Cheryl Hines tells RFK Jr. that late mom Ethel Kennedy was proud of him as she breaks public silence after Olivia Nuzzi affair
Cheryl Hines broke her silence after husband Robert F.Kennedy Jr.’s sexting scandal with star political reporter Olivia Nuzzi — by commenting on a post memorializing his mother, Ethel Kennedy, who died Thursday at age 96.
“God gave her 34 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren, and the energy to give them all the attention they required,” part of the 70-year-old’s Instagram tribute read.“He blessed her with a rich and eventful life.Even as she declined in recent months, she never lost her sense of fun, her humor, her spark, her spunk, and her joie de vivre.
“She wrung joy from every moment, but for 56 years she has spoken with yearning of the day she would reunite with her beloved husband.” the Democratic dynasty scion continued.“This is beautiful.
Your mother was very proud of you,” Hines, 59, wrote, punctuating her comment with a white heart emoji.The “Curb Your Enthusiasm” star, who married RFK Jr.
in 2014, shared her own Instagram tribute, writing it had been her “great honor to have shared laughter and love with Ethel.Her charisma, wisdom and strength will live on with me in every memory of her.” Hines wrote that she and her embattled husband — who has endorsed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump — “spent many warm nights in Hyannis Port having dinner with her and hearing stories from her extraordinary life.
“She always made me laugh.She was never too serious except when she needed to be.
She dressed to nines with bare feet.She will be missed.
My love is with the family.” She also posted a video of her sitting with the Kennedy matriarch as Melissa Etheridge sang “Me & Bobby McGee” at the family compound in Hyannis Port, Mass.Hines’ heartfelt posts and message to her husband came in the wake of reports the couple have “barely spoken” since the Nuzzi sexting scandal broke late last month.
Kennedy initially denied that he had any sort of relationship with the then-engaged 31-year-old New York m...