Politico's Ryan Lizza on leave after ex Olivia Nuzzi accuses him of harassment, blackmail amid RFK Jr. tryst
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Politico's Ryan Lizza was placed on leave after ex-fiancée Olivia Nuzzi accused him of harassment and blackmail in a court filing following revelations of her RFK Jr. relationship.
In the court filing to Washington DC’s Superior Court on Tuesday, Nuzzi reportedly claimed in August that Lizza "explicitly threatened to make public personal information about me to destroy my life, career, and reputation—a threat he has since carried out." Joseph A. Wulfsohn is a media reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to joseph.wulfsohn@fox.com and on Twitter: @JosephWulfsohn.
"POLITICO and Ryan Lizza have mutually agreed that it is in everyone’s best interest for him to step back and take a leave of absence while an investigation is conducted," a Politico spokesperson told Fox News Digital.