As Ryan Murphy prepares to debut his next piece of nonfiction in his American Story franchise, one member of the Kennedy family is speaking up.
Jack Schlossberg recently commented on FX‘s American Love Story, which premieres in February 2026, recounting the high-profile, yet doomed public romance between his uncle John F. Kennedy Jr. and wife Carolyn Bessette.
“Lately, my news feed has been filled with pictures of my uncle, John F. Kennedy Jr., a great man,” he said on his Instagram Story, according to Entertainment Weekly. “For those wondering whether his family was ever consulted, or has anything to do with the new show being made about him, the answer is no, and there’s really not much we can do.”
The Vogue political correspondent explained that New York state law doesn’t protect someone’s right to privacy after death, “which includes the ability to control your own name, image and likeness,” adding: “And for that matter, he’s considered a public figure, so there’s not much we can do.”
His video comes after Murphy debuted a first look at Paul Kelly and Sarah Pidgeon as the famous couple as production kicked off earlier this month in New York City.
“I hope those making this show about him take seriously what he stood for in his life, all that he achieved in it, and that they donate some of the profits [from] what they’re making to the John F. Kennedy Library,” he wrote.
Schlossberg clarified, “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.”
The series focuses on JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette’s love story, which started as a beautiful union for the young couple, widely regarded as American royalty, began to fray under the stress of the relentless microscope and navel-gaze of tabloid media. The pressures of their careers and rumored family discord ended with their tragic deaths when his private plane crashed into the ocean on a hazy summer night off the coast of Massachusetts.
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