Jack Schlossberg Slams “Love Story”'s Portrayal of the Kennedy Family as 'Grotesque'
Jack Schlossberg Slams “Love Story”'s Portrayal of the Kennedy Family as 'Grotesque'
Meredith KileMon, March 2, 2026 at 10:49 PM UTC
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Jack Schlossberg; Sasrah Pidgeon and Paul Kelly in 'Love Story'Credit: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty; FX -
Jack Schlossberg, the nephew of John F. Kennedy Jr., has spoken out against FX's Love Story series
The series portrays the real-life romance between JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, and Schlossberg's parents, Caroline Kennedy and Edwin Schlossberg, are prominent supporting characters
Schlossberg criticized executive producer Ryan Murphy for "making a ton of money on a grotesque display of someone else’s life"
FX's new series, Love Story, portraying the real-life romance between John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, is one of the most talked-about TV shows of the moment — but not everyone is thrilled about it.
Jack Schlossberg, the nephew of JFK Jr., took a moment to excoriate Love Story executive producer Ryan Murphy again for profiting off of his family's tragic history while discussing his congressional campaign with CBS Sunday Morning on Sunday, March 1.
“If you want to know someone who’s never met anyone in my family, knows nothing about us, talk to Ryan Murphy,” Jack said when asked about the show. "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.”
Jack's parents, Caroline Kennedy and Edwin Schlossberg, are prominent characters in the series, which chronicles JFK Jr. and Carolyn's rollercoaster romance up until its tragic end in a 1999 plane crash in Martha's Vineyard. Grace Gummer plays Caroline, the level-headed big sister to Paul Anthony Kelly's Jr., and Ben Shenkman plays Edwin.
Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy and John F Kennedy Jr.; Paul Kelly and Sarah Pidgeon in 'Love Story'Credit: Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty; FX
For the young politician from the next generation of the famous family, reducing his uncle and aunt to a salacious series doesn't do their memory justice.
“I would hope that Mr. Murphy would donate some of the millions of dollars of profits that he’s making to maybe some of the causes that John championed throughout his life,” Jack said. “Maybe he would donate some of that money to the JFK library to help keep President Kennedy’s memory alive, but he’s not. He’s making money. This is not a documentary.”
Jack said the series hit especially hard during the second Trump administration, which has seen the president physically add the name Trump to the Kennedy Center and tear out Jackie Kennedy's White House rose garden as part of his massive ballroom construction. Additionally, another of his prominent uncles, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has used his position in Trump's cabinet to promote bizarre and controversial medical theories.
“I think in the last year, two years, three years, partly because of RFK Jr., but also partly because Donald Trump has used JFK as sort of a human punching bag, both by renaming the Kennedy Center after himself, by doing a false reinvestigation into the assassination and dismantling all the programs that he fought for, there’s a lot of misinformation now and iconography being used about the Kennedy family, my family, at a time when we really can’t afford to confuse people,” Jack said.
“We really need to take every breath that we have to try to make things better. So, if Ryan Murphy really cares so much about the Kennedy family, my uncle John, maybe he would try to do something about getting Trump out of power," he added.
Jack previously spoke out against the series when the initial casting news broke last summer.
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“For those wondering whether his family was ever consulted, or has anything to do with, the new shows being made about him,” he wrote on Instagram, “the answer is no.”
Murphy was snarky in his response. “I thought it was an odd choice to be mad about your relative that you really don’t remember,” the series creator said during an appearance on California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s podcast.
Never one to back down from an online war of words, Jack fired back, writing, "My earliest memories are of John calling me Jackolatern and ‘the nudist,’ picking me up from school, his Pontiac convertible... I remember being the ring bearer at his wedding and the day he died. I remember Wyclef singing at his funeral."
John F. Kennedy, Jr. and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy during the annual White House Correspondents dinner on May 1, 1999 in Washington, D.C ; Sarah Pidgeon and Paul Anthony Kennedy in 'Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette'.Credit: Tyler Mallory/Getty ; FX
At the time, Love Story executive producer Brad Simpson also responded to Jack's comments in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.
“I understand that this show that we made with sincerity about these people is also the story of a tragedy in some people’s lives. And for all of us who are making TV shows based on real events, you have to consider your ethical obligation to the family members and approach it with love and kindness," Simpson said. "What I hope is that when people watch the show, they will see our sincerity. They will see that we’ve approached this with love, and that we were trying to celebrate the life of Carolyn Bessette and JFK Jr.”
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Jack's parents joined him for a portion of his CBS Sunday Morning segment, giving a rare interview to endorse their son's campaign.
"Well, I really trust Jack. I trust his judgment. I mean, some of the other people have been preparing for this for years and years, but he came to this new. I mean, he's the outsider in this race, actually," Caroline said. "And I think, you know, people might laugh when they hear that, but it's actually true."
The former U.S. ambassador to Australia and Japan added that she thinks her son will be "great at this."
"He's willing to take the consequences of what people think," she added. "And we need people who can reach a new generation. We're not doing it with just boring talking points."
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