas climbing for the profile piece.
Reps for Nuzzi didn’t instantly return requests for remark.
