Jack Schlossberg Calls ‘Love Story’ a “Capital ‘F’ for Fiction”

Rachel KingThu, April 16, 2026 at 2:07 PM UTC

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Jack Schlossberg, the only grandson of the late President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jackie Kennedy, renewed his criticism of the FX series Love Story in a new interview released this week. Speaking on Katie Couric’s podcast, Next Question With Katie Couric, Schlossberg, 33, remarked how the limited series focused on glamour at the expense of his family and the legacy of his uncle, John F. Kennedy Jr.

“I struggle to find a universe where someone taking advantage of my family is helping me,” Schlossberg said when asked whether the show’s popularity could benefit his congressional campaign. He is currently campaigning for an open seat in U.S. Congress to represent New York’s 12th District. “My issue is to fictionalize and to sensationalize his romantic life without giving any credence to the serious things that he did.”

Love Story premiered in February and over the course of nine episodes followed the relationship and untimely deaths of JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy in the 1990s, recreating many real-life events, such as their 1996 wedding. But as the disclaimer in every episode’s opening credits reads, much of the dialogue and encounters were fictionalized and were just inspired by real people.

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Schlossberg was careful to distinguish between the people who made the show and its audience. He added that no one in the Kennedy family was consulted during production and urged viewers to approach the series critically. “I would just want people who do watch the show to watch it with one letter in mind, and that’s a capital ‘F’ for fiction,” he said. Speaking about his uncle, Schlossberg said, “He was a smart, attractive person who cared about politics. It’s not surprising that people, once they remember who he was, want to dress like him and be like him.”

Schlossberg also objected to the show’s portrayal of his parents, Caroline Kennedy and Edwin Schlossberg, describing them as “the two nicest, most dignified, private people in the whole world who do nothing but help others.” He took particular issue with his father’s depiction. “They had my dad dressed up in some plaid outfit," he said. “My dad’s the most stylish guy I’ve ever met.”

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