Cheryl Hines is able to set the document straight about her marriage to present U.S. Secretary of Well being and Human Providers, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
“I don’t assume there’s any level to going by way of each rumor and headline to attempt to defend or clarify it,” Hines, 59, instructed the Wall Avenue Journal in an interview printed Monday, August 11. “Bobby and I speak about all the things, in order that’s how we transfer by way of all the things, and we’re actually good associates, and we belief one another.”
The actress additionally added that her upcoming memoir, titled Unscripted, will paint her marriage with Kennedy, 71, in a constructive gentle.
“One would deduce that we love one another and are nonetheless married and no matter we’ve been by way of is behind us,” she instructed the publication.
In September 2024, Hines’ marriage was put underneath the microscope when studies surfaced that Kennedy allegedly engaged in a sexting affair with New York journal political reporter Olivia Nuzzi throughout his 2024 presidential election marketing campaign.
New York journal printed a public apology to its readers on the time, revealing that Nuzzi didn’t disclose a “private relationship” with an unnamed topic she profiled throughout her 2024 election protection for the publication.
Neither New York journal nor Nuzzi publicly named Kennedy, however a number of different shops — together with CNN and The New York Instances — reported that the topic in query was Kennedy.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Cheryl Hines Timothy A. CLARY / AFP
“The connection was by no means bodily however ought to have been disclosed to stop the looks of a battle,” Nuzzi later stated in a press release to The New York Instances. “I deeply remorse not doing so instantly and apologize to these I’ve disillusioned, particularly my colleagues at New York.”
A rep for Kennedy additionally instructed NBC Information, “Mr. Kennedy solely met Olivia Nuzzi as soon as in his life for an interview she requested, which yielded a success piece.”
Within the WSJ interview, Hines and Kennedy refused to touch upon the scandal immediately. However when requested about his spouse getting pulled into controversy because of his political ambitions, Kennedy stated it’s exhausting to manage.
“There is no such thing as a finish, and if you happen to get caught into responding to it, then it drags you into low vibrations,” he defined, “and the trick is to attempt to keep within the excessive vibrations.”
Hines and Kennedy have been married since 2014 after going by way of their very own particular person, earlier divorces.
Final fall, the Curb Your Enthusiasm actress shared a glimpse into what makes her relationship with the controversial Secretary of Well being — who promotes vaccination conspiracy theories and at one level falsely claimed that HIV doesn’t trigger AIDS — work.
“There must be a connection,” Hines solely instructed Us in October 2024. “There’s, like, a connection that you simply take a look at your husband or your accomplice and all of the loopy happening round you, otherwise you look and also you test in and it’s like, ‘OK. It’s going to be OK. We’re going to maneuver by way of this second.’ And, , a number of instances it’s humorous and you may lean over and say, ‘That is loopy balls,’ and have a second collectively after which maintain your head up excessive and go to the subsequent factor.”