JFK's grandson slams Ryan Murphy's 'grotesque' new series centred on late uncle's relationship
The Hulu series released on the streaming platform last month
Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of the former president John F. Kennedy, has criticised Ryan Murphy's new Hulu Series about his late uncle, John F. Kennedy Jr.
Schlossberg sat down on CBS Sunday Morning this week, where he discussed a number of topics including his relationship with late sister, Tatiana Schlossberg, who died in December 2025, as well as his plan to run for Congress.
The aspiring politician also discussed Murphy's Love Story Hulu series, which follows the story of Kennedy's relationship with Carolyn Bessette.
Calling the series 'grotesque', Schlossberg said: "If you want to know someone who’s never met anyone in my family, knows nothing about us, talk to Ryan Murphy. The guy knows nothing about what he’s talking about, and he’s making a ton of money on a grotesque display of someone else’s life."
What is Ryan Murphy’s new JFK Jr. series about?
Love Story premiered on Hulu last month and 'explores the undeniable chemistry, whirlwind courtship and high-profile marriage' of Kennedy Jr. and Besette, according to its creators.
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A synopsis for the series reads: "It was a love story that captured the attention of the nation: John F. Kennedy Jr. was the closest thing to American royalty. The country watched him grow from a boy to a beloved bachelor and media sensation.
"Bessette was a star in her own right. Fiercely independent and with a singular style, she rose from being a sales assistant to an executive at Calvin Klein, and became a trusted confidante of its eponymous founder. John and Carolyn’s connection was immediate, electric and undeniable.
"As their love story unfolded on a national stage, the intense fame and media attention that came along with it threatened to rip them apart."
Inspired by the book Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, Love Story stars Paul Anthony Kelly as Kennedy Jr.
What has Schlossberg previously said about the JFK Jr. series?
The grandson of JFK previously slammed Murphy for 'making millions' of Love Story.
"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," he wrote on Instagram at the time.
Schlossberg previously claimed on his Instagram Stories that the Kennedy and Bessette's family were not consulted on the making of the show.
"For those wondering whether his family was ever consulted, or has anything to do with, the new shows being made about him, the answer is no," he said, as per E! News.
"For the record, I think admiration for my Uncle John is great. What I don’t think is great is profiting off of it in a grotesque way."
UNILAD has reached out to Murphy's representatives for comment.
Topics: John F. Kennedy, Ryan Murphy, Hulu, Film and TV, Celebrity
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