Disgraced journalist Olivia Nuzzi’s career continues into a tailspin after it emerged she attempted to seduce Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. through suggestive and erotic text messages. The former New York Magazine scribe has withdrawn a protective order against her ex-fiance, Ryan Lizza, who alleges her claims against him were motivated as part of a public relations campaign.
“Olivia shamelessly used litigation with false allegations as a public relations strategy. When required to do so, she refused to defend her claims in court last month,” Lizza wrote in a statement on Tuesday. “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on the eve of a hearing at which she knew her lies would be exposed, she has taken the only course available to her and withdrawn her fabricated claims,” he continued.
“Olivia lied to me for almost a year. She lied to her editors. She lied to her readers,” Nuzzi’s ex-finance claims. He added: “She lied to her colleagues. She lied to reporters. And she lied to the judge in this case… I’m pleased this matter is closed.”
Nuzzi has sought to frame her attempt at engaging in an affair with Kennedy Jr. as a professional hit job against her. Consequently, she insinuated that Lizza leaked her communications with the former independent presidential candidate with malicious intent. However, she has produced no evidence to support the allegations.
Meanwhile, addressing the decision to withdraw the protective order, a statement from Nuzzi’s attorney reads: “Ms. Nuzzi has no interest in fighting a public relations battle. For insight into her decision, you can refer to the statements in her motion.”
