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Julia Fox has broken her silence after facing backlash for her controversial Jackie Kennedy Halloween costume, insisting it was a “statement” rather than a “costume”<\/p>\n

20:44, 01 Nov 2025Updated 20:55, 01 Nov 2025<\/p>\n

\"JuliaJulia Fox faced a backlash over her Halloween costume(Image: BANG Showbiz)<\/p>\n

Julia Fox<\/a> has stood by her Halloween<\/a> outfit, claiming it paid tribute to the “extraordinary bravery” of Jackie Kennedy. <\/a>The 35-year-old actress faced criticism after she wore a blood splattered costume that referenced what the former First Lady wore the day her husband, John F Kennedy was assassinated.<\/p>\n

She turned up at Julio Torres’ bash dressed in a bloodstained pink skirt suit and hat with white gloves, mimicking the former First Lady’s attire. Critics slammed her as “insensitive.”<\/p>\n

However, Julia has defended her choice as she even posted Instagram snaps of the look. Alongside her post, she clarified: “I’m dressed as Jackie Kennedy in the pink suit.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Amanda Holden’s special tribute to Alan Carr as she unveils Halloween transformation<\/a>READ MORE: Justin Trudeau gives subtle nod to new girlfriend Katy Perry with Halloween costume<\/a>\"NEWJulia sparked outrage with her costume choice(Image: Santiago Felipe, Getty Images)\"PresidentShe referenced the outfit Jackie wore the day her husband died(Image: Time & Life Pictures\/Getty Image)<\/p>\n

“Not as a costume, but as a statement. When her husband was assassinated, she refused to change out of her blood-stained clothes, saying, ‘I want them to see what they’ve done.'”.<\/p>\n

She added: “The image of the delicate pink suit splattered with blood is one of the most haunting juxtapositions in modern history. Beauty and horror. Poise and devastation.”, reports the Mirror US<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Her decision not to change clothes, even after being encouraged to, was an act of extraordinary bravery. It was performance, protest, and mourning all at once.<\/p>\n

“A woman weaponising image and grace to expose brutality. It’s about trauma, power, and how femininity itself is a form of resistance. Long live Jackie O.”<\/p>\n

Jack Schlossberg, grandson of John and Jackie – who died in 1994 at age 64 – was amongst those slamming Julia’s decision. He wrote on X: “Julia Fox<\/a> glorifying political violence is disgusting, desperate and dangerous. I’m sure her late grandmother would agree.”<\/p>\n

\"USFirst Lady Jackie Kennedy was sat next to her husband when he was assassinated (Image: Bettmann, Bettmann Archivevia Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Jackie was photographed in the bloodstained ensemble immediately following her husband’s assassination, standing beside Lyndon B. Johnson, who served as vice president at the time.<\/p>\n

Historian Steve Gillon told People magazine in 2022: “They actually had another dress laid out for her to put on and she refused. She went out in her blood-stained suit and stood next to Lyndon Johnson. Despite these horrible circumstances, she was willing to stand for a photo because she understood what it meant for the nation to have continuity in government.<\/p>\n

“She understood that she had a role to play in helping the nation transition to a new president.” The New York Times documented that the garments, including her shoes, handbag and stockings, were “blood-covered and folded in a towel” after the tragic shooting.<\/p>\n

At Parkland Memorial Hospital, Jackie was offered clean clothes but refused to change, choosing only to wash her face. “One second later, I thought, ‘Why did I wash the blood off [my face]?’ I should have left it there; let them see what they\u2019ve done,” Jackie later told Life magazine.<\/p>\n

These items are currently housed at the National Archives and Records Administration’s facility in Maryland. The former first lady died at 64 in 1994.<\/p>\n

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