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It’s Feud: American Love Story. Jack Schlossberg is beefing with Ryan Murphy over the latter’s upcoming limited series about John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy. Schlossberg takes umbrage at his uncle’s memory being “in a grotesque way,” ie: to make Ryan Murphy money. Schlossberg has been vocal about Love Story — from “making a public spectacle” of JFK Jr. and Carolyn’s love to Schlossberg’s opinion that Paul Kelly is too bloated to play his late uncle. Here’s everything we know about the hate surrounding Love Story.
What’s the deal with Love Story?
Originally titled American Love Story to fit into the greater American ____ Story line of Ryan Murphy products, Love Story will depict the romance between JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette and the tabloid furor surrounding it. It’s not entirely clear whether the show will follow the couple all the way to their deaths in the Atlantic Ocean, but Ryan Murphy joints aren’t exactly known for their subtlety.
Paul Kelly is playing John Kennedy Jr., while Sarah Pidgeon will play Carolyn Bessette. Naomi Watts is returning to the Murphyverse as Jackie Kennedy Onasis, and Grace Gummer will play Schlossberg’s mother Carolyn Kennedy.
When did Jack Schlossberg weigh in?
Schlossberg began his anti-Love Story campaign in June. “Lately, my news feed has been filled with pictures of my uncle, John F. Kennedy Jr., a great man,” Schlossberg said in Instagram Stories, per EW. “For those wondering whether his family was ever consulted, or has anything to do with the new show being made about him, the answer is no, and there’s really not much we can do.” Schlossberg acknowledged that, as a public figure, JFK Jr. doesn’t have the same right to privacy as a more private figure. Still, he said he hopes “those making this show about him take seriously what he stood for in his life, all that he achieved in it, and that they donate some of the profits [from] what they’re making to the John F. Kennedy Library.”
How did Murphy respond?
Oh Gavin Newsom’s podcast, Murphy metaphorically threw up his hands in confusion. “I thought it was an odd choice to be mad about your relative that you really don’t remember,” he said.
Seems weird to tell someone what memories they do or no not have!
Jack Schlossberg agrees. “SAY IT TO MY FACE!” he wrote on Instagram. Schlossberg mentioned several of his first memories, which included the late JFK Jr. “My earliest memories are of John calling me Jackolatern and “the nudist,” picking me up from school, his Pontiac convertible. I remember being the ring bearer at his wedding and the day he died,” he wrote. “You’re making millions off John, making a public spectacle of it but won’t contribute any of your riches to the causes he championed, or the legacy of public service he represented.” Then he threw in a final dig: “Also odd that the actor playing the sexiest man alive is bloated !”
Has anyone else criticized Love Story?
Well the internet got pretty mad at first look at Pidgeon as Carolyn Bessette. Temu accusations were slung.
Someone quickly say SIKE cos there is no way that this is Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy!!!!
Ryan Murphy you will start coughing in 3 days! pic.twitter.com/pxWtZ25nAt
— mizge (@mihailo____) June 17, 2025
Journalist and former RHONY cast member Carole Radziwell also posted in support of Schlossberg. “I knew John well. What an awful thing to say to Jack,” she wrote on Threads. “John and my late husband Anthony were Jack’s godfathers, a role they delighted in. Your comments are unkind and hurtful.” Radziwell married into the Kennedy-Bouvier clan, wedding Jackie O’s nephew Anthony Radziwell in 1994.
Carole having chaotic king Jack Schlossberg’s back like a real sister ❤️ All roads lead to Bravo! pic.twitter.com/qWEZU2UGg4
— Queens of Bravo (@queensofbravo) July 26, 2025
When can we judge Love Story for ourselves?
Technically it’s a free internet, and you can start judging things waaaaay before they come out. But if you want to wait to consume media before letting it make you mad, Love Story comes out in February 2026. You know, for Valentine’s Day?
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