Daryl Hannah criticizes her portrayal in 'Love Story' as 'textbook misogyny'

To say Daryl Hannah comes off poorly in FX's Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette would be an understatement. The series paints the Kill Bill and Splash actor (played by Dree Hemingway) as shallow, inconsiderate, and desperate in her relationship with John F. Kennedy Jr. (Paul Anthony Kelly). Now, in an op-ed for The New York Times, Hannah shares her disapproval of the show's portrayal of her as an aggravating obstacle for John and Carolyn (Sarah Pidgeon) to overcome in their relationship. "A real, living person is not a narrative device," Hannah writes. "There is also a gendered dimension to this thinking. Popular culture has long elevated certain women by portraying others as rivals, obstacles or villains. Isn’t it textbook misogyny to tear down one woman in order to build up another?" Hannah also denies many of the most egregious actions Love Story's version of her carries out, from doing cocaine off a Kennedy family heirloom to crashing Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis's (Naomi Watts) private memorial. "It’s appalling to me that I even have to defend myself against a television show," Hannah writes. "These are not creative embellishments of personality. They are asser

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