JFK Jr.’s nephew Jack Schlossberg slams Ryan Murphy’s “American Love Story”, says household wasn’t consulted

John F. Kennedy Jr.'s nephew Jack Schlossberg isn't feeling the love for Ryan Murphy's upcoming collection American Love Story, which can dramatize the high-profile marriage and premature deaths of JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette.

On Thursday, Schlossberg spoke out in opposition to the FX restricted collection in a video posted to his Instagram Tales as he drove on the John F. Kennedy Memorial Freeway, saying that his household was by no means consulted concerning the venture.

"Currently, my information feed has been crammed with footage of my uncle, John F. Kennedy Jr., an awesome man," Schlossberg stated within the video. "For these questioning whether or not his household was ever consulted, or has something to do with the brand new present being made about him, the reply isn’t any, and there's actually not a lot we will do."

Schlossberg went on to clarify that "the precise to privateness, which incorporates the flexibility to regulate your individual identify, picture, and likeness, doesn't survive demise within the state of New York. And for that matter, he's thought of a public determine, so there's not a lot we will do."

However, he stated, "I hope these making this present about him take critically what he stood for in his life, all that he achieved in it, and that they donate a few of the income [from] what they're making to the John F. Kennedy Library."

Schlossberg went on to notice that he's not in opposition to a venture that celebrates JFK Jr., so long as it's completed with the precise intentions. "For the document, I believe admiration for my uncle John is nice," he stated. "What I don't suppose is nice is profiting off of it in a grotesque method."

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Representatives for Murphy and FX didn't instantly reply to Leisure Weekly's requests for remark.

First introduced in 2021, American Love Story will observe the courtship and marriage of JFK Jr. and Besette. In response to an official description for the collection, "What began out as a phenomenal union for the younger couple, extensively thought to be American royalty, started to fray underneath the stress of the relentless microscope and navel gaze of tabloid media. The pressures of their careers and rumored household discord ended with their tragic deaths when his non-public aircraft crashed into the ocean on a hazy summer season evening off the coast of Massachusetts."

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Final week, Murphy shared a primary take a look at the collection and revealed the solid: Paul Kelly will play JFK Jr. and Sarah Pidgeon will play Besette. Different stars embody Naomi Watts as JFK Jr.'s mom, Jackie Onassis, and Grace Gummer as his older sister Caroline Kennedy.

"We began taking pictures this week in New York Metropolis and may’t wait till you see the romantic and tragic love story between America's prince, JFK Jr., and style icon Carolyn Bessette — out Valentine’s Day week of 2026," Murphy wrote in an Instagram submit. "I’m thrilled to introduce you to Sarah Pidgeon as Carolyn and Paul Kelly as John F. Kennedy Jr. Over a thousand actors auditioned for every of those roles, and we completely discovered the right decisions."

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