# New York Times ends Olivia Waite’s contract after Bluesky criticism of coverage of Trump allegations

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/new-york-times-fires-romance-columnist-after-she-reposted-woke-attack-on-her-employer-on-progressive-x-alternative-bluesky/
- Published: 2026-11-04T07:00:10+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T07:27:51+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16262843/new-york-times-romance-columnist-fired.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- The Times ended Olivia Waite’s romance column contract.
- Waite linked the decision to her reposts criticising its coverage.
- The disputed report concerned calls to investigate Trump’s Epstein ties.

## Summary

The New York Times ended romance columnist Olivia Waite’s contract after she reposted criticism of the paper’s coverage of allegations against President Donald Trump. The episode has drawn attention to how the paper handles contested allegations and how it responds when contributors criticise its journalism publicly.

Waite said her editor emailed that she was “no longer a good fit” after her Bluesky posts, and that the paper cited her presumed negative feelings about it. The report at the centre of the dispute covered House Democrats’ call for an investigation into Trump’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein; committee aides alleged that Trump had abused, assaulted and raped women. Trump has not been charged with or convicted of rape.

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