Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new biography titled 'RFK Jr: The Rise and Fall' comes out on April 14.
RFK Jr. Launches Podcast Amid Shocking Infidelity Claims in New Biography — 'He Gaslit Her'
Robert F. Kenned Jr. is soon launching his own podcast. The announcement dropped on Wednesday, April 8, just a day after an excerpt from his new biography surfaced, revealing claims about his shocking journal entries and alleged past infidelity.
Kennedy Jr. shared an announcement video about his upcoming podcast titled Secretary Kennedy Podcast. The 72-year-old stated that he plans to have "fearless conversations with critical thinkers, including independent doctors" on his show.
"This podcast is about telling the truth even when it is uncomfortable," he added. The podcast announcement came a day after author Isabel Vincent's new biography about Kennedy Jr. surfaced publicly.
'She Was Innocent and Naive'
Vincent, an investigative journalist at the New York Post, is releasing a new biography of Kennedy Jr. on April 14, titled RFK Jr.: The Fall and Rise.
According to an excerpt from the biography that has been making the rounds, Kennedy "gaslit" his second wife, Mary Richardson Kennedy, over her suspicions about his involvement with other women.
Speaking about Kennedy Jr. and Mary Richardson, a source reportedly revealed, "He definitely gaslit her and told her that she was crazy and that her accusations about other women were fantasies."
"She was innocent and naive, but she drank, which was classic in the sense of being in pain a lot of the time," the source added. Sources close to Mary Richardson also state that much of her depression was rooted in her husband's infidelity.
X user shares a news update about Mary Richardson Kennedy handing off RFK Jr.'s private journals to a friend.
Vincent also reportedly got her hands on secret diaries where Kennedy Jr. wrote about his struggles to remain faithful to Mary Richardson.
He allegedly admitted that he had to fight "l-st demons" and that he was always hunting for "more" despite having so much as a Kennedy family scion.
According to recordings obtained by Mother Jones, during an argument in 2011, Kennedy Jr. once blamed Mary Richardson for cheating on her 37 times. In his account, he portrayed himself as a victim who had been "mugged" by seductresses.
An X post about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s 'private diaries.'
What RFK Jr.'s Journal Entries Reveal
Citing Kennedy Jr.'s journal entries, Vincent wrote that once the former lauded himself for making it through a trip without acting on his temptations. "I made it through a difficult week without acting out," he allegedly wrote about his trip to the Hamptons in 1999.
"I am proud of myself because the Sirens were on every rock out there," he reportedly added.
Vincent revealed that at the time of this journal entry, Mary Richardson was at home, hosting parties and looking after her three children, all of whom were younger than five years old.
Mary Richardson was Kennedy Jr.'s second wife. They married in 1994 and had four children together -- Conor, Kyra, Aidan and William. Mary Richardson took her own life in 2012, two years after her separation from Kennedy Jr.
The secretary of Health and Human Services went on to marry actress Cheryl Hines in 2014.
Kennedy Jr. has not responded to the revelations in the new biography yet.