Cheryl Hines gives RFK Jr. ultimatum following messy sexting scandal with Olivia Nuzzi: report

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Actress Cheryl Hines reportedly gave her husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr. an ultimatum to move her to Washington, DC or else — following his messy sexting scandal with political journalist Olivia Nuzzi.

Hines, 59, ordered the scion to move her from California to the nation’s capital indefinitely out of fear her husband’s self-proclaimed “lust demons” would overwhelm his ability to fend off temptation while he’s serving as secretary of Health and Human Services, sources told The Daily Mail.

“Cheryl doesn’t feel Bobby can be trusted one iota living on his own, in D.C., even part-time, with so many attractive women and Kennedy groupies around, as he gets settled in his powerful new position,” a source told the outlet.

“So she’s given him a strict ultimatum – move me or else.”

Reps for Hines and Kennedy did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.

The famous couple have appeared seemingly happy together in public in the months since Kennedy, 70, was accused of having a digital affair with Nuzzi, who profiled the then-independent presidential candidate in November 2023 for New York Magazine.

Nuzzi, 31, reportedly started sexting Kennedy following the story, including allegedly sending him “demure nudes.” The pair even had “incredible” sex over FaceTime, a source told Page Six.

Kennedy – the son of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and nephew of President John F. Kennedy – has denied a fling with Nuzzi with his camp stating the two had only met in person once for the profile story.

The scandal, which dominated headlines for several weeks, resulted in Nuzzi leaving the publication and getting caught up in a legal battle with her ex-fiancé, Politico journalist Ryan Lizza.

The high-profile dalliance also had pundits scrutinizing Hines’ relationship with Kennedy, with the pair silencing rumors as the “Curb Your Enthusiasm” star publicly supported her longtime environmental lawyer and vaccine-skeptic husband during his heated confirmation hearings in January.

Hines then attended Kennedy’s swearing-in ceremony at the White House, where the pair stood hand-in-hand as President Trump hailed the father of seven’s Make American Health Again movement.

The “Waitress” actress is now determined to leave her $6 million Brentwood estate to keep an eye on her Casanova husband, the outlet reported.

“Cheryl’s willing to sacrifice all the glamorous lifestyle to become a political wife, moved to D.C. forthwith, and live in trendy Georgetown, so she can keep a close watch on Bobby,” a source told The Daily Mail.

Kennedy was also embroiled in a number of other cheating rumors – with at least three women claiming they had trysts with him last year after linking up at the Children’s Health Defense, an anti-vaccine organization he previously headed. 

His camp strongly rejected the bombshell claims in a statement to Mediaite, calling the report “untrue.”

Kennedy’s philandering has been well documented in three of his diaries exclusively seen by The Post after his second wife, Mary Richardson Kennedy, took her own life in 2012.

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