Ms. Nuzzi told her editors about the relationship that had turned personal, the outlet said. A representative for Mr. Kennedy said the pair had met only once.

A leading political journalist at New York Magazine has stepped away from her role following reports of an alleged romantic relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. According to a statement from the news outlet,

This has been a very delicate matter and it only has become even more tense in the middle of a presidential race. New York magazine announced late Thursday night that one of its re