Maggie Rogers Exposes NYT Reporter to 20,000 Fans at Rosalía Show

Q: Will The New York Times identify the journalist accused of two-timing singer Maggie Rogers at their office?

Probably not. Based on the available reporting, there is no indication that The New York Times plans to publicly identify the journalist Maggie Rogers accused of two-timing her. Rogers did not name him during her onstage story at Rosalía’s Madison Square Garden show, and the follow-up coverage describes him only as an unnamed Times reporter. The strongest clue comes from the related reporting itself, which says the paper is likely to “sit this one out.” That suggests the Times is not expected to confirm the person’s identity, especially since the allegation concerns a private dating matter rather than a newsroom or public-interest issue the organization would typically address publicly. Unless Rogers names him herself, or the Times determines there is a compelling institutional reason to comment, the journalist is likely to remain unidentified. At this point, there is no confirmed identification and no public sign of action from the newspaper.

Q: How did a journalist bypass security for a late-night tour inside the New York Times headquarters?

It is not known from the available reporting that the journalist “bypassed” security at all. Maggie Rogers said during Rosalía’s Madison Square Garden show that her date, an unnamed New York Times reporter, gave her a late-night tour of the paper’s headquarters around 1 a.m. and that they ended up in a conference room. But neither her account nor the additional sourced material explains how he got into the building, whether he used employee credentials, whether security staff were present, or whether any rules were broken. The most plausible explanation, based on how large office buildings typically operate, is that an employee with authorized after-hours access entered using normal credentials and brought a guest inside. Modern commercial buildings usually rely on badge access, time-based permissions, cameras, and guard oversight rather than open public entry at that hour. If that is what happened, it would be an access-control issue or a guest-policy question, not necessarily a case of “bypassing” security. Without confirmation from the New York Times, the journalist, or building security records, any stronger claim would be speculation. The public record only supports this: Rogers described a late-night visit inside the headquarters, but there is no evidence in the reporting showing how access was obtained or that security was circumvented.

3 articles · Updated · rova.nz · Jun 18

20,000 concertgoers at Madison Square Garden heard Rogers tell Rosalía that a New York Times reporter once took her on a “magical” date despite already having a girlfriend.
Rogers said the setup came through a friend and included a late-night visit to the empty New York Times headquarters, before she learned the next day he was dating a friend of a friend.
A phone confrontation followed, with Rogers saying the reporter asked to discuss it in person and she refused; she did not identify him by name.
The onstage disclosure was unusual for Rogers, who is notably private about her personal life and was making a surprise appearance on Rosalía’s LUX tour.