Olivia Nuzzi

Olivia Nuzzi (born January 6, 1993) is an American writer and editor who briefly served as the West Coast Editor of Vanity Fair. She was the Washington, D.C. correspondent for New York magazine from 2017 to 2024 and a writer for The Daily Beast covering the Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign. In September 2024, New York placed her on leave after she disclosed having an affair with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. while reporting on his 2024 campaign. The following month, Nuzzi and New York "parted ways." She published a memoir entitled American Canto in 2025.

Early life and education

Nuzzi was born in New York City, the daughter of Kelly and John Nuzzi. She has a brother, Jonathan. John Nuzzi was born in Brooklyn, New York, was a veteran marketing executive who worked at both Fox and ABC over the course of his career. Nuzzi worked at Fox for eight years, beginning in 1990. He led marketing teams for the series The Simpsons, Beverly Hills 90210, Melrose Place and The X-Files. He then spent the following eight years at ABC as vice president of affiliate marketing, followed by eight years at the media strategy and investment agency Initiative, as managing director, West Coast & entertainment. He also worked for the New York City Department of Sanitation for 20 years, including at the site of 9/11, and died in December 2015. Nuzzi wrote about her father after his death for The Daily Beast. Her mother, Kelly Nuzzi, a former catalog model, who had Olivia when she was 30, died in February 2021. After her death, Nuzzi wrote about her for New York in a piece about Jill Biden and grief.

Nuzzi grew up in the River Plaza neighborhood of Middletown Township, New Jersey. She attended and graduated from Middletown High School South and attended Fordham University.