Jessel Taank doubles down on Carolyn Bessette 'b*tch' comment

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I asked those questions because I was coming off of this meeting I had with a fashion magazine
and we were talking about Carolyn Bessette Summer.
Love story was everywhere.
Daisy had questions, but then you helped her finish the sentence
and you did ask if CBK was a bitch.
Only because from fashion girl to fashion girl,
like we are a little bit, you know, bitchy and cold.
I was just curious, like, you know,
does she have like a demeanor where like she was sort of cold
and like maybe a little bit of a fashion diva?
Maybe I shouldn't have gone with the B word,
but like, I don't know.
I love how you then turn the conversation to,
well, what do you think of CBK Summer
and everyone dressing more minimalistically inspired by CBK?
And Carol said she didn't like that.
And I think what she was trying to say,
and I feel like probably with reflection, you would agree.
I think that maybe she just doesn't like that her friend is being reduced to a fashion trend.
Whereas like you and your confessional, you were like,
now if I died and people wore fabulous garments
and called it a Jessel Tank Summer,
I would feel so honored,
which I guess like I can understand both perspectives.
After that brunch, did you,
did the cast stop peppering her with questions about love story
since it kind of seemed like she literally left the brunch?
Yes, I think that, you know, we,
obviously that's our first kind of like meeting with Carol
where she like is talking about how love story affected her.
I asked those questions because I was coming off of the,
this meeting I had with a fashion magazine.
I met with InStyle, we were doing a podcast
and we were talking about Carolyn Bessette Summer.
Now, you know, I understand where Carol's coming from,
like obviously her best friend who is no longer with us
in her eyes was reduced to a trend.
But in my eyes, I was like, no, we're celebrating her.
She had incredible, impeccable style.
You know, she was known for this very chic, minimal sort of vibe.
And that's really what I think Carolyn Bessette Summer means to me.
I think obviously to Carol, it was something different.
And I know because you were kind of like honoring her
and being just like so excited.
People were kind of reigniting like a fandom for her
or just a fascination with her.
But obviously it is a different energy for Carol.
Did Daisy ask you questions beforehand about it
that you were like, Daisy, now's the time to ask her questions?
I think everyone was like, you know, a little bit curious.
I mean, Carol really lived that sort of, you know, experience with them.
And I think, you know, for us, we're just seeing what we're seeing on the TV show.
Obviously, it's not apples to apples, no pun intended.
It was all an innocence of mine.
We didn't know that we were like going to, you know, upset her.
And I think she, it did resurface a lot of emotion for her.
So we're super, you know, we were cognizant of that after that.
