US EditionRyan Murphy's Tension With the Real People Who Inspire His Shows Explained
Jack Schlossberg calls FX's Love Story 'fiction' and urges creator Ryan Murphy to donate profits to JFK Library amid concerns over misuse of Kennedy legacy.
- On March 1, Jack Schlossberg, JFK Jr.'s nephew and a New York congressional candidate, blasted the Ryan Murphy-produced FX/Hulu series Love Story in a CBS Sunday Morning interview, calling it 'grotesque' and accusing it of profiting without family consent.
- Producers say they did not contact the family before filming, and executive producer Nina Jacobson confirmed no contact during production, prompting objections since Love Story debuted Feb. 12 and Schlossberg first criticized the project last summer.
- The producers defended the show, saying `For all of us who are making TV shows based on real events, you have to consider your ethical obligation to the family members and approach it with love and kindness,` Simpson said, while cast members expressed surprise and sympathy.
- Citing political timing, Schlossberg urged donations, saying `I would hope that Mr. Murphy would donate some of the millions of dollars of profits that he's making to some of the causes that John championed throughout his life` and expressed concern over misuse of JFK's image by Trump and RFK Jr.
- Later this month the Love Story finale on March 26 airs, and the series quickly became a cultural talking point after its Feb. 12 debut, while Murphy's adaptations often prompt family backlash over consent.
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‘Love Story’: John Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette, or when headlines ruin everything that could, for once, be real
They only meant to take a small plane to Cape Cod to attend a cousin’s wedding. Nothing should have gone wrong. But it did. An experienced pilot — as experienced as an amateur pilot can be — John (Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr.) didn’t want to wait for the instructor that July afternoon. He didn’t need to. He had argued with Carolyn (Bessette), his wife, before boarding the Piper Saratoga that would end up at the bottom of the Atlantic. Seguir leyendo
Jack Schlossberg eviscerates Ryan Murphy for his Kennedy-based series ‘Love Story’: ‘Grotesque’
Jack Schlossberg once again blasted Ryan Murphy for his Hulu series “Love Story,” which portrays the romance between the late John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette. Schlossberg, who was Kennedy’s nephew, called the popular series “grotesque” in an interview with “CBS Sunday Morning”that aired on March 1. “If you want to know someone who’s never met anyone in my family, knows nothing about us, talk to Ryan Murphy,” Schlossberg said when asked …
Ryan Murphy takes flak from John F. Kennedy Jr.'s nephew Jack Schlossberg for 'Love Story' series
Schlossberg has previously criticized the FX show for not consulting his family.Ryan Murphy and Jack Schlossberg both pictured in 2025Credit: Santiago Felipe/Getty; JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via GettyJack Schlossberg is continuing his verbal assault on producer Ryan Murphy's Love Story.FX's limited series documents the romance between Schlossberg's late uncle, John F. Kennedy Jr., and Carolyn Bessette before the couple died in a plane crash on July 16…
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