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When a TV show trashes a reputation

3/29/202645 min

MONDAY ANALYSIS:  Love Story, the Disney+ series following the relationship between John F. Kennedy Jr and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, has just wrapped up. Like many other Ryan Murphy shows, the series has drawn an almost-even mix of praise and condemnation.  Amongst the show’s detractors, however, are people who actually feature in the real-life story of JFK Jr and CBK: Jack Schlossberg, JFK Jr’s nephew, and the actress Daryl Hannah, his ex-girlfriend. So we wanted to deep the question: Is it ethical to make a television show about someone’s real life?  Thankyou so much to Apple TV and their brilliant new series, Margo’s Got Money Troubles, for making this episode of Shameless possible. Also, shout-out to Myer! Your hosts are Zara McDonald (@zamcdonald) and Michelle Andrews (@michelleandrews1). Shameless Podcast is produced by Annabelle Lee and Eilish Gilligan, executive-produced by Lucy Hunt and audio-edited by Eilish Gilligan. Our social media team consists of Naima Fatema, Emily Li and Eilish Gilligan, and our partnerships manager is Cindy Luu. Want to support our show? Clicking ‘follow’ on Apple and Spotify is the best way to do that, and we're super grateful to anyone who leaves a five-star review while they're at it. Also! An old-fashioned 'Tell a Friend In Real Life' is equally appreciated. Want more? We've got more… Subscribe to our newsletter Smart, Dumb Stuff: https://tinyurl.com/4yasjphn    Follow us on Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/2mf557ux  Aaaand we’re on TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/2hchchrp  Everything else your heart could ever desire is here: https://linktr.ee/shamelesspodcast  Thanks for listening! We’re huge fans of yours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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  1. Annabelle Lee0:00

    [upbeat music] Shameless Media.

  2. Michelle Andrews· Host0:05

    [upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to Shameless, the pop culture podcast for smart people who love dumb stuff. You're joined, as always, by Melbourne writers Michelle Andrews, that would be me, and Zara McDonald, that would be you.

  3. Zara McDonald· Host0:43

    Hello, Michelle Andrews. And hello, producer Eilish Gilligan.

  4. Eilish Gilligan0:46

    Hello.

  5. Michelle Andrews· Host0:46

    Hi, Gil. Happy Monday, guys. We are deep diving Love Story, the Disney+ series that follows the relationship between JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy. It has just wrapped up. However, it has garnered a mix of praise and condemnation. Naturally, some of the people depicted and family members of those depicted have issues with Love Story and take umbrage with the way things have been portrayed.

  6. Zara McDonald· Host1:16

    Exactly. We have, of course, JFK Jr.'s nephew, Jack Schlossberg, who has come out a few times online and said that he doesn't endorse or support the television show. We also had quite a searing piece from Daryl Hannah- Mm-hmm ... the actress who is portrayed

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