“But I also think what [Donatella] did to Antonio was really sh–ty, and so, I really don’t care what she thinks, other than we were really truthful to Maureen’s book and we did our own reporting. But I also really admire [Donatella], because I think what she did was impossible. Her brother was gunned down, he was the love of her life, other than her children, and he was taken from her. And she was faced with an insurmountable position and she kept that business going in the face of great odds and she really accomplished something. And I think that Penelope portrayed her as such. I don’t know. I can never think about that because that would cloud how we created the work and I was just trying to find the truth.”— Ryan Murphy in an interview with E! News when asked whether he’s heard from the real-life Versace family about his FX show American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace. In the series finale, Donatella informs Antonio that he’ll receive no financial support from the family after the death of her brother and Antonio’s lover, Gianni.
ChrisK
A good as any reason why Gay Marriage is so necessary. Imagine your long term lover dies and the family kicking you to the curb.
LABrad
All those years and he never put him in his will? And the last few years he was thinking he was going to die, and he still didn’t put him in the will? I think Donatella was probably just following Gianni’s wishes.
kdresel
LABrad :
Except that he was in the will, so Donatella was not following Gianni’s wishes. His will provided for Antonio to love in Gianni’s houses. However, they technically belonged to the company, which Gabe Donatella Control of them.
ryantbo
He was in the will but a majority of his money went to fighting Donatella and lawyers. The home he was left was in the name of the corporation of Versace which she controlled. He had no hope with all the loopholes. I think she is a POS because she knew what her brother wanted and how long they were together. ZERO respect. She kept the company going to support her lifestyle. She proved that was all she cared about
ChrisK
Apparently, Donatella gets 200-300 million and her daughter gets 800 million. D’Amico gets 26,000/month for the rest of his life. Not a bad deal since he really had nothing to do with the business.
Jaxton
I never liked female fashion models, male fashion designers or television producers. Most of them are narcissistic and exploitative.
Donston
But I’m guessing you’re cool with male models… as long as they say they’re not gay.
John
The only thing Ryan Murphy cares about is exploiting dead people for his own personal gain.
ChrisK
I was a well done show. Try watching it before bashing it.
Brian
Not true. He also cares about making sure he includes a lot of gratuitous ass shots in his shows. Which is definitely not a bad thing.
Donston
I thought it was fairly mediocre. It had some potential as a four or five part series. But it was dragged on for too long for such a thin story, was too preachy considering its subject matter, had too many tangent subplots and completely lost steam in the second half.
wvrnsson
In the previous season of ACS, he “exploited” O.J. Simpson more than he did O.J.’s alleged victims, and O.J. isn’t dead.
DCguy
Oh yes, because NOBODY has EVER done a movie or TV show about somebody who isn’t alive. (Eye Roll)
Pneumatikon
I despise Ryan Murphy as a person and as an artist. Frankly I think he’s demonic. I was shocked that the series was so good, and I was willing to give him credit for a job EXCELLENTLY done – but then I realized he didn’t have much to do with actually creating it. It really was that good. I also agree with his sentiment regarding Antonio D’Amico. By moral right he was Gianni’s husband. And if it turns out she was actually following her brother’s wishes regarding him, he was still Gianni’s husband and should have been afforded some rights.
And I must say, Murphy’s response was very nicely balanced overall. Especially when giving Donatella her own due credit. Definitely makes me want to reconsider my opinion of him.
chris33133
Now that marriage includes gay couples, I wonder if D’Amico could sue by using Florida’s palimony legal precedents.
JamJewel
Same-sex marriage has only been legally recognized in Florida since January 6, 2015 and I doubt that anyone can get retroactive remuneration.
Jack Meoff
I read the headline and my immediate response was does anyone care what Donatella thinks about anything?
ptb2014
Must say if I were Donatella and a beautiful woman and terrific actress like Penelope Cruz were cast to play me and even bleached her hair to do it, I’d be grateful!
Have to say though I am finding the series really hard to watch.
JamJewel
She is defiantly not a pretty lady…. I was very surprised when I saw her recently in media; she hasn’t aged well.
prarie pup
Agreed…Donatella Veracci is HIDEOUS. All the plastic surgery she’s had makes her look like a monster and I’ll bet you little kids scream when they see her.
Jimmy T
I watched the entire series and very much enjoyed it. I read the book when it first came out, so I really didn’t remember all the details that were brought back in the show. Most of all, I think Darren Criss deserves an Emmy for his searing portrayal of Andrew Cunanan. He mastered all the nuances of his disturbed personality and showed his deftness as an actor in being able to shift from one to the other as the plot dictated.
DCguy
She ignored her brothers will and fought to take away what the long term partner had been given. She seems like a vulture picking at the bones of her dead brother for just one more scrap.