{"id":231236,"date":"2026-03-28T14:01:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T14:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/28\/love-story-producer-responds-to-daryl-hannahs-criticism-of-her-portrayal-in-series\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T14:01:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T14:01:45","slug":"love-story-producer-responds-to-daryl-hannahs-criticism-of-her-portrayal-in-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/28\/love-story-producer-responds-to-daryl-hannahs-criticism-of-her-portrayal-in-series\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Love Story\u2019 Producer Responds to Daryl Hannah\u2019s Criticism of Her Portrayal in Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\t\t<span><\/p>\n<p>One of the <strong><em>Love Story<\/em><\/strong> producers are reacting to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/daryl-hannah\/\" title=\"Daryl Hannah\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Daryl Hannah<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s criticism of the series.<\/p>\n<p>The FX and Hulu follows the love story between <strong>JFK Jr.<\/strong> and his wife <strong>Carolyn Bessette<\/strong> and what led to their untimely deaths in the 90s. <strong>Daryl<\/strong>, 65, is featured as a character played by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/dree-hemingway\/\" title=\"Dree Hemingway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Dree Hemingway<\/strong><\/a> in the first few episodes and portrayed in a villainous arc, acting as a distraction from his life and family and eventually his relationship with <strong>Carolyn<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Daryl<\/strong> recently wrote a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/03\/06\/daryl-hannah-shares-first-comments-ever-about-john-f-kennedy-jr-romance-slams-new-show-love-story-as-appalling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> scathing essay about the show<\/a>, slamming the way she was portrayed.<\/p>\n<p>In a post-finale interview, producer <strong>Brad Simpson<\/strong> addressed <strong>Daryl<\/strong>\u2018s complaints.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"hidearticle\"><em>Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><span id=\"more-2192342\"><\/span>\u201cFrom the beginning, this was going to be John and Carolyn\u2019s story, and we put a lot of research and rigor into all the people and moments in the series that ultimately shaped their relationship,\u201d <strong>Simpson <\/strong>told <em><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/tv\/news\/love-story-jfk-jr-brad-simpson-nina-jacobson-fx-ryan-murphy-1236701175\/\" onclick=\"getOutboundLink(&#039;https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/tv\/news\/love-story-jfk-jr-brad-simpson-nina-jacobson-fx-ryan-murphy-1236701175\/&#039;); return false;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Variety<\/a><\/em>. \u201cWe read a lot of biographies and journalistic accounts. Anytime you\u2019re dealing with characters that are based on real people, there are big emotions and sensibilities, I think it\u2019s tough for anybody to see themselves represented.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>He went on to say that they led with \u201cempathy and love\u201d in their depictions of <strong>Daryl<\/strong> and other figures in the Kennedy world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe love all our characters,\u201d <strong>Simpson<\/strong> said. \u201cWe know this is a real tragedy that affected real people. But our intent was to celebrate the people around John and Carolyn.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>In another recent interview, <strong>Dree<\/strong> explained <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/03\/10\/dree-hemingway-talks-about-the-note-she-wrote-to-daryl-hannah-amid-filming-love-story-explains-why-they-never-talked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">why she didn\u2019t get to talk<\/a> to <strong>Daryl<\/strong> about the show. <\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v3.2&appId=145071315902360\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/03\/28\/love-story-producer-responds-to-daryl-hannahs-criticism-of-her-portrayal-in-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the Love Story producers are reacting to Daryl Hannah\u2018s criticism of the series. The FX and Hulu follows the love story between JFK Jr. and his wife Carolyn Bessette and what led to their untimely deaths in the 90s. 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