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Yahoo
22-07-2025
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The Truth Behind Princess Diana & JFK Jr.'s Secret Night Together After Her Divorce From Charles
If you think about the people who helmed the 90s together, two names come to mind: Princess Diana and JFK Jr. But did you know that the two had rumors swirling about their love life? In 1996, JFK Jr. had an elaborate plan to convince Diana to be part of his George magazine by doing a secret meetup. 'We had to draw all these cover ideas up, and he took the drawings over to the Carlyle Hotel [in New York City] to meet her,' George magazine creative director Matt Berman told People. More from StyleCaster Meghan Missing From Harry's Diana Tribute After Reports He Was 'Devastated' She Used His Mom For a 'PR Push' Queen Camilla Just Made a Rare & Subtle Nod to Princess Diana Years After Her Charles Cheating Scandal Related: The Heartbreaking Details of Who Inherited JFK Jr.'s Estate After His Death—Including What Jack Schlossberg Got Diana was in the middle of her divorce from the then-Prince Charles and JFK Jr. was speculated to be an eligible bachelor after reportedly breaking up with his longtime girlfriend Carolyn Bessette. But what actually happened on that fateful night? Did Princess Diana and JFK Jr. Date? Princess Diana and JFK Jr. never dated, and the night they met at the hotel was purely planned for business purposes. The night did have a lot of hoops to get through since the paparazzi was overtly obsessed with the two of them at the time. 'I remember him saying, 'There's no way someone is not going to leak it. There's going to be paparazzi everywhere,'' RoseMarie Terenzio, John's executive assistant, recalled. 'Someone suggested he go in disguise and I said, 'That's ridiculous. You're not doing that!' ' Terenzio had been to the famed hotel before and observed that the paps wouldn't encounter them at the front door and advised him, 'Don't go in the side entrance, because if anyone does leak it beforehand, people will expect you to go in the side. So walk in the front door.' However, the press got word and they were caught red handed. Diana politely rejected JFK Jr.'s offer to appear on George by writing him a note saying, 'Thank you so much, but not right now.'' 'She didn't see him as the rest of the world saw him,' Diana's private secretary Patrick Jephson said. 'As this big, famous, handsome guy. She saw him, I think, as rather vulnerable because he had grown up in public.' However, her then-sister-in-law Sarah Ferguson did find John quite attractive, noting that she 'had the hots for him and Diana wanted to, I think, do one up on her.' Terenzio also recalled of the impressions he got of her, 'I do remember him saying, 'She's really tall!' He also said she was very shy. He was surprised how demure she was. I think they had both met Mother Theresa so they spoke about that. And he said how lovely she was.' And Berman noted in his memoir JFK Jr., George, & Me 'The one funny thing he said was, 'She's got a great pair of legs.'' The two did exchange friendly to each other before their deaths. Terenzio recalled that Diana wrote a letter to them from Kensington Palace. 'I hope'—and she underlined the word 'hope,'—'the media are leaving both you and Carolyn alone. I know how difficult it is, but believe it or not, the worst paparazzi are here in Europe!' Diana died shortly after she sent that letter after the paparazzi was chasing her in Paris. John and Carolyn—who he married in 1996— died in a plane crash in 1999. Best of StyleCaster The 26 Best Romantic Comedies to Watch if You Want to Know What Love Feels Like These 'Bachelor' Secrets & Rules Prove What Happens Behind the Scenes Is So Much Juicier BTS's 7 Members Were Discovered in the Most Unconventional Ways Solve the daily Crossword
Daily Mail
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
American Love Story recreates Daryl Hannah's date with JFK Jr. after casting Mariel Hemingway's daughter Dree
One of John F. Kennedy Jr.'s famous exes has seemingly been cast in FX's American Love Story, as evidenced by new photos from the New York City set. Actress Dree Hemingway was spotted filming alongside Paul Kelly as John F. Kennedy Jr. for what appeared to be a date scene in New York City on Tuesday, which comes after their co-star Sarah Pidgeon had a terse response to haters. While neither Hemingway - the great-granddaughter of literary great Ernest Hemingway and daughter of actress Mariel Hemingway - nor the network has confirmed the casting, there appears to be one big tell. Hemingway was spotted wearing a dress that is strikingly similar to the one Hannah was spotted wearing while attending the Rhode Island wedding of JFK Jr.'s cousin Edward Kennedy Jr. in October 1993. Hannah and JFK Jr. dated for five years, after reconnecting at the 1988 wedding of his aunt Lee Radziwill, though they knew each other years earlier since their families had vacationed together in Saint Martin. After they broke up, JFK Jr. started dating Carolyn Bessette, who he would marry in 1996 before their tragic deaths in a plane crash off the coast of Cape Cod in 1999. Hemingway was spotted wearing a dress that is strikingly similar to the one Hannah was spotted wearing while attending the Rhode Island wedding of JFK Jr.'s cousin Edward Kennedy Jr. in October 1993 Hemingway was spotted wearing a brown dress with unique patterns that's quite similar - but not identical - to the one Hannah wore to the 1993 Rhode Island wedding. She also wore a matching light brown coat over her dress and accessorizing with brown sunglasses and a small brown purse with her long blonde locks flowing over her shoulders. The actress completed her look with a pair of brown heeled boots for her day on the set, as she was seen kissing Kelly and getting out of a yellow NYC taxi cab. Kelly was spotted wearing a light brown dress shirt sans tie with a dark brown plaid suit coat over it for the scene. He completed his look with blue dress pants and brown shoes for his day on the set on Tuesday. Hemingway was also seen cutting loose with some impromptu dance moves between takes on the set. It's unclear if the show plans on re-creating the 1993 wedding or if the scenes they're shooting are from a different point and time in JFK Jr.' and Hannah's relationship. Hemingway joins a cast that also includes Sarah Pidgeon as Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, Naomi Watts as Jackie Kennedy, Grace Gummer as Caroline Kennedy, Alessandro Nivola as Calvin Klein (who Bessette worked for), Leila George as Calvin's daughter Kelly, Sydney Lemmon as Caroline's sister Lauren, who also died in the tragic plane crash, and Noah Fearnley as Michael Bergen, Caroline's ex who alleged that they continued a sexual relationship while she was married to JFK Jr. Dree wore a matching light brown coat over her dress for the scene and accessorized with brown sunglasses and a small brown purse Kelly was spotted wearing a light brown dress shirt sans tie with a dark brown plaid suit coat over it for the scene. Hemingway was also seen cutting loose with some impromptu dance moves between takes on the set. Fans have already been bashing American Love Story creator Ryan Murphy for wardrobe and fashion choices. Murphy responded to the fickle fans in an interview with Variety, stating they are doing the same thing to actress Sarah Paulson that media and others did to the real Carolyn Bessette. 'There were comments like, "I hate that coat, Carolyn would have never worn that. That was just a coat we threw on for color. People are writing "How dare you use the No. 35 Birkin bag? She wore a 40!" Yes we have a 40 but we just threw on a bag from another costume department because that was the sound stage we were on,' he said. 'They're doing to our Carolyn, what they did to the real-life Carolyn. It's not fair,' Ryan added to Variety.
Daily Mail
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Dree Hemingway spotted portraying Daryl Hannah alongside Paul Kelly's JFK Jr. on the set of American Love Story
One of John F. Kennedy Jr.'s famous exes has seemingly been cast in FX's American Love Story, as evidenced by new photos from the New York City set. Actress Dree Hemingway was spotted filming alongside Paul Kelly as John F. Kennedy Jr. for what appeared to be a date scene in New York City on Tuesday, which comes after their co-star Sarah Pidgeon had a terse response to haters. While neither Hemingway - the great-granddaughter of literary great Ernest Hemingway and daughter of actress Mariel Hemingway - nor the network has confirmed the casting, there appears to be one big tell. Hemingway was spotted wearing a dress that is strikingly similar to the one Hannah was spotted wearing while attending the Rhode Island wedding of JFK Jr.'s cousin Edward Kennedy Jr. in October 1993. Hannah and JFK Jr. dated for five years, after reconnecting at the 1988 wedding of his aunt Lee Radziwill, though they knew each other years earlier since their families had vacationed together in Saint Martin. After they broke up, JFK Jr. started dating Carolyn Bessette, who he would marry in 1996 before their tragic deaths in a plane crash off the coast of Cape Cod in 1999. Hemingway was spotted wearing a brown dress with unique patterns that's quite similar - but not identical - to the one Hannah wore to the 1993 Rhode Island wedding. She also wore a matching light brown coat over her dress and accessorizing with brown sunglasses and a small brown purse with her long blonde locks flowing over her shoulders. The actress completed her look with a pair of brown heeled boots for her day on the set, as she was seen kissing Kelly and getting out of a yellow NYC taxi cab. Kelly was spotted wearing a light brown dress shirt sans tie with a dark brown plaid suit coat over it for the scene. He completed his look with blue dress pants and brown shoes for his day on the set on Tuesday. Hemingway was also seen cutting loose with some impromptu dance moves between takes on the set. It's unclear if the show plans on re-creating the 1993 wedding or if the scenes they're shooting are from a different point and time in JFK Jr.' and Hannah's relationship. Hemingway joins a cast that also includes Sarah Pidgeon as Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, Naomi Watts as Jackie Kennedy, Grace Gummer as Caroline Kennedy, Alessandro Nivola as Calvin Klein (who Bessette worked for), Leila George as Calvin's daughter Kelly, Sydney Lemmon as Caroline's sister Lauren, who also died in the tragic plane crash, and Noah Fearnley as Michael Bergen, Caroline's ex who alleged that they continued a sexual relationship while she was married to JFK Jr. She also wore a matching light brown coat over her dress and accessorizing with brown sunglasses and a small brown purse with her long blonde locks flowing over her shoulders. Kelly was spotted wearing a light brown dress shirt sans tie with a dark brown plaid suit coat over it for the scene. Hemingway was also seen cutting loose with some impromptu dance moves between takes on the set. Fans have already been bashing American Love Story creator Ryan Murphy for wardrobe and fashion choices. Murphy responded to the fickle fans in an interview with Variety, stating they are doing the same thing to actress Sarah Paulson that media and others did to the real Carolyn Bessette. 'There were comments like, "I hate that coat, Carolyn would have never worn that. That was just a coat we threw on for color. People are writing "How dare you use the No. 35 Birkin bag? She wore a 40!" Yes we have a 40 but we just threw on a bag from another costume department because that was the sound stage we were on,' he said. 'They're doing to our Carolyn, what they did to the real-life Carolyn. It's not fair,' Ryan added to Variety.
Yahoo
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
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‘American Love Story' Sets February 2026 Premiere; Ryan Murphy Shares First Look Photos Of Paul Kelly & Sarah Pidgeon As JFK Jr. & Carolyn Bessette
Ryan Murphy has shared a first look at Paul Kelly and Sarah Pidgeon as JFK. Jr. and Carolyn Bessette for American Love Story. The television writer, director, and producer took to social media to share the first images of Kelly and Pidgeon during some screen tests for the upcoming FX series. More from Deadline Ryan Murphy Teases Sarah Paulson's 'AHS' Return: "Cooking Up Something Cool" 'Social Studies' And 'The Class': Emmy-Contending Doc Series Expose Mounting Pressures On Teens, From Social Media "Slut Shaming" To Covid Angst John Solberg Leaving As FX Head Of Publicity After More Than 28 Years At The Network Murphy also revealed that American Love Story would premiere in February 2026. RELATED: 'Here are some stills from our LOVE STORY camera test,' Murphy shared on Instagram. 'We started shooting this week in New York City and can't wait until you see the romantic and tragic love story between America's prince, JFK Jr., and fashion icon Carolyn Bessette—out Valentine's Day week of 2026.' He continued, 'I am thrilled to introduce you to Sarah Pidgeon as Carolyn and Paul Kelly as John F. Kennedy Jr. Over a thousand actors auditioned for each of these roles, and we absolutely found the perfect choices. Congratulations Sarah and Paul!' RELATED: American Love Story is executive produced by Ryan Murphy, Brad Simpson, Nina Jacobson, D.V. DiVencentis and Connor Hines. The series focuses on JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette, a 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. American Love Story will also feature Naomi Watts as JFK Jr's mother, Jackie O. The cast also includes Grace Gummer as Caroline Kennedy, Sydney Lemmon as Lauren Bessette, and Alessandro Nivola as Calvin Klein. Scroll through the photos below for a first look at . Best of Deadline 'Bachelor in Paradise' Cast Announcement: See Who Is Headed To The Beach For Season 10 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery
Yahoo
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
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Jack Schlossberg Urges Ryan Murphy Against 'Grotesque' Depiction Of JFK Jr. In ‘American Love Story'
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. More from Deadline 'American Love Story' Sets February 2026 Premiere; Ryan Murphy Shares First Look Photos Of Paul Kelly & Sarah Pidgeon As JFK Jr. & Carolyn Bessette Erik Menendez Calls Ryan Murphy's 'Monsters' A 'Dishonest Portrayal' '9-1-1: Nashville': ABC Spinoff Unveils Explosive New Teaser '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. Best of Deadline Sean 'Diddy' Combs Sex-Trafficking Trial Updates: Cassie Ventura's Testimony, $10M Hotel Settlement, Drugs, Violence, & The Feds A Full Timeline Of Blake Lively & Justin Baldoni's 'It Ends With Us' Feud In Court, Online & In The Media 'Poker Face' Season 2 Guest Stars: From Katie Holmes To Simon Hellberg
