Nearly 26 years after John F. Kennedy Jr.'s tragic death, an insider has spilled juicy new details, claiming the late Camelot heir's wild European escapades allegedly led to a secret love child!
John F. Kennedy Jr., the charming "Camelot heir", was once famously dubbed the "World's Most Eligible Bachelor". So when he secretly married fashion's ultimate 'It' girl, Carolyn Bessette, in 1996, it reportedly left more than a few broken hearts across the global elite. While JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy instantly became the most gorgeous and dreamy couple in New York, their marriage was far more complicated than it appeared.
The tragic yet iconic love story of JFK Jr. and Carolyn Kennedy has reignited interest with the new FX miniseries, Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette, which premiered on February 12, 2026. With the first three episodes now out, fans have once again grown curious about the late couple's marital life.
Now, nearly 26 years after they died in a tragic plane crash, an insider has detonated a bombshell claim about JFK Jr. The new revelation suggests that the so-called Prince of Camelot may have secretly fathered a love child during a dry spell with Carolyn.
In a recent interview with RadarOnline.com, a close source of the publisher spilled some juicy details about the late political heir's alleged debauchery while JFK Jr. was undergoing marital problems with Carolyn Bessette Kennedy. The affair allegedly took place in 1998 when Kennedy was travelling across Europe to promote his magazine, George. It was during his tour that he stumbled across an Italian socialite and engaged in an illicit affair, when his own married life was deeply strained.
Kennedy met his alleged mistress in Italy, and despite his mother, Jackie Kennedy's repeated warnings about precautions and self-control, he could not control himself and "accidentally" had an "intimate romp" with her. When he later learned that the woman was pregnant with his baby and wanted to raise it, he panicked. Recalling that romantic escapade, the source told the publication:
"This woman broke the news to JFK Jr. that she was expecting, and she wanted to have his child...That threw him into a panic. He’d been warned from his youth by his mother, Jackie, that women would want to trap him. She said that if he desired them, he should make sure they were taking precautions... But John was like other men; a little too much wine, a moonlit night, and he was carried away by the moment into unprotected s--."
It is well known that JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessett had a strained marriage, with things going south within a year of their marriage. Ahead of that fatal plane crash, the marriage was on the verge of breaking up, and things were not getting any better. Speaking about their whirlwind relationship towards the end, the insider revealed that Carolyn had refused to be intimate with Kennedy, and he, in turn, started doubting whether he was a s-x addict.
For someone as attractive as JFK Jr., who, despite being married, was the eye candy of ladies eager to "trap" him and have sexual relations with him, he allegedly couldn't stand the fact that his own wife refused to sleep with him. Despite trying to be a "good Catholic" and not be a cheater, he couldn't control his desire and started having illicit affairs with multiple women. The friend revealed:
"John tried to be a good Catholic, and he felt bad about his cheating, even asking a family member if he could be s--addicted. John admitted to me he couldn’t help himself. With a completely straight face, he told me he feared he’d become a s-- addict."
Speaking about his intimate flings, the friend revealed that JFK Jr. had multiple such relations all over the world, including Italy, Canada, India, Vietnam, Cuba, Ireland, and Scandinavia.
The rumour of an alleged love child came amid renewed interest in Kennedy and Carolyn’s complicated relationship, especially with the release of Ryan Murphy’s FX series Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette. Over the years, multiple biographies have painted a picture of a love marriage that struggled under intense media scrutiny. While Kennedy was a favourite face of the media, the Calvin Klein publicist never liked being constantly in the spotlight.
In his book, The Kennedy Curse, author Edward Klein claimed the couple clashed over starting a family, with Kennedy allegedly confiding to friends that their intimacy had become strained. Carolyn, meanwhile, reportedly confided that the constant attention made her feel like "living in a fishbowl". Regarding the infidelity rumours, model Michael Bergin alleged in his 2004 memoir The Other Man that he and Carolyn had resumed seeing each other after the latter's marriage. These claims, however, have been widely debated.
On July 16, 1999, Kennedy piloted a small Piper Saratoga from New Jersey toward Massachusetts to attend a family wedding. He, Carolyn, and her sister, Lauren Bessette, were on board the plane when it lost contact and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near Martha’s Vineyard. All three were killed.
Whether the child exists, and whether Kennedy really was the father, remains an unverified question. According to the source, JFK Jr. spent the final year of his life quietly fearing that he may have fathered a child with an Italian socialite whose identity has never been made public. The woman allegedly promised she would never expose the child to the spotlight if Kennedy was confirmed to be the father. The insider said:
"John feared he may have accidentally fathered a child in Italy... Somewhere in Italy, a mother holds the answer to the mystery of whether John is really the father of her baby."
Whatever the truth may be, the idea of a possible secret child decades after his death adds yet another layer of mystery surrounding America's so-called Camelot prince.
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