RFK Jr. and Cheryl Hines in ‘State of Shock and Distress’ Over Olivia Nuzzi’s Memoir: Report

Olivia Nuzzi’s forthcoming memoir is reportedly sending Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his wife, Cheryl Hines, into a spiral.

In recent weeks, details have surfaced about Nuzzi’s tell-all, with sources claiming it includes “sextually charged messages” the former New York Magazine reporter received from the 71-year-old Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Now, a source close to Kennedy Jr. and Hines, 60, told the New York Post in a report published Tuesday, October 21 that the couple is “blindsided.”

The pair are currently in “a state of shock and distress” over the upcoming release, the source alleged.

The two, who have been married since 2014, “fear the revelations” could throw their marriage into turmoil – and it wouldn’t be the first time.

“Bobby and Cheryl initially went through marital hell last year when the affair was first revealed,” the insider claimed.

Hines “considered divorce” back when the alleged affair first came to light but “eventually and emphatically believed” her husband’s “denial” of the affair.

“They’ve since reconciled and had been relieved that the scandal had seemingly blown over,” the insider said.

But with Nuzzi’s memoir looming, friends of the political scion worry the timing “could spell an end” to his position in the Trump administration.

Nuzzi and New York Magazine parted ways last October. The 32-year-old has maintained her relationship with Kennedy Jr. – son of Senator Robert F. Kennedy and nephew of President John F. Kennedy – was “never physical,” but “should have been disclosed to prevent the appearance of a conflict,” she said in a statment per the New York Post.

Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Kennedy Jr. previously stated he only met Nuzzi once, when she interviewed him during his 2024 presidential campaign.

Nuzzi’s memoir is reportedly titled American Canto, and will also document her relationship with fellow journalist and her ex-fiancé, Ryan Lizza. Lizza has claimed Kennedy Jr. used his “huge power” to manipulate Nuzzi, according to the New York Post.

While the book’s publication has yet to be confirmed, reports say American Canto is slated for a December 2 release. Meanwhile, Hines is preparing for her own book debut, Unscripted, arriving November 11.