Olivia Nuzzi is an American political reporter who was the Washington, DC, correspondent for New York magazine from 2017 to 2024.
21 Facts About Olivia Nuzzi
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Olivia Nuzzi was born in New York City, the daughter of Kelly and John Olivia Nuzzi.
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John Olivia Nuzzi, who was born in Brooklyn, New York, worked for the New York City Department of Sanitation for 20 years and died in December 2015.
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Olivia Nuzzi wrote about her father after his death for The Daily Beast.
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Olivia Nuzzi grew up in the River Plaza neighborhood of Middletown Township, New Jersey.
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Olivia Nuzzi began her writing career as a teenager in 2011, as a monthly political columnist for the triCityNews, an alt weekly based in Asbury Park, New Jersey.
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Olivia Nuzzi wrote for More Monmouth Musings, a politically conservative blog and news website.
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Olivia Nuzzi was hired by The Daily Beast in May 2014 while still attending Fordham.
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At The Daily Beast, Olivia Nuzzi covered the presidential campaigns of Rand Paul and Chris Christie, as well as Donald Trump's political rise.
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In February 2017, Olivia Nuzzi was hired by New York magazine to be its Washington correspondent.
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Olivia Nuzzi has written for Politico Magazine, GQ, Esquire, and The Washington Post.
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In early 2018, Olivia Nuzzi admitted to entering the home office of Corey Lewandowski, Trump's former campaign manager, without permission, and taking a photo, while Lewandowski accused her of taking a photo album of his.
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In 2017, Olivia Nuzzi was named to Forbes 2018 "30 under 30" list.
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Olivia Nuzzi was a finalist for the 2023 National Magazine Award for feature writing.
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In 2022, AMC announced that Olivia Nuzzi would write and executive produce A Message from the State, a black comedy, with Gina Mingacci, the executive producer of Killing Eve.
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Olivia Nuzzi made an appearance playing herself in the Showtime series Billions.
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Olivia Nuzzi produced a documentary for MSNBC, Four Seasons Total Documentary, about Rudy Giuliani's botched attempt to contest the 2020 election results.
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In 2024, Olivia Nuzzi hosted Working Capital, a six-episode interview series on Bloomberg Television, featuring conversations with politicians and businessmen.
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In September 2024, former CNN media reporter Oliver Darcy reported in his newsletter Status that Nuzzi "engaged in an inappropriate relationship" with presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr.
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Olivia Nuzzi was put on leave from New York after acknowledging being in a non-physical "personal relationship" with Kennedy.
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In September 2024, following the public revelation that Olivia Nuzzi had an affair with Kennedy, Lizza announced he had ended his relationship with Olivia Nuzzi.