The bitter, increasingly public feud between Politico’s Ryan Lizza and New York magazine’s Olivia Nuzzi took an even more salacious turn this week.

In a court filing made public on Tuesday, first reported by the Daily Beast, Lizza denied allegations made in his ex-fiancée’s initial petition for a protective order, filed two weeks ago, including that he intentionally leaked her alleged affair with former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to her employer and blackmailed her.

In the court filing, Lizza claims his ex-fiancée admitted the “toxic” relationship to him, sharing that Kennedy wanted to “possess,” “control,” and “impregnate” her. Lizza added that Nuzzi told him “there was a huge power disparity between them and that he manipulated her.”

The dueling court filings from a pair of political journalism stars has unsurprisingly generated considerable media attention. The latest, tabloid-friendly allegations leveled by Lizza were splashed across the New York Post’s cover on Wednesday, along with the headline “Spawn F. Kennedy” and a reference to Lizza as Nuzzi’s “jilted fiancé.”

Andrew Jezic, the attorney representing Nuzzi, pushed back on Lizza’s legal response in a statement to Vanity Fair, saying that his intention remains to “harass and humiliate” his client. “He utilized the press to do so — some of the very issues that drove Ms. Nuzzi to file for a protective order,” initially, Jezic said.

“Filings such as this, full of salacious and irrelevant claims, that she will not dignify with a response, furthered his efforts, as described in her initial filing for the protective order,” he continued. “Ms. Nuzzi’s only objective, in seeking intervention from law enforcement and the Court, is to ensure her safety and to be left alone.”

In the filing, the Politico journalist said that he is now “forced to defend…against baseless accusations,” in court. Whether the DC Superior Court rules that the allegations are “baseless” as claimed, or sides with Nuzzi, a decision won’t come until after the election. Judge Sean Staples set a November 19 hearing date to continue proceedings and consider Nuzzi’s petition for a protective order.

Meanwhile, with this feud unresolved until after Election Day, it is safe to assume that both Nuzzi and Lizza will not be back at their respective desks for the results of the historic Kamala Harris–Donald Trump race.

Nuzzi was placed on leave from New York last month after acknowledging the relationship to the magazine’s editorial leadership. Staffers were informed about an ongoing independent third-party investigation into Nuzzi’s conduct and instructed not to discuss the matter until resolved. Vox Media declined to comment on the status of the investigation.

Nuzzi has maintained that her “digital relationship” with Kennedy, which spanned the course of several months, never turned physical, as reported by Lachlan Cartwright. A spokesperson for Kennedy did not respond to a request for comment.

Lizza, who serves as chief Washington correspondent and coauthor of the “Playbook” newsletter, is currently taking a leave of absence while Politico conducts its own investigation. A Politico spokesperson declined to provide an update on the status of the investigation.

A Politico journalist who spoke with Vanity Fair on the condition of anonymity, said that Lizza’s absence “hasn’t affected how people do their job,” adding that “people are really focused on producing good work and covering the campaign.” Staffers are not expecting Lizza to return before the election comes to a close. The individual added that internally, employees are viewing the incident as a “personal tragedy,” for Lizza and are awaiting the determination from the company’s investigation into the matter.

While New York magazine, which is currently wrapping up its media issue, has not covered the scandal, Politico highlighted the latest developments in Wednesday morning’s “Playbook,” linking to a Washington Post article along with the header, “FOR YOUR RADAR.”