{"id":2124965,"date":"2025-10-30T15:37:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T15:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2124965"},"modified":"2025-10-30T15:37:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T15:37:20","slug":"cheryl-hines-claims-rfk-jr-suggested-they-fake-a-split-to-boost-her-image","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/cheryl-hines-claims-rfk-jr-suggested-they-fake-a-split-to-boost-her-image\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheryl Hines Claims RFK Jr. Suggested They Fake a Split to Boost Her Image"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Married couple<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/cheryl-hines\/\"><strong> Cheryl Hines<\/strong><\/a> and <strong>Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/strong> allegedly nearly staged a separation to ease backlash.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen he said, \u2018Well, we could fake a separation,\u2019 because he felt so bad because nobody liked you anymore. And you\u2019re like, \u2018Let\u2019s not do that,\u2019\u201d <strong>Heather McDonald<\/strong> said on the Thursday, October 30, episode of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ms1dx0oZdzU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cJuicy Scoop With Heather McDonald\u201d<\/a> podcast.<\/p>\n<p>Hines, 60, replied, \u201cBut you know what? I understand it because I have some friends that \u2014 I don\u2019t want people <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/inside-cheryl-hines-hollywood-friendships-amid-her-marriage-to-rfk-jr\/\">having feelings about my friends<\/a> being friends with me. You know what I mean? I don\u2019t want to bring anything bad into someone else\u2019s life. He was watching it all happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hines and Kennedy\u2019s relationship was placed in the public eye more than ever before amid his 2024 bid for the presidency. After the election, Kennedy, 71, was named the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services for President <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong>\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/cheryl-hines-and-rfk-jr-spotted-together-for-1st-time-since-scandal\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/cheryl-hines-and-rfk-jr-spotted-together-for-1st-time-since-scandal\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Cheryl Hines and RFK Jr. Spotted Together for 1st Time Since Scandal<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tCheryl Hines and her husband, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., stepped out in public for the first time since news broke of his alleged affair. In photos obtained by Page Six, the pair were photographed on Saturday, October 5, after grabbing Starbucks in Malibu, California. For the outing, Hines, 59, wore a black T-shirt, jeans and [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hines initially shared in an interview with <em>Fox News Digital<\/em> earlier this month that Kennedy suggested they fake a separation <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/every-time-cheryl-hines-has-defended-husband-robert-f-kennedy-jr\/\">amid public scrutiny.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn my book, <em>Unscripted<\/em>, I talk about this because things got \u2026 dramatic during this presidential campaign,\u201d Hines said, referring to her new memoir. \u201cSome people were very upset that I was even married to Bobby. They were vocally coming at me because I\u2019m married to Bobby. So Bobby felt like, \u2018You shouldn\u2019t be having to take that heat. So why don\u2019t we just say we\u2019re separated?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Hines thought it was \u201ca very sweet notion\u201d by Kennedy, she admitted that she didn\u2019t think it was \u201chelpful\u201d to go through with it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat needed to happen \u2014 and what did happen \u2014 is we got closer together,\u201d she said. \u201cI understood the sentiment behind it, but this is why I think the book is so interesting: you\u2019re in these unique situations that nobody else can imagine.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/kyle-richards-mauricio-umanskys-quotes-about-their-separation\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Kyle-Richards-and-Mauricio-Umansky-s-Most-Honest-Quotes-About-Their-Separation-261.jpg?crop=0px,141px,1423px,804px&amp;resize=400,225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky s Most Honest Quotes About Their Separation 261\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Kyle-Richards-and-Mauricio-Umansky-s-Most-Honest-Quotes-About-Their-Separation-261.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/kyle-richards-mauricio-umanskys-quotes-about-their-separation\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky\u2019s Honest Quotes About Their Separation<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tReal Housewives of Beverly Hills couple Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky have shared insight into the reason behind their separation after 27 years of marriage. Us Weekly confirmed in July 2023 that the couple were taking time apart. \u201cKyle and Mauricio have been separated for a while, but are still currently living together,\u201d a source [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>She continued, \u201cFor a couple to say, \u2018Maybe we should just say we\u2019re not with each other anymore and our lives would be easier\u2019 \u2014 it\u2019s like, well, things have gotten to that point. That\u2019s pretty dramatic and pretty extreme. And that\u2019s one of the reasons why I wanted to write the book \u2026 experiences that are very once in a lifetime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hines was previously married to <strong>Paul Young<\/strong> for eight years until their 2010 divorce. The exes share daughter Catherine, 21. Kennedy, for his part, exchanged vows in 1982 with <strong>Emily Black<\/strong>, with whom he shares son Bobby III, 41, and daughter Kathleen, 37. After their 1994 split, Kennedy married the late <strong>Mary Richardson<\/strong> in 1994 and welcomed four kids: Conor, 31, Kyra, 30, Finn, 26, and Aidan, 23. Kennedy and Richardson called it quits in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Hines and RFK Jr., the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/pictures\/robert-f-kennedy-jr-s-family-siblings-wives-kids-and-more\/\">son of former presidential candidate<\/a> <strong>Robert F. Kennedy<\/strong> and nephew of former president <strong>John F. Kennedy<\/strong>, tied the knot in 2014. \u201cWe share the same values. Family first,\u201d Hines gushed to <em>Us Weekly<\/em> in 2014, one month before RFK Jr. popped the question. \u201cWe like to have a good time and work hard.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Married couple Cheryl Hines and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. allegedly nearly staged a separation to ease backlash. \u201cWhen he said, \u2018Well, we could fake a separation,\u2019 because he felt so bad because nobody liked you anymore. And you\u2019re like, \u2018Let\u2019s not do that,\u2019\u201d Heather McDonald said on the Thursday, October 30, episode of the \u201cJuicy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2124966,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[24003,233436,21738,30252],"class_list":["post-2124965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-celebrity-news","tag-celebrity-scandals","tag-news","tag-scandals"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Cheryl-Hines-Claims-RFK-Jr-Suggested-They-Fake-a-Split.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2124965","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2124965"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2124965\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2124967,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2124965\/revisions\/2124967"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2124966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2124965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2124965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2124965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}