Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Tuesday he has “so many skeletons in my closet,” when asked about an allegation in a Vanity Fair article that he sexually assaulted a former family babysitter.
Kennedy also denied a picture of him posing with the barbecued carcass of a large animal – which Vanity Fair said appeared to be a dog – belonged to a canine. He said it was the carcass of a goat.
Vanity Fair said Kennedy texted the photo to a friend last year, saying the friend might enjoy a restaurant in Korea that served dog on the menu.
“Hey @VanityFair,” Kennedy wrote on social media platform X, “you know when your veterinary experts call a goat a dog, and your forensic experts say a photo taken in Patagonia was taken in Korea, that you’ve joined the ranks of supermarket tabloids.”
The photo was taken in 2010, according to the digital file’s metadata, the article said, the same year Kennedy was diagnosed with a parasite in his brain. He has since fully recovered, his campaign has said.
Reuters was not able to independently confirm details of the photograph.
