Journalist Olivia Nuzzi, reporter in the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Sexting scandal, has withdrawn her petition for a protective order against her former fiancé, journalist Ryan Lizza. The former reporter for New York Magazine initially filed the petition on ...

Olivia shamelessly used litigation with false and defamatory allegations as a public relations strategy. When required to do so, she refused to defend her claims in court last month,” Lizza told

Nuzzi filed an extraordinary set of explosive claims against Lizza in court on Sept. 29—accusing him of attempting to blackmail her into staying with him after he found out about her affair with RFK Jr., who is married to third wife Cheryl Hines.

Ms. Nuzzi, a former writer for New York magazine embroiled in a scandal involving Robert F. Kennedy Jr., had accused her ex-fiancé of harassment and blackmail.

After news broke of her relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Nuzzi accused ex-fiancé Lizza of harassment and blackmail, which he denied.

Olivia Nuzzi, a political correspondent previously with New York magazine, has withdrawn her request for a protective order against her ex-fiancé, journalist Ryan Lizza. Nuzzi made news earlier this year for her personal relationship with Robert F.