Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is ‘begging’ Cheryl Hines not to divorce him over an inappropriate relationship he had with a much younger political reporter.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pleading with his wife, Cheryl Hines, not to divorce him over his alleged affair with political journalist Olivia Nuzzi. According to a People source, the politician is “begging” Hines, who finds this whole ordeal “embarrassing.”

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is “begging” wife Cheryl Hines not to file for divorce in the wake of his alleged "personal relationship" with journalist Olivia Nuzzi. A source close to Hines tells PEOPLE exclusively that the former presidential candidate's alleged affair with the New York magazine reporter, 31, is “embarrassing” for her.

Cheryl Hines is reportedly considering divorce from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. following his alleged relationship with journalist Olivia Nuzzi.

Amid reports that Cheryl Hines and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “have barely spoken” in the weeks since news broke of an alleged affair involving him and a much younger political reporter, sources are now saying the rumored relationship is not the central focus of the couple’s problems.

RFK Jr. Pleads With Cheryl Hines to Stay Amid Affair Scandal According to sources, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Cheryl Hines's marriage was going through a rough patch. RFK Jr. was reportedly pleading with Hines not to separate amidst rumors of his affair.

Cheryl Hines is reportedly considering divorcing her husband, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., amid allegations of an affair with journalist Olivia Nuzzi. Sources close to Hines have revealed details about her emotional state,

A source tells People Cheryl Hines is not taking news of her husband's alleged relationship with a reporter lying down. Olivia Nuzzi claims she and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. got close while she was working on a profile of him for New York magazine,