Politico's Ryan Lizza on leave after ex Olivia Nuzzi accuses him of harassment, blackmail amid RFK Jr. tryst

Politico's chief Washington correspondent and Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza is taking a leave of absence after his ex-fiancée, Olivia Nuzzi, accused him of harassment and blackmail in a court filing.

It was revealed last month that Lizza and Nuzzi had previously called off their engagement when news broke that the star New York Magazine writer had been inappropriately involved with former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

In the court filing to Washington DC’s Superior Court on Tuesday, Nuzzi reportedly claimed in August that Lizza "explicitly threatened to make public personal information about me to destroy my life, career, and reputation—a threat he has since carried out."

"POLITICO and Ryan Lizza have mutually agreed that it is in everyone’s best interest for him to step back and take a leave of absence while an investigation is conducted," a Politico spokesperson told Fox News Digital.

NEW YORK MAG PUTS REPORTER OLIVIA NUZZI ON LEAVE FOR ALLEGED 'PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP' WITH RFK JR.

Neither Lizza nor Nuzzi immediately responded Fox News Digital's requests for comment.

Nuzzi had been placed on leave by New York Magazine last month as a result of the Kennedy revelation.

Nuzzi alleged the harassment began in July and accused Lizza of trying to blackmail her into staying together, according to CNN.

"She said by the next month, Lizza had stolen a personal electronic device from her, was hacking her devices, then anonymously shopping information about her to the media," CNN reported. "Some of the information may have been ‘doctored’ to hurt her more, Nuzzi alleged, and she believes Lizza impersonated ‘an anonymous campaign operative’ to give a political campaign information that would hurt her further, according to