Overview
- People and Vanity Fair highlight passages in which Olivia Nuzzi writes that Kennedy joked about a supposed brain parasite and told her, "Baby, don’t worry."
- Nuzzi says a doctor Kennedy trusted reviewed scans referenced by The New York Times and concluded the shadowy image was likely not a parasite.
- Kennedy’s spokesperson has said he met Nuzzi only once for an interview and disputes her account of a personal relationship.
- Nuzzi, formerly of New York magazine, was put on leave over the controversy and later left the outlet; she now works at Vanity Fair.
- Ryan Lizza said he and Nuzzi ended their engagement, and Kennedy did not respond to a request for comment from People.