The vast Malibu, CA, where journalists lived Olivia Nuzzi is reportedly living in the aftermath of the fallout from her so-called “digital-only” affair with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has hit the rental market for the staggering price of $35,000 per month.
Nuzzi, 32, was said to have been living at the multi-structural estate when her book “American Canto,” in which she reveals details about her relationship with RFK, was released in early December, according to a report by the New York Post.
Property records show that the sprawling estate, which is less than an hour from the Mandeville Canyon home RFK shares with his wife, Cheryl Hinesis up for rent – with the description calling it a rare home that “balances privacy, architectural integrity and a relaxed coastal sensibility.”
The property, “situated on a private hillside” overlooking Zuma Beach, features several buildings including a main residence, a one-bedroom guesthouse and a detached wellness studio.
It is unclear exactly which building Nuzzi lived in and whether she still lives on the property now that it is on the rental market.
However, a November 2025 New York Times profile on the writer and former Vanity Fair journalist described her home as “a little house in the heart of Malibu with lizards crawling into her kitchen,” suggesting she may have been using the smaller guest house on the property.
Records show the compound is currently owned by Thomas Stoilkovitsj Jr.who bought the property in 2013.
However, planning applications show that the complex as it stands today has only recently been completed, with several permits granted for various works to the property in recent years.
Today, the property, which spans nearly 5 acres, features a main residence that is “anchored by vaulted, cedar-clad ceilings” and offers “expansive sliding glass walls” that provide access to the beautiful landscape surrounding the home.
“Living and dining areas connect seamlessly to carefully curated outdoor rooms designed for entertaining, lounging and sunset gatherings,” the description continues.
The main house features a chef’s kitchen, a secondary prep kitchen, and several private bedrooms, in addition to the “serene” master bedroom, which has its own enormous spa-inspired bathroom.
A wellness studio is equipped with a private gym and infrared sauna, while the one-bedroom guesthouse is described as having enough “flexibility” for visitors and loved ones.
Born in New York City and raised in New Jersey, Nuzzi reportedly moved to the West Coast in 2024, not long after reports first surfaced that she had had an “affair” with 71-year-old RFK Jr. – an involvement that is said to have begun shortly after she profiled him for a piece in New York Magazine.
After the allegations came to light, New York Magazine made the decision to “part ways” with Nuzzi, who virtually disappeared from the spotlight until she resurfaced in LA months later, when she was named the new West Coast Correspondent for Vanity Fair in early 2025.
In December, Vanity Fair announced that it had made the decision not to renew Nuzzi’s contract following the ongoing fallout from her alleged relationship with RFK, which was detailed in her book, although he was not mentioned by name.
Nuzzi claims in the tome that Kennedy repeatedly professed his love for her, claiming she only reciprocated that feeling after he said it first.
She further claimed that RFK expressed his desire to have a baby with her.
At the time news of their affair broke, Nuzzi said RFK suggested they consider it nothing more than a physical affair, telling her, “If it’s just sex, I can survive.”
At the same time, the book by Nuzzi’s former fiancée, a journalist, was published Ryan Lizzareleased a series of personal pieces about their relationship, claiming that his ex-partner’s decision to publish a book had left him feeling like he had no choice but to share his side of the story.
In the first essay shared on his website, Telos Newsemphasized that “there was silence [his] preference” over publicly airing their dirty laundry, but that “sadly, silence no longer seems advisable or even possible.”
The essays not only discussed Nuzzi’s alleged relationship with Kennedy, but also included accusations that Lizza had discovered a romantic relationship between her and another high-profile politician: the former governor of South Carolina. Mark Sanford.
Lizza’s claims were aired in a personal essay simply titled “Part 1: How I Found Out,” which detailed how he came across a collection of love notes he believed were written by Nuzzi to Sanford in the Georgetown mansion they shared in Washington, DC, at the time.
Meanwhile, Kennedy’s wife, Hines, published her own book ‘Unscripted’, in which she discussed her husband’s alleged affair – although she neglected to mention Nuzzi by name.
The comedian admitted that her husband’s involvement with Nuzzi was almost her breaking point – explaining that she “hit a wall” regarding the rumors surrounding her marriage.
“Of course I hated it all,” she said. “The swirl of headlines, rumors and innuendo was disturbing and overwhelming. I had hit a wall.”
The comedian was traveling in Europe with her daughters when the news first broke and admitted that her initial reaction was “a wave of indifference,” one caused by a seemingly endless barrage of negative press coverage of her relationship.
“I didn’t care what happened, who said what, what was real, what wasn’t real, who was involved or why they were involved,” she said. “I was fine with letting them all continue with the drama and politics without me.
“It felt like a game that people were playing and I wasn’t interested in participating. For me, it was the end of the story.”
Eager to deal with the news alone, Hines extended her trip so she could “break down” without her daughters there, giving her a chance to sort out her own feelings before talking to Kennedy about it.
“I didn’t know what was going to happen when I got home and saw Bobby again, but he wanted to talk to me,” she revealed.
When she flew back to the US, her husband was there to pick her up at the airport – and the couple didn’t even wait to return home before discussing the Nuzzi scandal, but parked and had that emotional conversation in their car.
“We probably talked for an hour while the security team watched over the car,” she recalls. “I felt so distant from him. It felt like the only thread connecting me to him was directly connected to all of our children.”
It was, she said, her “adoration” and “respect” for her children that motivated her to “listen to what Bobby had to say” over the next few days, during which they “locked down.” [themselves] in a room and laid everything out on the table.”
Eventually, that no-holds-barred conversation spread to other pain points on both sides, with Hines explaining, “We talked about all the painful times we had been through over the years and what we meant to each other. We analyzed how we had lost connection and what had kept us together.
“We went through all the details of the last story: what was true and what wasn’t.
“During those soul-searching days, we strengthened our ties even closer.”
