Overview
- A Vanity Fair spokesperson told the New York Times the magazine was taken by surprise and is reviewing Nuzzi’s past conduct before determining her status.
- In a Substack essay, former partner Ryan Lizza alleged Nuzzi had an affair with ex–South Carolina governor Mark Sanford months after she profiled him in 2019.
- Nuzzi’s lawyer disputed the Sanford claim, saying her forthcoming memoir addresses the only improper relationship of her career with someone she was covering.
- The allegations surfaced as Vanity Fair published an excerpt from Nuzzi’s memoir, American Canto, which portrays an intense bond with a Kennedy-like figure dubbed the Politician.
- Lizza described finding a handwritten note referencing “Mark” and explicit messages he says corroborated the relationship, assertions that have not been independently verified.