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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has reportedly been dating actress Cheryl Hines, best known from the TV show Curb Your Enthusiasm.
On Wednesday, Kennedys estranged wife Mary Richardson Kennedy died at age 52 apparently from committing suicide by hanging herself, multiple sources told ABC News.
Kennedy and Hines have been romantically linked since last year and were photographed in January attending the Sundance Film Festival in Utah. Kennedys daughter Kathleen Kick Kennedy, an aspiring actress, was also seen with the couple.
Kennedy, a prominent environmental lawyer, is the son of the late Sen. Robert Kennedy and the nephew of President John F. Kennedy. He is the vice chair and chief prosecuting attorney for the Riverkeeper, an environmental foundation that advocates for clean water sources in New York.
Hines and Kennedy attended the Riverkeepers annual Fishermans Ball in New York City together in April and posed together on the red carpet.
Hines character on Curb Your Enthusiasm is an avid environmentalist and she joked on the red carpet that she was learning to become one in her real life.
We deeply regret the death of our beloved sister Mary, whose radiant and creative spirit will be sorely missed by those who loved her, Mary Kennedys family said in a statement released through her lawyer. Our heart goes out to her children who she loved without reservation.
Mary Richardson Kennedy was Kennedys second wife and the couple had four children together. The couple was married for 16 years before a divorce filing in 2010.
User Comments
Hes Catholic, there is no such thing as estranged wife, he has been committing adultery.
Posted by: Abby | May 17, 2012, 11:54 am 11:54 am
Very true, Abby, and something the dems can overlook since hes a Kennedy. Mary Kennedy died of a broken heart, sounds like to me. My sympathies.
Posted by: wildblue | May 17, 2012, 12:02 pm 12:02 pm
Any sex outside of marriage is adultery. Doesnt have anything to do with Catholicism or estrangement.
Posted by: AWUSA | May 17, 2012, 12:02 pm 12:02 pm
Look @ picture of Cheryl Hines & RFK Jr @ Deer Valley with Mary Kennedy 2010. Mother of 4 and wife has substance abuse. Move to LA with latest affair and sue for custody . Loyal stand up catholic husband. How desperate is Cheryl Hines??
Posted by: Mary Normal | May 17, 2012, 12:35 pm 12:35 pm
Amazing how we continue to hear about blue-blooded, born with a silver spoon in the mouth upper class social parasites. WHO CARES ABOUT THESE SH_TS!!!
Posted by: Spitting into the Wind | May 17, 2012, 12:56 pm 12:56 pm
But, but, its Republicans who dont respect women, right???
Posted by: Godot | May 17, 2012, 1:10 pm 1:10 pm
Did Laurie David introduce them? Afterall, she was Larry Davids wife, is part of the NRDC and claims that RFK jr turned her into an environmentalist. Amazing how all the men whose lives she touches wind up either divorced or separated&One big happy dysfunctional family. Sad about his estranged wife. Sounds like she died of a broken heart.
Posted by: jm | May 17, 2012, 1:25 pm 1:25 pm
Run, Cheryl, RUN!!!
Posted by: Meh | May 17, 2012, 1:53 pm 1:53 pm
I cant understand the timing of this article. Did it really have to run on the same page with the article about his WIFES suicide? Good grief!
Posted by: joyce | May 17, 2012, 2:34 pm 2:34 pm
@Spitting into the Wind. RFK Jr. has spent his life working to protect the environment. Most of the Kennedys have devoted their lives to public service and to helping the poor and underprivileged. If that wasnt true you wouldnt be attacking them. The real parasites are the 1% who you worship and defend at every turn, and who tell you what to think.
Posted by: Fred | May 17, 2012, 3:50 pm 3:50 pm
Fred: I agree with you completely. And there is no reason to run this story about RFKs love life when such a horrific thing has happened. The Media causes a lot of our problems. They are disgusting. If it were their loved one, it would be another story.
God Bless the Kennedy family and Marys family.
Posted by: Barb | May 17, 2012, 4:32 pm 4:32 pm
Well, guess he wont have to sue her for child custody.
Posted by: George | May 17, 2012, 4:46 pm 4:46 pm
Joyce, if you really think the Kennedys are spending their lives protecting the enviornment and poor people for us, I think you are sadly mistaken. The Kennedys have spent their lives spending taxpayers money on THEIR causes. I am sure the environmental law this Kennedy is so wrapped up in comes part and parcel with Al Gores nonsense.
Posted by: barney | May 17, 2012, 4:49 pm 4:49 pm
From last November California-based “green jobs” firm with a troubled financial history got a $1.4 billion Energy Department loan guarantee ― three times the size of Solyndra’s jackpot ― despite mountains of debt.
And it turns out that the principal private investor in BrightSource Energy, the lucky recipient, is a company called VantagePoint ― whose “venture partners” include Robert F. Kennedy Jr. $1.4 billion in taxpayer money to bailout Mr. Holier than Thou.
Posted by: BCT | May 17, 2012, 5:57 pm 5:57 pm
Why does an environmental group have a prosecuting attorney?
It sounds like a made-up job for a trust fund kid.
Posted by: Tarzan | May 17, 2012, 6:39 pm 6:39 pm
I hope Kennedy and Hines are ashamed of themselves.
Posted by: Ugh | May 17, 2012, 7:10 pm 7:10 pm
Mary is/was 100 times prettier than Cheryl Hines. course, RFK Jr. is ugly too.
Posted by: Barb | May 17, 2012, 8:37 pm 8:37 pm
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