Overview
- Lizza published “Part 1: How I Found Out” on his Telos News/Substack, claiming he discovered a relationship between Nuzzi and Sanford while she was covering the former governor’s brief 2020 presidential bid.
- He says he found Kimpton hotel stationery with an unfinished love letter dated March 5, 2020 addressed to “Mark,” which he argues confirmed a physical relationship with a source she had profiled in 2019.
- Requests for comment to Nuzzi and Sanford went unanswered in multiple outlets, while Keith Olbermann reacted on X and pushed back on parts of Lizza’s depiction of his past relationship with Nuzzi.
- Separate memoir excerpts from Nuzzi describe a digital romance with a senior politician widely identified in coverage as Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose spokesperson denies any physical relationship and says he met her once.
- The revelations ignited heavy online commentary and renewed debate over journalistic ethics, as Lizza signaled more installments to come and coverage noted Nuzzi’s exit from New York Magazine and current role at Vanity Fair.