Donatella Versace did not want her daughter, Allegra, portrayed in the upcoming FX series “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story,” and creator Ryan Murphy removed her character, sources tell Page Six.
In his hit “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story,” Murphy had actors play young Kim Kardashian and her siblings, whose late father, Robert, legally represented his best friend, Simpson. But Murphy thought better of portraying Versace’s niece, who was a child at the time of the fashion designer’s sensational murder.
Allegra’s now a director at the family fashion house, but keeps a low public profile. She was like a daughter to her uncle, who left her nearly half his business, worth millions, when she was just 11.
“Ryan shot a scene with Allegra,” a source said at the series’ premiere at Metrograph. “But he respected Donatella’s wishes and took it out. Donatella did not want her daughter portrayed in the show.”
Allegra’s brother, Daniel, inherited his uncle’s art collection.
At the screening and an elegant candlelit dinner afterward at the Bowery Hotel, were Murphy and series’ stars Darren Criss, Edgar Ramírez and Ricky Martin.