The highly-anticipated show, starring Katie Holmes as Jackie Kennedy, was cancelled last week by History Channel bosseswho felt the final product was "not a fit" for the network. Newreports suggest it was scrapped after "intense" pressure from theclan, including Caroline Kennedy - the only surviving child of John F. Kennedyand Jackie Kennedy. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Caroline, along with Arnold Schwarzenegger's wife Maria Shriver,the daughter of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, fought to have the project"killed". Family members are said to have been upset over Greg Kinnear's depiction of JFK as sex-crazed and the portrayal of JoeKennedy as power-hungry. A senior History Channel source tells Britain's The Times newspaper the report is "100 per cent true."
Debate over History Channel's Decision to cancel the series:
The network added that the series is “not a fit for the History brand.”It was set to air in the spring, starring Katie Holmes as Jacqueline Kennedy, and Greg Kinear as iconic President John F. Kennedy.
The Shah of Iran Greeted by President John F. Kennedy and First Lady 1961:
Shah of Iran and Empress Farah at the White House 1962:
In a statement Friday, Muse Entertainment and Asylum Entertainment, who co-produced the miniseries, said:
“We are proud of the work all of our talent put into the making of The Kennedys and the painstaking efforts that went into creating a drama that is compelling while rich in historic detail. Although weregret this does not fit into the History Channel’s plans, we are confident that television viewers in the United States will join viewers from around the world in having an opportunity to watch this series in the near future.”
Why was Kennedy miniseries yanked?:
On HLN's Joy Behar, guest host Lisa Rinna and her panel discuss the cancellation of a Kennedy family miniseries
Meanwhile,the miniseries’ Canadian director told the Canadian Pressnewswire service that “the actual product takes no political stanceone way or the other” and that allies of the Kennedy family were likely behindthe decision by the A&E Television Networks’ channel to cancel the project that starred Greg Kinnear and Katie Holmes. It was created by 24 co-creator Joel Surnow. “I doubt they’ve even seen it,” Jon Cassar told the publication.“They were objecting to it before it started. They were objecting to the ideaof it.”
The 1983 Mini TV Series Kennedy :
Starring Martin Sheen and Blair Brown in the title roles
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Robert F Kennedy Jr's wife dead and hanged ...
by Darius Kadivar on Thu May 17, 2012 02:52 AM PDTRobert F Kennedy Jr's estranged wife has been found dead at her home in New York state.
No cause of death had been released, but US media reported the 52-year-old had been discovered hanged.
In a statement, the family of the 52-year-old said her "radiant and creative spirit" would be sorely missed.
Mr Kennedy, a lawyer and radio host, is the nephew of President John F Kennedy and son of Senator Robert F Kennedy, both assassinated in the 1960s.
His marriage to the former Mary Richardson in 1994, in a ceremony aboard a boat on the Hudson river, was his second.Kennedy untimely ends