Actor and activist Hannah<\/a>, who was in an on-and-off relationship with Kennedy for about five years until 1994, has remained famously discreet about the relationship in the decades following his death.<\/p>\n However, in a scathing guest essay for The New York Times, Hannah slammed Murphy\u2019s characterization of her in Love Story, saying it \u201cis not even a remotely accurate representation of my life, my conduct or my relationship with John. <\/p>\n \u201cStorytelling requires tension. It often requires an obstacle. But a real, living person is not a narrative device,\u201d she wrote, suggesting that tearing down one woman to uplift another was \u201ctextbook misogyny\u201d and branding the show \u201ctragedy-exploiting\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cThe actions and behaviors attributed to me are untrue,\u201d Hannah asserted. \u201cI have never used cocaine in my life or hosted cocaine-fueled parties. I have never pressured anyone into marriage. I have never desecrated any family heirloom or intruded upon anyone\u2019s private memorial. I have never planted any story in the press. I never compared Jacqueline Onassis\u2019 death to a dog\u2019s. <\/p>\n open image in gallery<\/p>\n Daryl Hannah has broken her silence on her portrayal in Ryan Murphy’s new series ‘Love Story’ (Getty Images for The Recording A)<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s 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 \u2014 and they are false.\u201d<\/p>\n Hannah <\/a>went on to describe the consequences of the series, including the \u201chostile\u201d and \u201cthreatening\u201d messages she\u2019s received from viewers who have believed the portrayal.<\/p>\n \u201cReal names are not fictional tools. They belong to real lives,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n The Independent has contacted Murphy for comment.<\/p>\n Love Story features Paul Anthony Kelly as JFK Jr, Sarah Pidgeon as Carolyn Bessette<\/a>, Grace Gummer as Caroline Kennedy, and Naomi Watts as former first lady Jackie Kennedy Onassis<\/a>.<\/p>\n open image in gallery<\/p>\n Sarah Pidgeon as Carolyn Bessette and Paul Anthony Kelly as JFK Jr in \u2018Love Story\u2019 (FX)<\/p>\n Hannah \u2014 married to singer Neil Young since 2018 \u2014 is far from the only person to have spoken out about Love Story. The limited series is the latest controversial project from Murphy, who has faced accusations in the past of glamorizing serial killers<\/a> and profiting off tragedy<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Daryl](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1463226764.jpg\")
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