A new biography of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis is making a number of surprising and even explosive claims about the former first lady. One of the biggest is that she and Warren Beatty had a short-lived relationship — and the book even details what Jackie really thought of the actor.
In his book Jackie: Public, Private, Secret, celebrity biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli claims that Jackie and Warren hooked up in the 1970s.
At the time, Jackie was working as a book editor and reportedly hoping to lock in Warren as a client. The author writes that Jackie was taken with Warren and the pair went on a few dates together.
A member of Jackie's household staff also spoke to the author and revealed that they walked in on Warren seated at the kitchen table during the time period. He was reportedly having a conversation with Jackie's son, John F. Kennedy Jr.
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The pair dated on and off for a few months, but the author writes that Jackie eventually found Warren a little too in love with himself. She also didn't think too much of his skills in the bedroom, allegedly telling a friend, "Oh, he’s fine. Men can only do so much, anyway."
The author adds that Jackie reportedly thought Warren was "consumed by his own career and movies. All he wanted to do was talk about directors and producers and films, and she just wasn't into any of that."
The author also adds, "When it was over, Jackie said it lasted two weeks longer than it should have."
The book also reveals that Jackie had a habit of burning personal letters, and she would even invite friends over to participate in the ritual with her.
The author interviewed one of Jackie's former boyfriends, architect Jack Warnecke, who spoke on the condition that his answers wouldn't be shared until 10 years after his death, which occurred in 2010. Jack shared that the pair had reunited in the months before Jackie died.
He shared, "As I took my seat, Jackie handed me a stack of envelopes neatly tied together with yarn. My presence that evening was part of a ritual. Every night that week, she was inviting a trusted friend or family member to her home to take part in it."
He continued, "There were letters from Jackie’s children, John and Caroline … There were also letters from Jack Kennedy, Aristotle Onassis, her father, Jack Bouvier and even a few from me. She held one of the photographs and stared at it. It was her and Jack [Kennedy] on the day of his inauguration. 'Keep this for me, will you?'"
Ultimately, Jackie realized that the relationship with Jack was too soon after her husband's death, and she wasn't ready for it. He says she once told him, "Everytime I think I’m having fun, I look down at myself from above and can see that it’s all performance art."
