Olivia Nuzzi, the ex-New York Magazine political reporter who concealed a romantic relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. while reporting on his presidential campaign, withdrew her protective order against ex-fiancé Ryan Lizza on Tuesday. The Washington ...

After news broke of her relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Nuzzi accused ex-fiancé Lizza of harassment and blackmail, which he denied.

By Katie Robertson Olivia Nuzzi, the high-profile New York magazine writer whose entanglement with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. set off a scandal, has withdrawn a request for a protective order against her former fiancé, the Politico correspondent Ryan Lizza.

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 told

Nuzzi filed an extraordinary set of explosive claims against Lizza in court on Sept. 29—accusing him of attempting to blackmail her into staying with him after he found out about her affair with RFK Jr., who is married to third wife Cheryl Hines.

Olivia Nuzzi, a journalist, has hired high-powered lawyer Ari Wilkenfeld, who is known for handling high-profile cases, as she fights her ex, Ryan Lizza, in a legal dispute over claims related to her interactions with RFK Jr.