Daryl Hannah did not hold back when she eviscerated the portrayal of her in Ryan Murphy's Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette.
The 65-year-old, who has never spoken publicly about her relationship with JFK Jr., condemned the show in a scathing essay for The New York Times on Friday.
The nine-episode show highlights Daryl's five-year romance with JFK Jr. before he ultimately fell in love and married Carolyn Bessette, before they died in 1999 from a fatal plane crash.
Accusing the show of portraying her as "irritating, self-absorbed, whiny and inappropriate," Daryl began: "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," Hannah continued, referring to actress Dree Hemingway, who plays Daryl in the series.
"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.
She added: "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?
© Getty Images"The character 'Daryl Hannah' portrayed in the series is not even a remotely accurate representation of my life, my conduct or my relationship with John."
Daryl called out specific moments in the series and refuted each one, including scenes of the character doing cocaine on several occasions and attending a party where the drug has been placed on a priceless Kennedy family heirloom.
© Getty Images"I have never used cocaine in my life or hosted cocaine-fueled parties," she wrote. "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. 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."
© Getty ImagesThe Splash actress said that she has received "many hostile and even threatening messages from viewers who seem to believe the portrayal is factual," adding: "When entertainment borrows a real person's name, it can permanently impact her reputation."
Daryl added: "I've endured a number of outrageous lies, crappy stories and unflattering characterizations before. I chose not to battle them but to focus on my work and respect my loved ones by keeping my private life private.
"But my silence should not be mistaken for agreement with lies."
© Getty ImagesShe even shared the advice she once received from Jackie Kennedy Onassis, recalling: "She told me that while tabloids, magazines and newspapers often sold ridiculous lies, they were nothing more than bird cage liner by the next day.
"At the time, I found great comfort and consolation in those words. But today they no longer hold true."
