People is reporting that the couple has "barely spoken" since the news that Kennedy "engaged in a personal relationship" with a high-profile journalist came to light.

Olivia Nuzzi accused her ex-fiancé Ryan Lizza of blackmail and career threats in court documents. Lizza denied the allegations in a statement.

Her former fiancé, the Politico reporter Ryan Lizza, has vehemently denied the allegation, which she filed in a court complaint and to the F.B.I.

New York Magazine put Washington correspondent Olivia Nuzzi on leave after learning she allegedly engaged in a romantic relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., according to a report. The magazine shared in a statement with The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday,

The matter violated "standards around conflicts of interest and disclosures," the magazine says in a statement

New York Magazine has put Washington correspondent Olivia Nuzzi on leave after she allegedly had a relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. amid his recent campaign for the 2024 presidential election.

Sources close to Robert F. Kennedy Jr and Cheryl Hines are claiming the couple have "barely spoken" following his recent scandal.

Cheryl Hines and her husband, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., continue to navigate a tumultuous period following reports of Kennedy's alleged personal relationship with journalist Olivia Nuzzi.

A source tells PEOPLE that the estranged couple are not in consistent communication two weeks after Kennedy's alleged relationship with Olivia Nuzzi was revealed