Actress Daryl Hannah is upset with her portrayal in Ryan Murphy’s new series, “Love Story.”
Hannah wrote a scathing essay for the New York Times published Friday slamming the show, which highlights Hannah’s romance with John F. Kennedy Jr. before he fell in love with Carolyn Bessette.
Dree Hemingway plays Hannah in the series.
“I have long believed that engaging with distortion often amplifies it,” the 65-year-old actress wrote in her essay.
But a recent tragedy-exploiting television series about John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette features a character using my name and presents her as me,” she continued. “The choice to portray her as irritating, self-absorbed, whiny and inappropriate was no accident.”
Hannah insisted the series isn’t “a remotely accurate representation of my life, my conduct or my relationship with John.”
“The actions and behaviors attributed to me are untrue,” she added.
Hannah continued, “I 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’s private memorial. I have never planted any story in the press. I never compared Jacqueline Onassis’ death to a dog’s.”
She also said “it’s appalling” that she has to “defend” herself against a TV show, reiterating that the “embellishments” of her personality are “false.”
Later in her essay, Hannah noted that her “silence should not be mistaken for agreement with lies.”
“Apparently, my discretion makes me a target,” she said, adding, “Reputation is not about ego — it is about the ability to continue doing the meaningful work I love. Like any career, doing good work requires an intact reputation. This is why I am choosing to stand up for myself now.”
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