Olivia Nuzzi, Vanity Fair's West Coast editor, became involved in a public controversy due to her affair with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Secretary of Health and Human Services, which led to her losing her job at New York Magazine in October 2024.Her memoir "American Canto" recounts the affair indirectly and has seen modest sales affected by external factors such as weather and bookstore availability.Meanwhile, former fiancé Ryan Lizza has accused Nuzzi of acting as a political surrogate for Kennedy and shared allegations about Kennedy's campaign conduct, though Kennedy has denied these claims and the White House has declined to comment.