Did Carolyn Bessette Cheat On John F Kennedy Jr? Inside Michael Bergin’s Alleged Affair Claims

John F Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette have been hogging the headlines for their recent limited series by FX, Love Story. While the couple’s relationship was highly publicised at the time, many details remained private. Their story was cut short by the fatal plane crash. However, years after her death, a shocking revelation left everyone stunned.

Carolyn Jeanne Bessette Kennedy was born on January 7, 1966. She was an American fashion publicist and worked for Calvin Klein until her marriage to attorney and publisher John F. Kennedy Jr. Her life and fashion sense became the subject of intense scrutiny afterwards. However, in recent years, Carolyn has been in the headlines for another reason. The late publicist caught attention when model, Michael Bergin, made the claims that he had an affair with her while she was married to John F Kennedy Jr. 

Michael Bergin claimed he had an affair with Carolyn Bessette

Michael Bergin rose to fame when he started modelling for Calvin Klein as an underwear model. However, he became a better-known person of interest after the release of his book, The Other Man: A Love Story. The book portrayed him as the “other man” in John F. Kennedy Jr.’s marriage to Carolyn Bessette. However, what were the claims he made in the book? Let’s take a look.

For several years, the tabloids have speculated what kind of relationship Carolyn Besette shared with Michael Bergin. Additionally, they have also wondered what led to the rivalry between John F Kennedy Jr. and him. Well, an insight into the same was shared by the Calvin Klein model in his book, The Other Man: A Love Story, which was released in 2004, almost five years after Carolyn Bessette and JFK Jr. lost their lives in the fatal crash. In the book, he claimed that his love affair with Carolyn continued even after her marriage to JFK Jr. on September 22, 1996.

What did Michael Bergin say about the alleged affair in an interview with Good Morning America?

When Michael Bergin was asked about his claims in The Other Man: A Love Story on Good Morning America, he shared his candid remark. During the conversation, he once again admitted that he had an affair with Carolyn Bessette after she was married to John F Kennedy Jr. Michael revealed that it was wrong on their part and was quoted as saying:

“I did. It was wrong. It was wrong — on my part and her part.”

Why did Michael Bergin decide to write his book?

Michael Bergin said that he had planned to take the secret of his affair with Carolyn Bessette “to his grave”. However, he was urged to write his tell-all book by the publishing last year of another book, The Kennedy Curse, by Edward Klein, who had interviewed Michael Bergin about Carolyn Bessette. He added that Edward had only interviewed him for 45 minutes before writing the book.

He said he was shocked when the book came out and portrayed Carolyn Bessette as a monster. Michael Bergin added that the way it was written led him to decide to tell the whole truth himself. He said he knew Carolyn and therefore had to correct the wrongful portrayal they had made of her. He was quoted as saying:

“[Klein’s book] just caused this whirlwind of stories saying that she’s just a horrible monster, that she’s a coke addict, she’s this and she’s that. And I knew her very well. And she’s not any of that. The whole book was all lies. I had to do something.”

What does Michael Bergin’s book, The Other Man: A Love Story, say about his affair with Carolyn Bessette?

In what he said was an effort to set the record straight, Michael Bergin reveals many personal details about Carolyn Bessette and their relationship in his book, The Other Man: A Love Story. While he said that he and Carolyn had been in a relationship since 1992, four years before the fashion publicist for Calvin Klein tied the knot with John F Keneddy Jr., he also alleged that she had reached out to him after less than a year of their wedding.

The Other Man: A Love Story shared his account of their relationship and how Carolyn Bessette reached out to Michael Bergin after she believed her husband, John F Kennedy Jr., was cheating on her. Michael added that Carolyn had not contacted him to start an illicit affair but reached out to him as a friend. At the time, Michael was living in Los Angeles while Carolyn Bessette and John F Kennedy Jr. were living in New York City.

What happened to Carolyn Bessette and John F Kennedy Jr.?

While there are no confirmed reports about whether or not Carolyn Bessette or John F Kennedy Jr. were having an affair, the book came too late for either of them to present their sides. The couple passed away on July 16, 1999, when the light plane JFK Jr. was piloting crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the western coast of Martha’s Vineyard. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined that the probable cause of the crash was “the pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during a descent over water at night, which was a result of spatial disorientation. Factors in the accident were haze and the dark night.” After an extensive search of five days, the wreckage and their bodies were recovered on July 21, 1999.

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