John F. Kennedy Jr.’s Ex Slams Her Portrayal in FX’s ‘Love Story’ After Threats From Fans

Hell hath no fury like a woman left scorned. Just ask John F. Kennedy Jr.'s ex-girlfriend, actress and director Daryl Hannah.

The 65-year-old broke her silence in a scathing op-ed forThe New York Times, expressing her disgust with how her name and likeness are being portrayed in FX's highly popular series, Love Story, which depicts JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette's romance.

"The character 'Daryl Hannah' portrayed in the series is not even a remotely accurate representation of my life, my conduct or my relationship with John," she writes.

"The actions and behaviors attributed to me are untrue. I have never used cocaine in my life or hosted cocaine-fueled parties." In the show, Hannah is depicted as throwing a drug-fueled party at the home she shares with Kennedy.

"I have never pressured anyone into marriage. I have never desecrated any family heirloom or intruded upon anyone’s private memorial. I have never planted any story in the press. I never compared Jacqueline Onassis’ death to a dog’s," she continues, listing the many storylines the character 'Daryl Hannah' faces in the show.

"It’s appalling to me that I even have to defend myself against a television show. These are not creative embellishments of personality. They are assertions about conduct — and they are false."

Whether Fact or Fiction, Real Threats Emerge

Hannah, an actress best known for her roles in Steel Magnolias and Blade Runner, noted that while she has historically not addressed tabloid fodder, this show has left her no choice.

The show, "features a character using my name and presents her as me. The choice to portray her as irritating, self-absorbed, whiny and inappropriate was no accident," she writes. "In the weeks since the series aired, I have received many hostile and even threatening messages from viewers who seem to believe the portrayal is factual. When entertainment borrows a real person’s name, it can permanently impact her reputation."

"Many people believe what they see on TV and do not distinguish between dramatization and documented fact — and the impact is not abstract. In a digital era, entertainment often becomes collective memory. Real names are not fictional tools. They belong to real lives," she continued.

She also called out the underlying misogyny perpetuated by her character's storyline.

"In discussing the show, Love Story, one of its producers explained: “Given how much we’re rooting for John and Carolyn, Daryl Hannah occupies a space where she’s an adversary to what you want narratively in the story,” Hannah writes in the op-ed.

That same producer also admitted that Love Story never reached out to Hannah about her portrayal in the show, as the series predominately used the 2024 book, Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, written by Elizabeth Beller, to drive the plot.

"Storytelling requires tension. It often requires an obstacle. But a real, living person is not a narrative device," Hannah says. "There is also a gendered dimension to this thinking. Popular culture has long elevated certain women by portraying others as rivals, obstacles or villains. Isn’t it textbook misogyny to tear down one woman in order to build up another?"

In closing, Hannah offered an important message. "Bird cage liners biodegrade. Online lies endure. May love and truth prevail."

She's Not the Only Person With Objections to the Series

The show, which is executive produced by Ryan Murphy and was recently revealed to be the most-watched limited series on Hulu and Disney+, has also been poorly received by JFK Jr.'s nephew, Jack Schlossberg, who called the series "grotesque."

"If you want to know someone who's never met anyone in my family, knows nothing about us, talk to Ryan Murphy," he told CBS Sunday Morning earlier this month. "I would just want people who do watch the show to watch it with one letter in mind. And that's a capital 'F' - for fiction."

Schlossberg went on to say that Murphy "knows nothing about what he's talking about" and that he was making "a ton of money on a grotesque display of someone else's life."