Cheryl Hines Supports Stepdaughter Kyra and Spends Birthday in Milan amid RFK Jr.'s Alleged 'Personal Relationship' News

Mar. 15, 2025

Cheryl Hines in April 2024.Photo:Kevin Winter/Getty

Kevin Winter/Getty

Cheryl Hinesmade her first public appearance since news broke that her husband,Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,“engaged in a personal relationship” with aNew Yorkmagazinereporter who was reporting on the presidential election.

Also on Saturday, her 59th birthday, the actress shared several posts on her Instagram Stories, including a repost of a “Happy birthday” message from her niece Zoe Hines.

Cheryl Hines' Instagram Stories post.cheryl hines/Instagram

cheryl hines/Instagram

Cheryl also shared a photo of herself, Catherine and Kyra sitting together at a restaurant table, with the caption: “Me & my girls.”

Catherine posted a photo from the birthday dinner on her own Instagram Stories as she sent her mom well-wishes.

“Happy birthday to the best mother,” the 20-year-oldwrote, alongside a snapshot of Cheryl smiling as a birthday cake with a candle was placed in front of her. “I really don’t know how I got so lucky.”

From left: Cheryl Hines, Catherine Young and Kyra Kennedy.cheryl hines/Instagram

New Yorkmagazineannounced on Sept. 19 that it has put one of its reporters on leave after she “engaged in a personal relationship with a former subject relevant to the 2024 campaign,” whom CNN alleged wasRobert F. Kennedy Jr.(Robert, 70,was running for president but dropped outof the election in August.)

A spokesperson for the magazinereleased a statement, saying Olivia Nuzzi, a 31-year-old Washington correspondent, had “acknowledged to the magazine’s editors” that she engaged in the relationship “while she was reporting on the campaign,” which was “a violation of the magazine’s standards around conflicts of interest and disclosures.”

“Had the magazine been aware of this relationship, she would not have continued to cover the presidential campaign,” the statement continued.

New Yorkmagazine said Nuzzi has been placed “on leave,” though “an internal review of her published work” found “no inaccuracies nor evidence of bias.” The publication added that it “is conducting a more thorough third-party review.”

The magazine apologized to its audience, saying, “We regret this violation of our readers’ trust."

Olivia Nuzzi and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Randy Shropshire/Getty; Michael M. Santiago/Getty

Randy Shropshire/Getty; Michael M. Santiago/Getty

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PEOPLE previously contacted Robert and Cheryl for comment.

A representative for Robert denied that he and Nuzzi had a relationship in a statement toThe Washington Post, stating that he only met her once for herNovember 2023 profileof him, titled “The Mind-Bending Politics of RFK Jr.’s Spoiler Campaign."

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Cheryl Hines in 2017.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

“Mr. Kennedy only met Olivia Nuzzi once in his life for an interview she requested, which yielded a hit piece,” the representative said, perThe Washington Post.

Nuzzi said in a statement to PEOPLE that “the nature of some communication” between herself and “a former reporting subject turned personal,” but added that she “did not directly report on the subject nor use them as a source” during that time.

“The relationship was never physical but should have been disclosed to prevent the appearance of a conflict,” she said. “I deeply regret not doing so immediately and apologize to those I’ve disappointed, especially my colleagues atNew York.”

source: people.com