"I have generally chosen not to respond to media coverage of me. I have long believed that engaging with distortion often amplifies it. But 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."
"Storytelling requires tension. It often requires an obstacle. But a real, living person is not a narrative device. 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?"
"It's appalling to me that I even have to defend myself against a television show. These are not creative embellishments of personality. They are assertions about conduct and they are false."
Daryl Hannah published an essay in the New York Times objecting to her portrayal in Ryan Murphy's television series about JFK Jr and Carolyn Bessette. The show features a character using her name, depicted as irritating, self-absorbed, and whiny. Hannah argues that using a real, living person as a narrative obstacle constitutes misogyny and defamation. She specifically denies allegations about cocaine use and other false conduct assertions presented in the show. Hannah emphasizes the distinction between creative personality embellishments and false claims about actual behavior. She reports receiving hostile and threatening messages following the series' airing. Hannah also addresses the gendered dimension of popular culture elevating certain women by portraying others as rivals or villains.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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