In a June 19 interview with Variety, Murphy addressed the advanced American Love Story criticism head-on. "Carolyn Bessette is clearly a religious figure and it’s a religion of her own," he noted about the intense reaction to Pidgeon's hair and clothing.

Ryan Murphy defended his first look at the stars of American Love Story, his upcoming FX series about the love story and tragic deaths of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette. Days after he posted camera test photos of stars Paul Kelly and Sarah Pidgeon to Instagram,

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