Ryan Lizza dragged his star political journalist Olivia Nuzzi as a shameless “liar” after she withdrew the no-contact order filed against him following her feud with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The 31-year-old ex-New York Magazine writer filed a motion to dismiss a protective order against her ex-boyfriend on Friday — more than a month after she sued the Politico writer over her year-long texting affair with him. Accused of cheating and blackmailing. Nuzzi’s attorney, a Kennedy descendant, confirmed.
“Olivia shamelessly used litigation with false and defamatory allegations as a public relations tactic. When required to do so, she refused to defend her claims in court last month,” Liza said in a statement to The Post.
Liza criticized his ex-wife for “seeking to publicly seal the proceedings she initiated”, and said that Nuzzi had “begged her” to withdraw his “fabricated claims” on the eve of the hearing. He adopted “the only path available to him, on which he knew his lies would be exposed.”
“Olivia lied to me for almost a year. He lied to his editors. He lied to his readers. He lied to his co-workers. He lied to journalists. And he lied to the judge in the case. I said that I would vigorously and successfully defend myself against her lies and I am fully prepared to do so. But for now, I’m glad this case is closed,” Lisa said.
Nuzzi’s attorney, Ari Wilkenfeld, argued that the 31-year-old lifted the no-contact order out of growing fear for her physical safety and well-being amid the couple’s legal battle, and said his client “needs to be separated from this process.” “Will be beneficial. That’s according to documents filed in Washington, D.C., Superior Court on Friday, the Washington Post reports.
In the filing, Nuzzi accused her ex-boyfriend of conspiring to publicly defame her and destroy her name and reputation.
“Nuzzi has no interest in fighting a public relations battle,” Ms. Wilkenfeld said in a statement to The Post.
Nuzzi was granted a no-contact order against Liza on October 1, claiming he had hacked into her devices and was blackmailing her over her affair with RFK Jr., nearly 40 years her senior.
In Subsequent court filingsAccording to documents filed in Superior Court in Washington, D.C., Liza, 50, portrayed Nuzzi as a lost and heartbroken lover who desperately tried to save their engagement after he dumped her.
He said he confronted Nuzzi and broke off their engagement on Aug. 17 after he learned she had been living with the former presidential candidate for nearly a year, according to the filing.
According to the filing, Nuzzi told her that RFK Jr. wanted to “possess”, “control” and “impregnate” her.
Lisa claimed to know everything she knew about Kennedy’s affair – which is Married to actress Cheryl Hines – The filing said Nuzzi’s own tearful admission revealed that he had tried to win her back.
Lisa – Politico’s chief Washington correspondent, who is currently on leave From the publication’s popular and influential playbook – denied that she leaked details of the relationship to her editor or the press, and refuted her allegations of hacking.
“Olivia shamelessly used litigation with false and defamatory allegations as a public relations tactic. When required to do so, she refused to defend her claims in court last month,” Liza said in a statement to The Post.
“He then tried to hide my response to his claims from the public by trying to seal the proceedings he had initiated. Now, on the eve of the hearing, when he knew that his lies would be exposed, he took the only course available to him and withdrew his fabricated claims.”
“Olivia lied to me for almost a year. He lied to his editors. He lied to his readers. He lied to his co-workers. He lied to journalists. And he lied to the judge in this case. I said that I would vigorously and successfully defend myself against her lies and I am fully prepared to do so. But for now, I’m glad this case is closed,” Lisa concluded.
Nuzzi’s career was derailed in September when she placed on leave by New York magazine when she admitted to having a personal affair with RFK Jr. Planning Your Independent Presidential Campaign last November.
she was then unplugged Last month there was a flood of salacious stories regarding Liza’s affair and her legal battle.
New York said an outside investigation found no evidence of bias in any of Nuzzi’s reporting during the 2024 campaign.
“Nevertheless, the magazine and Nuzzi agreed that the best path forward was to part ways,” New York said in a statement before calling her “a uniquely talented writer.”
nuzi Allegedly started sexting with Kennedy70, profile shortly after – and allegedly sent her “Demar Nudes”.
The two also had “incredible” sex over FaceTime — with Nuzzi adding that Kennedy’s sexual stamina was impressive, a source exclusively told Page Six.
A source also revealed, “Olivia told multiple people that they told each other they loved each other whenever they spoke on the phone.”
Kennedy has said that she and Nuzzi met only once – and sources around her have alleged that she was the pursuer, while other reports claimed that while hiking for the profile piece. The fight started after he held her hand.
Representatives for Nuzzi did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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