Comedian Tig Notaro said Tuesday that she had to “step away” from her friendship with actress Cheryl Hines because of Hines’ husband, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. , and his political views.

Notaro discussed her past friendship and collaborations with the “Curb Your Enthusiasm” actress on the podcast “ Breaking Bread With Tom Papa .” The two had previously co-hosted the podcast “Tig and Cheryl: True Story,” where they discussed recent documentaries they watched.

Notaro called Hines one of her “favorite friends to be ridiculous with” but said that she had felt compelled to end things with her once Kennedy’s presidential campaign began.

“Cheryl’s married to Bobby Kennedy Jr. When he was announcing his run, I just felt like I needed to step away, because there are beliefs that were like a gn

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