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Actress Cheryl Hines, the wife of Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr., blasted journalist Olivia Nuzzi while addressing the sexting scandal involving her husband and the former New York Magazine reporter in a sneak peek of her appearance on The Kate Miller Podcast obtained by the Politico Playbook.
“I think you always have to consider the source, right? So that’s where I start,” Hines said of Nuzzi.
“And then it ends with a conversation with Bobby,” she added of her husband of 11 years.
The alleged sexting incident took place when Nuzzi was chronicling Kennedy's 2024 campaign for president as an independent candidate.
“And at that time, I thought ‘OK, this is more chaos and more rumors.’ And, um, it was a lot,” Hines said, having also questioned Nuzzi's motives.
“I don’t know this person. Don’t know their intentions,” she added of the writer, who is now contributing to Vanity Fair. “I could guess, but I won’t. But you can if you want.”
A source with knowledge of the situation told the New York Post earlier this week that Hines was previously reported to be left in "a state of shock and distress" by the sexting scandal, but “eventually and emphatically believed, without reservation, Bobby’s denial.” Kennedy publicly downplayed the alleged relationship, claiming he only met Nuzzi once at her request prior to what he described as a "hit piece" about him published by her.
Hines has recently been making media appearances in promotion of her upcoming memoir, Unscripted, which is set to be released on November 11.