Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bassette

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:She didn't trust JFK jr to be a pilot because she knew he was low IQ and silly. She finally agreed to fly with him since they had a short timeline for the destination and she took her sister along too.

He was flying in a cast and couldn't tell if he was going up or down...he was accelerating into the crash

I bet she was screaming at him about what an idiot he was during the process of disaster.

Jackie knew JFK jr was a dum dum and tried to shield him from running for office and being exposed. She was also very against him flying planes.

Yeah, I always wondered if they weren't fighting during the flight. We'll never know.

I don't like the way she tends to be vilified. I think marriage to him was not easy. His public charm notwithstanding, he was extremely spoiled and had a history of checking out and cheating.

I just don't get why anyone romanticizes their relationship. He only married her after they dated off and on for a few years while he was still with Daryl. He refused to introduce her to his mother (so disrespectful), and only broke up with Daryl because he accidentally killed her dog and she made him attend the dog's funeral in LA while Jackie was dying. He seemed to marry her more because "his taxi light was on" rather than because he was madly in love. They were both selfish and volatile, and they both cheated. Making them into some great love story is absurd. Highly unlikely they'd have stayed married.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She didn't trust JFK jr to be a pilot because she knew he was low IQ and silly. She finally agreed to fly with him since they had a short timeline for the destination and she took her sister along too.

He was flying in a cast and couldn't tell if he was going up or down...he was accelerating into the crash

I bet she was screaming at him about what an idiot he was during the process of disaster.

Jackie knew JFK jr was a dum dum and tried to shield him from running for office and being exposed. She was also very against him flying planes.

Yeah, I always wondered if they weren't fighting during the flight. We'll never know.

I don't like the way she tends to be vilified. I think marriage to him was not easy. His public charm notwithstanding, he was extremely spoiled and had a history of checking out and cheating.

I just don't get why anyone romanticizes their relationship. He only married her after they dated off and on for a few years while he was still with Daryl. He refused to introduce her to his mother (so disrespectful), and only broke up with Daryl because he accidentally killed her dog and she made him attend the dog's funeral in LA while Jackie was dying. He seemed to marry her more because "his taxi light was on" rather than because he was madly in love. They were both selfish and volatile, and they both cheated. Making them into some great love story is absurd. Highly unlikely they'd have stayed married.

He couldn't introduce Carolyn to Jackie while he was still dating Daryl; she did not approve of womanizing (obviously a sensitive issue). Also Jackie probably would not have liked her either, too down to earth and not sufficiently patrician.

[Anonymous]

Did Carolyn have any female friends who were not John's friends? You never hear anything about them. I've only heard of one gay male friend, when she first started dating John.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did Carolyn have any female friends who were not John's friends? You never hear anything about them. I've only heard of one gay male friend, when she first started dating John.

She supposedly had a rep when younger of being a man-eater and not a girl's girl. Have no idea if that's true.

[Anonymous]

The supporting cast is ATROCIOUS. Jackie, Daryl, Caroline are all weirdly flat caricatures. Unwatchable imo.

[Anonymous]

I read that the one GF the family really liked was Christina Haag. Jackie was fond of her, found her to be genuine and liked that she was Brown- and Julliard-educated. But as reported by his friend Billy Noonan, John was cheating on her with multiple women, including Daryl H, and they finally broke up. I agree with PP that no one should make these people into angels. Lots of fighting and cheating. Jackie might have liked Carolyn more than Daryl, but probably wouldn't have been keen on her lack of refinement and academic pedigree.

[Anonymous]

Carolyn comes across as a real "pick me" girl, willing to be his Plan B girl while he was officially with Daryl Hannah and putting up with his unwillingness to introduce her to his mother. It definitely wasn't worth it, and sad that she ended up so miserable in the marriage then died due to his stupidity.

[Anonymous]

Remember when they bought a pure bred dog but told everyone they adopted it from the shelter so that the (rare, less well known) breed wouldn't become popular. Snobs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Remember when they bought a pure bred dog but told everyone they adopted it from the shelter so that the (rare, less well known) breed wouldn't become popular. Snobs.

I don't think that's what happened. JFK Jr adopted a shepherd, but he was aggressive and had to be put to sleep after a few biting incidents. The replacement dog was the rare dog from a breeder. I can understand why they wouldn't want to chance adoption again after a bad experience, especially when you live in the city and the dog encounters lots of people and other dogs.

[Anonymous]

Kennedy men are bad news, especially for women.

Especially that sister they lobotomized…

No. I do not need more Kennedys or anyone treating humans like dirt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Carolyn comes across as a real "pick me" girl, willing to be his Plan B girl while he was officially with Daryl Hannah and putting up with his unwillingness to introduce her to his mother. It definitely wasn't worth it, and sad that she ended up so miserable in the marriage then died due to his stupidity.

Yeah, I don't get where the "he was so entranced" and "she was so strong and self-confident" narrative came from. He was sleeping with her, and others, for a few years. Yet she hung in there. Even worse than Waity Katie.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Carolyn comes across as a real "pick me" girl, willing to be his Plan B girl while he was officially with Daryl Hannah and putting up with his unwillingness to introduce her to his mother. It definitely wasn't worth it, and sad that she ended up so miserable in the marriage then died due to his stupidity.

Yeah, I don't get where the "he was so entranced" and "she was so strong and self-confident" narrative came from. He was sleeping with her, and others, for a few years. Yet she hung in there. Even worse than Waity Katie.

I try to keep an open mind about her, but could never get past that awful fight in the park. She was like an alleycat, scary. And it does seem she cheated on him. He may have cheated in the last week of his life, but I don't think there was any suggestion of cheating before then.

[Anonymous]

If you accidentally kill your wife, I don't think it should qualify as a love story.

[Anonymous]

I don't think it's a great love story. More like a reality show: A marriage that probably would have been short-lived between two people who weren't that bright and liked to make reckless decisions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you accidentally kill your wife, I don't think it should qualify as a love story.

Kennedys are good at accidentally killing women. Like at Chappaquidick.