Jack Schlossberg Laughs at FX Love Story Clip, Renews Critique

Jack Schlossberg, grandson of President John F. Kennedy and a Democratic candidate for Congress in New York, shared a lighthearted family reaction to the FX series "Love Story" while renewing his criticism of its fictionalized portrayal of the Kennedy legacy. In an interview aired on April 15, Schlossberg described watching a clip of the show with his mother, Caroline Kennedy, and laughing at the depiction of her character.

The series, produced by Ryan Murphy and streamed on Hulu and Disney+, dramatizes the relationship between John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette, culminating in the 1999 plane crash off Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, that killed the couple and Bessette's sister, Lauren. Premiering in February, the nine-episode limited series quickly became FX's most-watched ever, with over 25 million hours viewed in its first five episodes and more than 21 million TikTok posts under the hashtag #lovestory.

Schlossberg, 33, told podcast host Katie Couric that neither he nor his mother watched the full series. "I showed her a clip of her, and we were laughing so hard," he said, referring to actress Grace Gummer's portrayal of Caroline Kennedy. He could not recall the...