“RHONY” alum Carole Radziwill is speaking out in defense of her relative Jack Schlossberg after “hurtful” comments made by Ryan Murphy.
Schlossberg took issue with Murphy’s upcoming series “American Love Story” which dramatizes the relationship between the late John F. Kennedy Jr. and his wife, Carolyn Bessette. JFK Jr. was Schlossberg’s uncle, and he called the project “grotesque.”
Murphy’s response, which he shared on the “This is Gavin Newsom” podcast, was “I thought it was an odd choice to be mad about your relative that you really don’t remember.”
The comment did not sit right with Radziwill, who posted her thoughts on Threads. “I knew John, well,” Radziwill wrote. “What an awful thing to say to Jack. John and my late husband Anthony were Jack’s godfathers, a role they delighted in. Your comments are unkind & hurtful,” she added, tagging Murphy in the post.
Why Schlossberg Is Against the Project
Schlossberg, an outspoken writer and activist, pulled no punches when airing his grievances about Murphy’s new show. “Lately, my news feed has been filled with pictures of my uncle, John F. Kennedy Jr., a great man,” he shared on a June Instagram story.
He continued, “For those wondering whether his family was ever consulted, or has anything to do with the new shows being made about him, the answer is no. And there’s really not much we can do.”
Kennedy and Bessette were a high-profile, glamorous couple in the ’90s who died tragically in a 1999 plane crash that shocked the nation. Kennedy was 38 and Bessette was 33 at the time of their passing.
Schlossberg took issue not so much with the show about his aunt and uncle, but that their story was being used for profit. “For the record, I think admiration for my Uncle John is great,” he explained. “What I don’t think is great is profiting off of it in a grotesque way.”
Radziwill’s Kennedy Connection
Carole Radziwill, 61, was married to JFK Jr.’s cousin Anthony Radziwill from 1994 until his death from cancer in 1999. Anthony passed away just one month before Kennedy and Bessette’s plane crash, something she was candid about during her time on “RHONY.”
Radziwill shared with The Telegraph that Kennedy and Bessette were extremely supportive throughout Anthony’s cancer battle, and that losing them all was devastating. “We were all unbelievably close. Their deaths brought me to my knees,” she revealed.
No matter how she feels about the upcoming “American Love Story” series, it stands to reason she’d want to come to Schlossberg’s defense.
