Overview
- Lizza published a first‑person post on Telos News alleging Nuzzi had a sexual encounter with former South Carolina governor Mark Sanford in March 2020, citing an unfinished love letter on Kimpton Hotel stationery.
- He says the episode occurred after Nuzzi profiled Sanford in 2019 and while she was reporting on his brief 2020 presidential bid, which he argues crossed a journalistic red line.
- Lizza also alleges Nuzzi previously had a financially entangled relationship with Keith Olbermann that included tuition, rent, and luxury gifts; Olbermann responded on X by highlighting the Sanford allegation and later downplaying the gifts.
- Nuzzi has not issued a comprehensive public response to Lizza’s new claims, and Sanford has not provided comment in the coverage; outlets report that requests for comment were made.
- The allegations surfaced hours after excerpts from Nuzzi’s forthcoming memoir, American Canto, revisited her acknowledged personal communications with RFK Jr.; the book is scheduled for release on Dec. 2 and the disclosures have drawn widespread media and social‑media attention.