was absent from his niece Grace Kennedy Allen’s pre-wedding festivities amid his alleged with New York magazine campaign reporter .
The extended gathered in Hyannis Port on Saturday, Sept. 21, ahead of Grace’s Massachusetts wedding. of the family swimming in the Hyannis Harbor and then trying to dry off during a rainstorm. Whether Bobby, 70, who lives in Malibu, will be present for the wedding of the late senator ‘s granddaughter remains unclear.
Sept. 21 also marked the of Bobby’s wife, , who was spotted on Sept. 20 — and without Bobby.
The former presidential candidate’s absence comes two days after after she told the publication’s editors that she “engaged in a personal relationship with a former subject relevant to the 2024 campaign.” This was “a violation of the magazine’s standards around conflicts of interest and disclosures,” as per New York’s statement released on Thursday, Sept. 19.
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The publication noted that “had the magazine been aware of this relationship, she would not have continued to cover the presidential campaign.”
In a statement to PEOPLE, Nuzzi explained: “Earlier this year, the nature of some communication between myself and a former reporting subject turned personal. During that time, I did not directly report on the subject nor use them as a source.”
Nuzzi didn’t name the subject, but identified him as Bobby.
“The relationship was never physical but should have been disclosed to prevent the appearance of a conflict,” she continued. “I deeply regret not doing so immediately and apologize to those I’ve disappointed, especially my colleagues at New York.”
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A representative for Bobby said in a statement shared with that he and Nuzzi only met “once in his life for an interview she requested, which yielded a hit piece.” The article — titled — ran in New York magazine in November 2023.
Bobby ran for president in the 2024 race, and subsequently endorsed .
Hines, meanwhile, had been in days before news broke of her husband’s alleged relationship, a source told PEOPLE.
“She was in good spirits sitting with at the Curb Your Enthusiasm table,” the insider said of the Sept. 15 awards show.
The actress also spent her birthday in Milan on Sept. 21 with her daughter to support Bobby’s daughter Kyra, a model walking in Gucci’s Milan Fashion Week show.
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