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took to social media on Sunday to weigh in on .
Last week Hannah, 65, refuted her portrayal in the anthology series about the romance of John F Kennedy Jr and wife Carolyn Bessette, who died in a plane crash in 1999.
Frankel, 55, said on that she thinks the actress was 'totally valid' in her fiery New York Times essay, which criticized her 'whiny' depiction as Kennedy Jr's on-off girlfriend.
But the former Real Housewives of star noted Hannah could have done a 'better' job 'landing' the piece if she'd highlighted more than her own character.
She explained, 'I think if she had educated the audience on many things that were a discrepancy, it would have made her particular portrayal being a discrepancy more credible.
'If she gave, like, 10 ways the story is false, then we would have believed her portrayal is false.'
Bethenny Frankel took to social media on Sunday to weigh in on Daryl Hannah's takedown of the FX show Love Story
Last week Hannah, 65, refuted her portrayal in the Ryan Murphy anthology series about the romance of John F. Kennedy Jr. and wife Carolyn Bessette, who died in a plane crash in 1999; pictured in February 2023
Frankel added in the caption, 'The tragedy is all I remember.'
She also told her audience that Love Story is mostly fictitious, pointing out the Calvin Klein headquarters, where Bessette worked, as an example.
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Hannah and Kennedy Jr. were romantically involved from 1988-1994; pictured in 1992
IIn an explosive essay, she accused the show of characterizing her as 'irritating, self-absorbed, whiny and inappropriate'; Portrayed by Dree Hemingway, left, and Hannah, right, pictured in 1993
'Storytelling requires tension. It often requires an obstacle. But a real, living person is not a narrative device,' she continued.
'There is also a gendered dimension to this thinking. Popular culture has long elevated certain women by portraying others as rivals, obstacles or villains. Isn't it textbook misogyny to tear down one woman in order to build up another?'
In the show, Hannah is seen doing cocaine on numerous occasions, with Vogue describing her character as a 'coke-obsessed prima donna' in one review.
Hannah insisted that the 'actions and behaviors attributed to her are 'untrue' and insisted that she has 'never used cocaine in her life or hosted cocaine-fueled parties.'
'I have never pressured anyone into marriage. I have never desecrated any family heirloom or intruded upon anyone's private memorial,' she added, addressing other moments from the show.
'I have never planted any story in the press. I never compared Jacqueline Onassis' death to a dog's.
'It's appalling to me that I even have to defend myself against a television show. These are not creative embellishments of personality. They are assertions about conduct - and they are false.'
The actress noted that the show's 'dramatization' has 'real-life consequences' and said she has received 'many hostile and even threatening messages from viewers who seem to believe the portrayal is factual.'
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