Hines: HHS Secretary RFK Jr. Proposed Fake Separation

Cheryl Hines says her husband, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., suggested they pretend to be separated during his 2024 presidential campaign to shield her from backlash; she declined and says the ordeal ultimately brought them closer, as she recounts in her memoir Unscripted. Hines described campaign-related security scares — including a trespasser and an armed impersonator at a rally — and tensions with critics and his family over his vaccine skepticism. Kennedy later dropped out of the 2024 race and is now serving as Health and Human Services secretary. Separately, reports say former New York magazine reporter Olivia Nuzzi’s forthcoming account allegedly includes sexually charged messages from Kennedy; a source says the couple were blindsided and worry the disclosures could reignite scandal and imperil his standing in the administration.