{"id":226869,"date":"2026-03-06T18:45:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T18:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/06\/daryl-hannah-blasts-ryan-murphy-love-story-in-shocking-essay\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T18:45:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T18:45:24","slug":"daryl-hannah-blasts-ryan-murphy-love-story-in-shocking-essay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/06\/daryl-hannah-blasts-ryan-murphy-love-story-in-shocking-essay\/","title":{"rendered":"Daryl Hannah Blasts Ryan Murphy, &#8216;Love Story&#8217; In Shocking Essay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Love Story<\/em> might be the hottest show on TV right now.<\/p>\n<p>But actress Daryl Hannah is decidedly <em>not<\/em> a fan of the melodrama based on the lives of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette.<\/p>\n<p>Hannah dated JFK Jr. before his marriage to Bessette, and to say that her portrayal in the show is less than flattering would be putting it very mildly.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-932595598-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Daryl Hannah attends the &quot;Paradox&quot; Premiere 2018 SXSW Conference and Festivals at Paramount Theatre on March 15, 2018 in Austin, Texas.  \" class=\"wp-image-550038 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-932595598-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-932595598-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-932595598-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-932595598-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-932595598-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-932595598-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-932595598-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-932595598-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Daryl Hannah attends the \u201cParadox\u201d Premiere 2018 SXSW Conference and Festivals at Paramount Theatre on March 15, 2018 in Austin, Texas.  <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer\/Getty Images for SXSW)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Now, she\u2019s calling out the show and its executive producer, Ryan Murphy, for distorting the facts of her life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have long believed that engaging with distortion often amplifies it,\u201d Hannah wrote in an essay published by the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/03\/06\/opinion\/daryl-hannah-love-story-jfk-jr.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New York Times<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut a recent tragedy-exploiting television series about John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette features a character using my name and presents her as me,\u201d Hannah continued, adding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe choice to portray her as irritating, self-absorbed, whiny and inappropriate was no accident.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe actions and behaviors attributed to me are untrue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She went on to accuse the show of \u201ctextbook misogyny\u201d by portraying her as a \u201crival\u201d to Bessette.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"943\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-103938031-943x1024.jpg\" alt=\"This 01 May, 1999, file shows John F. Kennedy Jr. and his wife Carolyn Bissette as they leave at the end of the White House Correspondent's annual dinner in Washington, DC, 01 May.    \" class=\"wp-image-550041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-103938031-943x1024.jpg 943w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-103938031-276x300.jpg 276w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-103938031-768x834.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-103938031-884x960.jpg 884w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-103938031-995x1080.jpg 995w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-103938031-1106x1200.jpg 1106w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-103938031.jpg 1288w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"943\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-103938031-943x1024.jpg\" alt=\"This 01 May, 1999, file shows John F. Kennedy Jr. and his wife Carolyn Bissette as they leave at the end of the White House Correspondent's annual dinner in Washington, DC, 01 May.    \" class=\"wp-image-550041 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-103938031-943x1024.jpg 943w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-103938031-276x300.jpg 276w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-103938031-768x834.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-103938031-884x960.jpg 884w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-103938031-995x1080.jpg 995w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-103938031-1106x1200.jpg 1106w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-103938031.jpg 1288w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-103938031.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This 01 May, 1999, file shows John F. Kennedy Jr. and his wife Carolyn Bissette as they leave at the end of the White House Correspondent\u2019s annual dinner in Washington, DC, 01 May.    <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo credit should read MANNY CENETA\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hannah also called out the series for depicting her as a habitual cocaine user who was desperate to marry Kennedy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have never used cocaine in my life or hosted cocaine-fueled parties,\u201d she wrote. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have never pressured anyone into marriage. I have never desecrated any family heirloom or intruded upon anyone\u2019s private memorial. I have never planted any story in the press. I never compared Jacqueline Onassis\u2019 death to a dog\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added that in the weeks since the show debuted, she has \u201creceived many hostile and even threatening messages from viewers who seem to believe the portrayal is factual.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1463226567-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Daryl Hannah attends the 65th GRAMMY Awards on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.\" class=\"wp-image-550039\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1463226567-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1463226567-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1463226567-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1463226567-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1463226567-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1463226567-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1463226567-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1463226567-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1463226567-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Daryl Hannah attends the 65th GRAMMY Awards on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.\" class=\"wp-image-550039 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1463226567-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1463226567-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1463226567-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1463226567-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1463226567-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1463226567-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1463226567-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1463226567-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1463226567-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Daryl Hannah attends the 65th GRAMMY Awards on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer\/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMy silence should not be mistaken for agreement with lies. Apparently, my discretion makes me a target,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKnow that most (if not all) of those claiming to have any intimate knowledge of our personal lives are self-serving sensationalists trading in gossip, innuendo and speculation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hannah also called out <em>Love Story <\/em>for dishonoring the legacy of the Kennedy\u2019s by portraying such tragic events in such an irresponsible manner.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy and Bessette were both killed when a plane piloted by Kennedy crashed in 1999. Hannah has been married to rock legend Neil Young since 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Murphy and the rest of the producers of <em>Love Story<\/em> have not yet responded to Hannah\u2019s comments.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/daryl-hannah-blasts-ryan-murphy-love-story-in-shocking-essay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Love Story might be the hottest show on TV right now. But actress Daryl Hannah is decidedly not a fan of the melodrama based on the lives of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette. Hannah dated JFK Jr. before his marriage to Bessette, and to say that her portrayal in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":226870,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-226869","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=226869"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226869\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/226870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=226869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=226869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=226869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}