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NBC News
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- NBC News
Critics worry Ryan Murphy's new show fails to capture Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy's style
A Ryan Murphy production rarely arrives without controversy — and this time, the backlash involves a mis-sized Birkin bag. Murphy's production company this month unveiled camera test photos, and video, of the highly anticipated FX series 'American Love Story' about the tragic romance between John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy. The images from the show, which started filming in New York City this month and is set to be released in February, gave audiences their first look at how actors Sarah Pidgeon and Paul Kelly portray the 'it' couple, who married in 1996 and died in a plane crash three years later. Only a handful of the costumes were previewed in the online teasers. But many people online appeared outraged by the depiction, calling the style choices a far cry from the iconic fashion that Bessette-Kennedy, who was a former publicist that worked for Calvin Klein, was known for. 'Pure crime against fashion,' a person wrote June 13 on Instagram. Another commented: '1995 styling with 2025 offerings is INSANE work. Back to the drawing board, I beg.' The criticism focused on Pidgeon's outfit in the photos. For some, the boxy brown coat, cropped trousers and empty No. 35 Birkin bag were a deviation from Bessette-Kennedy's signature stuffed-to-the-brim No. 40 designer bag and high-quality minimalist style that made her one of the most notable fashion icons of the 1990s. Other photos and a test video show Pidgeon in a faux leather jacket, a midi silk skirt and Converse. 'The details matter here as she used her image to control the narrative,' said Jack Sehnert, the vice president of international design at Steve Madden and creator of an Instagram account devoted to the style icon, @carolynbessette. 'They could have rummaged eBay for a month or two to find references & originals to make recreations for Sarah.' Others in the fashion world noticed, too. The Cut called the wardrobe choices fast-fashion knockoffs of the high designer style associated with Bessette-Kennedy, and questioned why it seems Murphy's team did not pull straight from fashion archives. Diet Prada, an Instagram account with 3.4 million followers that is known for calling out fashion brands, also posted about the images. In the comments, celebrity stylist Erica Cloud wrote, 'all of this is a no,' and Vogue contributing editor and stylist Gabriella Karefa-Johnson stressed that while the 'silhouettes look the same. … Zara is very different from vintage Calvin, Narciso, Jil. ... send help.' Others fixated on Pidgeon's platinum blonde hair, which Bessette-Kennedy's colorist told NBC News looked more like a 'Halloween wig' than his former client's signature neutral-warm 'toffee' blonde. 'If they are using that white wig, that's not me. That's not a replica of my work,' said Brad Johns, a celebrity colorist who took Bessette-Kennedy's natural light-brown hair to blonde with a 'chunking' highlighting technique. 'If she saw that hair color on TV, she would be swirling in heaven.' A representative for Murphy and FX did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The backlash prompted Murphy to clarify that the first looks were merely shot for lighting and color tests and do not represent the finalized costumes for either character. In a recent interview with Variety, he said the camera test images were released early to pre-empt paparazzi leaks and called the release a 'mistake.' 'If I ever do something like that again, I have to put a warning label on the top of the caption, explaining to people what the process is,' Murphy said. He added that the production is committed to nailing authenticity and has a dedicated 10-person 'style advisory board' to help reference and source Bessette-Kennedy's wardrobe. The show also has Bessette‑Kennedy's items, including her iconic Prada boots, and it is crafting a replica of her 1996 wedding dress. He also said that in the test photos, Pidgeon was wearing a wig. Still, Murphy said he was surprised by the negative comments. 'There were comments like, 'I hate that coat, Carolyn would never have worn that,'' he said. 'That was just a coat we threw on for color. People were 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.' The stakes, however, remain high. Unlike other biopic subjects, Bessette-Kennedy did not write a memoir or frequently speak to the media, and her public life was meticulously curated like her clothing. Her image lives on almost exclusively through paparazzi photos — photos that have been dissected and cataloged for a generation of fashion aficionados. 'The real issue here is that she wore too few outfits publicly over a very small period of time in the spotlight,' Sehnert said in an email, noting that her clothing became her public identity because she did not speak to the media. 'Her image lives on so prominently that any outfits that were not direct recreations were bound to disappoint.' The mythology around Bessette-Kennedy grew after she died in 1999 in a plane crash with JFK Jr. and her sister, elevating her from fashion 'it' girl to America's Princess Diana. Today, social media accounts like Sehnert's, which boasts almost 64,000 followers, are dedicated to Bessette-Kennedy. In the era of 'quiet luxury,' her minimalist, no-label style carries even great cultural weight. 'Carolyn, unlike her contemporary Lady Di, lives in our memory in a handful of classic outfits,' Sehnert said. 'You cannot simply exchange one camel coat with another here, because we only saw her in ONE.' Sehnert said that because of Bessette-Kennedy's fashion influence, he thinks it's 'fantastic that any entirely new generation is placing her style on a pedestal' and speaking out about the initial 'American Love Story' photos. 'Unfortunately, the public and press were not kind to [Bessette-Kennedy] during her short life, so at least she continues to garner respect in death,' he said. 'It's fabulous to see the effort & careful curation of her wardrobe inspire so many 26 years later. For better or worse, her poise under intense scrutiny & wardrobe choices are her legacy.' In an Instagram story after the stills were unveiled, JFK Jr.'s nephew Jack Schlossberg did not weigh on the fashion choices and said the Kennedy family was not consulted on the series. 'Lately, my news feed has been filled with pictures of my uncle, John F. Kennedy Jr., a great man,' he said, according to Entertainment Weekly, which reported on the story Thursday before it disappeared from Schlossberg's feed. '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.' But the initial 'American Love Story' costume disappointment has not yet deterred fans or even some of the biggest Bessette-Kennedy admirers.
Fox Sports
13-06-2025
- Automotive
- Fox Sports
INDYCAR Announces INDY NXT by Firestone Penalties at WWTR
INDYCAR INDYCAR has announced penalties for the No. 29 Andretti Global entry and driver James Roe ahead of this weekend's event at World Wide Technology Raceway. Per standard late-race procedures, as a lapped car in the INDY NXT by Firestone Grand Prix of Detroit, the No. 29 was ordered and twice failed to take the final lap restart at the rear of the field alongside other lapped cars. Additionally, during the final lap of the race, the No. 29 was penalized for blocking the No. 40 – a lead-lap car. The following penalties from the INDY NXT by Firestone rulebook were left 'pending' and scheduled to be applied and served at the next event: Rule 3.1.7. Failing to follow the direction of INDYCAR. Rule 3.2. Blocking – Any Driver who moves in reaction, altering their line based on the actions of pursuing Competitors, may be penalized. Roe has been placed on probation for his next three INDY NXT races. At the event at World Wide Technology Raceway, the No. 29 will not be permitted to qualify and will start Sunday's race at the rear of the field using tires scuffed from Saturday's practice. Members may contest the imposition of the penalties detailed in the review and appeal procedures of the INDY NXT by Firestone rulebook.
Boston Globe
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Thanks to Rick Brunson and Tom Thibodeau, Salem's perspective on Celtics-Knicks isn't so clear
The coach didn't know if he could get Brunson to join him. Advertisement Tom Thibodeau just wanted to beat him. 'His story is he used to kill me,' Brunson Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up According to comments made by both, those ferocious fights on the blacktop started a partnership that now threatens the playoff life of the Celtics. Brunson, the former NBA journeyman and 'I don't think anyone remembers me as a former player,' mused Brunson, who played for eight NBA teams in nine seasons, including a seven-game stint with the Celtics in 2000 where he wore the same No. 40 that Thibodeau wore at Salem State. 'They remember me as Jalen's Dad.' Advertisement It's different in the Witch City. Glory days Salem High School's Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse looks mostly the same as it did in Brunson's day. It's big, bright, and airy. The court is rubber, not hardwood, and laid double-thick over a cement floor, which is to say there's no give. Players have to work hard for their bounces. 'I'd be there every chance I got,' said Nate Bryant, who refereed some of Brunson's games and retired last April as Salem State's vice president. 'He was an attraction. He was a star in every sense of the word.' In the team lounge last week, Salem High boys' basketball coach Tom Doyle tapped and swiped a video board, taking a visitor 35 years back in time. In grainy footage, edited in sync with WESX-AM local radio broadcasts, Brunson, Doyle, and their teammates are stomping teams. Salem High boys' basketball coach Tom Doyle played high school basketball at Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse with New York Knicks assistant coach Rick Brunson when both were students at Salem High. Matt Porter Salem High went 89-8 with Brunson leading the show, with four Northeastern Conference titles. The 1990 team, which beat Gardner for the Division 2 state title at the Worcester Centrum, captured Salem's first crown since 1926. A few years back, Brunson, who then went by Eric, put up 34 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, and 8 steals in that junior-year postseason. As a senior, he averaged 33.4 points, 12 boards, 10.2 assists, and 6 steals. He was East MVP of the McDonald's All-American Game, held that year in Springfield. Advertisement He won Globe All-Scholastic Player of the Year both seasons. He finished with a school-record 1,780 points despite missing some 20 games due to injuries. Scoonie Penn – later of Boston College and Ohio State – passed him a few years after. 'He ate, drank, and slept basketball,' Bryant said. 'Nobody outworked him.' Rick Brunson, who went by Eric in high school, made the Globe's All-Scholastic team twice. Boston Globe Archives Doyle tried to. Playing for rival middle schools, they became fast friends after Brunson moved in from Syracuse in the seventh grade. Doyle's father, Peter, was principal at Bates Elementary, in North Salem near the Brunsons' home, and would unlock the door often. 'Morning, noon, or night,' Doyle said. 'He'd spent a lot of the summer there. He would go down three times a day. He certainly had the drive.' In his NBA stints, Brunson lasted a maximum of 97 games with one team (Portland, where he scored a career-high 19 points in 16 minutes) and spent as little as three (Toronto). In that, Doyle said, 'he saw what it took. He came up with a great blueprint for Jalen to succeed, if he wanted to.' The younger, smaller Brunson has his father's fire and a far more lethal skillset. 'I don't even think he's 6-feet tall, but he's so smart. He's two or three steps ahead,' Bryant said. 'Think about it: other than Steph Curry, who can shoot, there's not a lot of players that size who score 20-plus. Just a smart, heady player, and there's no doubt where it comes from.' All-in on basketball Thibodeau scored 26 points per game as a junior in 1979-80, when Salem State made the NCAA Division 3 tournament for the first time. He coached there four seasons after graduating, and was the Vikings' rookie head coach in 1984-85. Advertisement When he arrived from New Britain, Conn., he moved in across the street from the Doyles in South Salem, near campus. He would come over and shoot. When the young coach invited Doyle to his Salem State basketball camp, Doyle's future came into focus. Thibodeau's reputation as a basketball junkie with few other interests has been stated, and possibly exaggerated. 'One of our friends used to say to him: 'Thibs, there are only so many ways you can defend a screen and roll. Come out and have a beer,'' Don Doucette, his college coach, Tom Thibodeau has been the Knicks' coach since 2020. Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff Bryant, who played for Thibodeau at Salem State, recalled some busy Thursday nights lacking Thibodeau's presence. But as some of his college friends have chuckled over the years, the guy who hardly stopped anyone on 'D' has become a defensive mastermind. 'When guys were out at the watering holes, Thibs was at home with his VHS tapes,' Bryant said. 'Some coaches know someone who knows someone, and they get a break. He didn't know anyone. He wrote letters to coaches and teams. He studied film. He sent them things. 'Nothing was handed to him. I will always appreciate that.' Related : Still connected Walking the Salem High halls the day after 'Not even a thought,' he said, smiling, when asked if the Celtics' pair of blown 20-point leads gave him pause when putting it on. 'It made it better to walk in here today.' Advertisement Doyle keeps an eye on the Knicks' schedule when he charts the Witches' yearly course. Brunson makes at least one seven-hour round trip from New York every year to watch them play, and has guided heaps of players over the years. Salem High boys' basketball coach Tom Doyle was a member of the school's 1990 state championship team that also included New York Knicks assistant coach Rick Brunson. Matt Porter He has also contributed, the coach said, when the athletics budget is running dry. 'His give-back,' Doyle said, 'is much more than money.' But like a Salem hardcourt, he doesn't give in. After sophomore The reply came fast: 'Forty-six through three quarters.' Knicks assistant coach Rick Brunson (second from right) and his high school teammate Tom Doyle (second from left) were joined by Mike Giardi (left) and Pedro Jimenez at a recent Celtics-Knicks game. Tom Doyle Matt Porter can be reached at
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
RFK Jr. plans to ban all petroleum-based synthetic food dyes, including red dye No. 40. Here's what health experts have said about them.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will announce Tuesday a ban on all petroleum-based artificial food dyes in the nation's food supply — a move that is considered a key part of his Make America Healthy Again agenda. In January, before President Joe Biden left office, the Food and Drug Administration announced it was revoking its authorization of red dye No. 3, which is used in some foods and medications and was one of nine FDA-approved synthetic dyes made from petroleum. Kennedy is expected to announce that the Trump administration intends to phase out the remaining eight artificial food dyes, including red dye No. 40, within two years. Red dye No. 40, aka Allura Red, is one of the most commonly used synthetic food dyes in the U.S. and Canada, Dr. Kelly Johnson-Arbor, a toxicologist at MedStar Health, tells Yahoo Life. 'The FDA approved red dye No. 40 for use in food in 1971, and it is currently used to enhance the appearance of various sodas, cereals, baked goods and other foods,' she says. Red dye No. 40 has been deemed safe for consumption by the FDA, European Food Safety Authority and other regulatory bodies, as long as the intake stays below the established acceptable daily intake (ADI), Scott Keatley, a registered dietitian and co-owner of Keatley Medical Nutrition Therapy, tells Yahoo Life. 'Both major organizations have listed this product at 7 mg/kg/day as acceptable intake,' Keatley says. 'This means that an individual weighing 70 kg (154 lbs.) could theoretically consume up to 490 milligrams of red dye No. 40 daily without expected adverse effects, according to these guidelines.' Keatley also points out that ADIs 'are set with a significant safety margin and are intended for lifetime exposure.' In other words, several major organizations have deemed red dye No. 40 as safe for consumption. Other common food dyes — including yellow dyes Nos. 5 and 6, blue dyes Nos. 1 and 2 and green dye No. 3 — are synthetic additives, Jamie Alan, an associate professor of pharmacology and toxicology at Michigan State University, tells Yahoo Life. The dyes are widely used, likely because they're inexpensive, Alan says. But some companies have completely shifted away from synthetic dyes and instead focused on natural food coloring, like curcumin, carotenes, paprika and anthocyanins, Johnson-Arbor says. Unfortunately, these have their own challenges. 'Although these food-coloring agents are derived from natural sources, they do have some disadvantages when compared to synthetic dyes,' she says. 'Natural food colors may be less colorful in appearance, more costly to produce and less shelf-stable than their synthetic counterparts and foods colored with some natural colors may be less desirable to consumers because of these factors.' The dyes can be found all over. 'Synthetic food dyes are used in various types of foods that we consume every day, including baked goods, dairy products and certain fruit products,' Johnson-Arbor says. 'Synthetic food dyes are also used to give pharmaceutical products and dietary supplements, including cough syrups, liquid pain relievers, allergy medications and gummy vitamins a desirable appearance.' Synthetic food colors are 'frequently' added to children's medications, she adds. Some big-name products where synthetic dyes can be found include: Skittles M&M's Trix Lucky Charms Froot Loops Apple Jacks Some Pop-Tarts Tylenol PM Children's Tylenol Research into all of these dyes is ongoing, but there is some data to suggest they're not great for your health. The biggest link is between the dyes and behavioral issues in children. A report published by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment in 2021 analyzed data from human and animal studies and concluded that synthetic food dyes are linked with hyperactivity and neurobehavioral problems in children. Those studies included observational studies (where researchers tried to link health outcomes with the dyes) along with 'challenge studies,' where kids were asked to avoid dyes for a few weeks and then given products with dyes added to them. The researchers discovered that, while not all kids were impacted by the synthetic dyes, some were more likely than others to act out after having them. The researchers ultimately found that 16 out of 25 studies analyzed found a link between kids who had the dyes and poor behavior. That link was also considered statistically significant in more than half of the studies. 'I expect that this decision will open up the conversation around other dyes,' Alan says. 'Red dye No. 40 can still cause behavioral disruptions, especially in children. Currently, it is not listed as a carcinogen, but it does contain benzene, which has been correlated with cancer.' But Keatley says that synthetic dyes don't necessarily need to be demonized. Instead, he recommends that people consider the context for their use. Natural dyes, he notes, "can be less stable and more expensive to produce," which makes synthetic options preferable in some cases. Synthetic dyes like blue No. 1 or yellow No. 5, 'are generally safe within regulatory limits but may sometimes cause allergic reactions or behavioral issues in susceptible individuals,' Keatley adds. 'While 'natural is better' is a useful generalization, it's critical to balance this with practicality, stability and individual tolerance,' he says. Alan, though, says that phasing out synthetic dyes from the food supply was inevitable. 'There is no benefit to synthetic dyes — other than profit — and there is no acceptable use for these,' she says.
CBS News
18-04-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
Rangers down Lightning 4-0; Mika Zibanejad scores twice, Igor Shesterkin makes 27 saves
Mika Zibanejad scored twice and Igor Shesterkin made 27 saves as the New York Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-0 on Thursday night in the regular-season finale for both teams. Vincent Trocheck and Chris Kreider also scored for the Rangers, who missed the playoffs a year after winning the Presidents' Trophy as the league's best team. The Lightning host the defending-champion Florida Panthers in the first game of a first-round Stanley Cup playoff series on Tuesday. Trocheck scored his 26th goal this season — his sixth short-handed — at 1:02 of the middle period. The Rangers lead the NHL with 18 short-handed goals this season. Kreider scored at 4:02 of the third to make it 2-0 then Zibanejad scored at 12:50 and 16:24. The shutout was the sixth this season for Shesterkin, who finished with a career-worst 27-29-5 mark. The playoff-bound Lightning finished with 47 wins and 102 points. Lightning netminder Jonas Johansson made 19 saves. Rangers: New York ended with a 19-19-3 home record. Last season, they were 30-11-0 at Madison Square Garden. Lightning: Jake Guentzel played his 600th career game. The 30-year-old forward had 41 goals and 39 assists in his first season with the Lightning. Every Ranger wore a blue No. 40 jersey with "Rosen" on the back during warmups to honor Hall of Fame broadcaster Sam Rosen, who called his final game after 40 years as the team's television play-by-play voice. The jerseys also included a patch on the front with Rosen's famous call: "It's a Power Play Goal!" Tampa Bay has made the postseason eight straight seasons and since 2014-15 they lead the league with 146 postseason games and 87 playoff wins. The Lightning won back-to-back Cups in 2020 and 2021 and lost to Colorado in the 2022 Final.
