Nuzzi filed an extraordinary set of explosive claims against Lizza in court on Sept. 29—accusing him of attempting to blackmail her into staying with him after he found out about her affair with RFK Jr., who is married to third wife Cheryl Hines.

Olivia Nuzzi, a journalist, has hired high-powered lawyer Ari Wilkenfeld, who is known for handling high-profile cases, as she fights her ex, Ryan Lizza, in a legal dispute over claims related to her interactions with RFK Jr.

Olivia Nuzzi, the reporter involved in RFK Jr.'s scandal, has dropped her protective order against her ex after the shock affair was unveiled.

Olivia Nuzzi has dropped her protective order against her ex-fianceé Ryan Lizza, ending the roughly month-long legal fight she waged against him in the weeks after news broke of her affair with Robert F.

"Ms. Nuzzi has no interest in fighting a public relations battle," Nuzzi's attorney Ari Wilkenfeld tells PEOPLE

Olivia Nuzzi has withdrawn her protective order petition against, ex-fiancé Ryan Lizza, citing her desire to avoid a public relations battle.