Kennedy Heir Blasts Ryan Murphy’s ‘Love Story’: A Controversial Critique Unfolds

Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of Kennedy legacy, has vehemently criticized Ryan Murphy’s new television series focusing on the life and untimely demise of John F. Kennedy Jr.

The series, an FX anthology titled “Love Story,” debuted last month and chronicles the romantic journey of JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette. It highlights both the blissful and turbulent moments of their relationship up until their tragic deaths in a plane crash in 1999.

Despite capturing widespread attention globally, the show has not impressed everyone. JFK Jr.’s nephew, Schlossberg, aged 33, has openly expressed his disapproval.

During a recent appearance on CBS Sunday Morning, the budding politician, who is currently running to become the Democratic candidate in New York’s 12th congressional district in the 2026 U.S. House of Representatives election, branded the show as a ‘grotesque display of someone else’s life.’

Schlossberg accused Murphy, the 60-year-old executive producer, of lacking any real understanding of his family, emphasizing that the series is purely “fiction” rather than a factual “documentary.”

“If you want to hear from someone who has never met anyone in my family and knows nothing about us, just talk to Ryan Murphy,” Schlossberg declared.

‘I want people who watch it to watch it with one letter in mind and that’s a capital F, for fiction. 

‘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… This is not a documentary.’

Kennedy heir Jack Schlossberg appeared on CBS Sunday Morning this week, seen here, during which has unleashed a furious tirade against Ryan Murphy’s new show about John F. Kennedy Jr’s whirlwind life and tragic death

The FX anthology series Love Story, which premiered last month, followed the romance of JFK Jr. and his wife Carolyn Bessette up until their tragic deaths in 1999 from a fatal plane crash (Sarah Pidgeon as Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, Paul Kelly as John F. Kennedy Jr.)

Schlossberg also slammed Murphy for not donating any of the ‘millions of dollars of profits that he’s making’ from the show to ‘some of the causes that JFK Jr. championed through his life.’ 

‘Maybe he could 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,’ he continued.

The 33-year-old also claimed that President Donald Trump had been using his grandfather John F. Kennedy as a ‘human punching bag’ in recent years and encouraged Murphy to ‘try to do something about getting Trump out of power.’

‘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 at a time when we really can’t afford to confuse people,’ he 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.’

Schlossberg is the son of late former President JFK and former First Lady Jackie Kennedy Onassis’ only surviving child, Caroline Kennedy, 68, and her husband, artist Edwin Schlossberg, 80.

Love Story starred Sarah Pidgeon as Bessette and Paul Anthony Kelly as JFK Jr. as well as Grace Gummer as Caroline and Naomi Watts as First Lady Jackie. 

Schlossberg has publicly denounced the show in the past, writing in an Instagram post in June 2025 that his family was ‘never consulted’ during the making of the series.

Schlossberg branded the show as a ‘grotesque display of someone else’s life’ and said executive producer Murphy, 60, knew ‘nothing about’ his family during the TV appearance

JFK Jr. is seen with his wife Bessette in 1999 

‘The right to privacy, which includes the ability to control your own name, image and likeness, doesn’t survive death in the state of New York,’ he scathed at the time. 

‘For that matter, he’s considered a public figure, so there’s not much we can do.

‘For the record, I think admiration for my uncle John is great. What I don’t think is great is profiting off of it in a grotesque way.’

Executive producer Brad Simpson previously defended the show to The Hollywood Reporter afterwards, explaining that the creators must consider their ‘ethical obligation’ to the family and approach the show with ‘love and kindness.’

‘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,’ he told the outlet. 

He added that he wants viewers to ‘walk through their footsteps,’ saying, ‘I can understand why somebody could have a reaction before they see it. 

‘But, I would say, “watch the show,” because I think they’re going to be surprised at how sincere it is.’ 

Schlossberg also commented on an Instagram post shared by Murphy last year that gave fans a first look into the series.

He penned: ‘HEY RYAN – admiration for John is great but maybe consider DONATING PROFITS TO THE KENNEDY LIBRARY thanks.’ 

Murphy responded to him, writing: ‘I absolutely will.’