American Sports Story
WARNING: SPOILERS ahead for American Sports Story.
Aaron Hernandez’s on-and-off relationship with his fiancee Shayanna Jenkins is explored in FX’sAmerican Sports Story.
Josh Andres Rivera leads thecast ofAmerican Sports Storyas Aaron Hernandez.
American Sports Storyis now streaming on Hulu.
They knew each other throughout their childhoods, as depicted inAmerican Sports Story.
They officially began dating during their high school years while they were both students at Bristol Central High School.
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Hernandez broke up with Anderson soon after he got drafted by the New England Patriots in 2010.
Just seven months after Avielle’s birth, Hernandez was arrested on first-degree murder charges.
He died by suicide in prison in 2017 when she was 4 years old.
American Sports Story is a TV show from Stu Zicherman and executive produced by Ryan Murphy. The series stars Josh Andrés Rivera as Aaron Hernandez and Patrick Schwarzenegger as Tim Tebow. The sports anthology series serves as the fourth installment in Murphy’s “American Story” franchise.
Shayanna Jenkins testified in both of Hernandez’s murder trials, first in 2015 and again in 2017.
The murder weapon was never found, but Jenkins was granted immunity for her testimony(viaWBUR).
Her loyalty to Hernandez created a major gap in her relationship with her sister Shaneah Jenkins.
InNetflix’sKiller Insidedocuseries,Jenkins revealed that she no longer had a close connection to her sister.
She wore her engagement ring to the 2015 trial when she testified in court.
She did appear in two episodes ofDr.
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Jenkins responded to Tom Brady’s joke about Hernandez duringNetflix’sThe Roast of Tom Brady.
Jenkins' role in Hernandez’s tragic true story will continue to enfold in future episodes ofAmerican Sports Story.
The series stars Josh Andres Rivera as Aaron Hernandez and Patrick Schwarzenegger as Tim Tebow.
The sports anthology series serves as the fourth installment in Murphy’s “American Story” franchise.
