"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. The choice to portray her as irritating, self-absorbed, whiny and inappropriate was no accident. But a real, living person is not a narrative device. Isn't it textbook misogyny to tear down one woman in order to build up another?"
"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."
"In the weeks since the series aired, I have received many hostile and even threatening messages from viewers who seem to believe the portrayal is factual. When entertainment borrows a real person's name, it can permanently impact her reputation."
Daryl Hannah published an op-ed criticizing her depiction in the Love Story television series about John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette. The show portrays a character named after Hannah as irritating, self-absorbed, and whiny. Hannah disputes multiple false claims made about her character, including allegations of cocaine use, hosting drug-fueled parties, pressuring someone into marriage, and desecrating family heirlooms. She argues that using a real person's name as a narrative device to make another character more sympathetic constitutes misogyny. Hannah also notes that the portrayal has caused real-world harm, resulting in hostile and threatening messages from viewers who believe the fictional depiction is factual, permanently damaging her reputation.
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