An executive producer of Love Story: John F Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette is weighing in on Daryl Hannah's headline-making essay about the show. "You know, from the beginning of this, this was going to be John and Carolyn's story, and we put a lot of research and rigor into all the people and moments in the series that ultimately shaped their relationship," Brad Simpson told Variety in an interview published on Friday, March 27, when asked for a reaction to Hannah's comments. Simpson continued, "We read a lot of biographies and journalistic accounts.