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The Other Man: John F. Kennedy Jr., Carolyn Bessette, and Me [Hardcover]

Michael Bergin (Author)
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March 30, 2004
"I found myself wondering what would have happened if I had said yes. . . . Would she be alive today? Would we be together? Would we be happy?

This is the story of a small-town kid who moved to the big city, fell in love with a beautiful, mysterious woman, and found himself in competition with the most eligible bachelor in the world, John F. Kennedy Jr.

Now, for the first time, Michael Bergin reveals the truth behind a life lived in the limelight and a relationship shrouded in secrecy. From his early days growing up in a small blue-collar Connecticut town, to his meteoric rise as fashion icon and television star, to the passion he shared with the enigmatic and complex Carolyn Bessette, this is an inside look at the world of beauty, power, and celebrity.

In 1992, Michael and Carolyn met in a bar in New York City. She was unlike any woman he had ever known -- sophisticated, successful, with bewitching charm and grace. An intensely passionate relationship was born. Not long after, Michael landed the coveted Calvin Klein underwear campaign, and his career took off. The future looked bright, and Carolyn and Michael seemed destined for a long and happy life together.

But it was not to be. Four years later Michael was an international fashion icon and Carolyn was Mrs. John F. Kennedy Jr. -- however, the story doesn' t end there. This is the truth about their lives, a tale full of warmth, humor, heartbreak, and tragedy.

.Above all, "The Other Man is a testament to the enduring power of love and a story about the painful choices we make with our all-too-human hearts.



Product Details

  • Hardcover: 256 pages
  • Publisher: William Morrow; 1 edition (March 30, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0060723890
  • ISBN-13: 978-0060723897
  • Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (124 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #28,763 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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68 of 77 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars 5 Stars for Bravery, April 1, 2004
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This review is from: The Other Man: John F. Kennedy Jr., Carolyn Bessette, and Me (Hardcover)
I must admit I am a bit stunned at all the lashing out at Michael Bergin for telling his story. This memoir is actually thoughtful, honest, and very brave. Surely Mr. Bergin knew that he would receive a great deal of negative criticism for revealing the details of his relationship with Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, but he has every right to tell his story as he lived it. Some may find certain details hard to accept because of the "Cinderella and Prince Charming" scenario of the Kennedys they have in their minds, but let's not dispute a person's right to tell the truth as they believe it to be. The Michael Bergin that emerges in this book is a warm, likable, and passionate. He also emerges as genuinely hurt by the loss of someone he loved, and devastated by her swift, tragic departure from this world. This seems extraordinarily authentic and heartfelt. I commend Mr. Bergin for his bravery and humility.
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40 of 44 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars AT LEAST I READ THE BOOK!, April 4, 2004
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I cannot believe the people who are giving this book one star and then announcing that they haven't read this book nor do they intend to. That is not what a review is. A review is what you express after you are done READING a book. If you read this book, you know that Michael has done exactly the opposite of what Edward Klein did in "The Kennedy Curse" which was to trash Carolyn Bessette. He especially goes out of his way to refute Klein's claim that Carolyn was addicted to coke. I can't understand the vitriol in some of these reviews; what has Michael Bergin done to earn such enmity?

Bergin offers up Carolyn as beautiful, funny, bright and I believe that he really loved her. He tries to explain away her flaws by calling them abandonment or commitment issues; nowhere in this book does he lambast Carolyn for hiding their relationship, refusing to commit or anything else a lesser man might have done.

I also found Michael to be self-effacing and possessed of a great sense of humor (his meeting with Jack Nicholson made me laugh out loud). I was also interested in reading about his life as a male model.

I, too, watched his interview on A&E and I thought he came across as honest and candid and felt that his grief was real. Of course, his detractors found it false - nothing this guy does is going to be correct in their minds

I see a lot of people who HAVE READ THIS BOOK are rightfully giving it good reviews. Don't listen to those with an unexplained ax to grind. If you are curious about the relationship between Michael Bergin and Carolyn Bessette, this is certainly the book to read and definitely better than "The Kennedy Curse."

I give this a thumbs-up and wish Michael and his family happpiness and peace.

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Good guy, April 2, 2004
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I don't think Michael deserves all the bad press. He has a right to tell his story. I think so far, he is the only one who has portrayed Carolyn, in a good light despite her "flaws", flaws like the rest of us have. I think they really loved each other, (I don't get sleeping with another's wife) he probably loved more. He comes across as a genuine, down to earth guy. Did you see him on T.V with his son and at his daughter's birth? He is brave and lucky, becos despite all the hurt, he put his heart on the line each time becos he truly cared. It is better to have loved and lost than not to have loved at all. Carolyn had issues, lots of them, she was a user at times, but I guess she was torn and tormented in her heart. On some level, we have all had emotional battles.
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In the summer of 1992, at the age of twenty-three, I moved to New York City and went to work as a hotel doorman. Read the first page
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