McCall DaPron is facing fierce online backlash after dressing her entire family as the Kennedys on the day of John F. Kennedy’s assassination for Halloween 2026.
The 36-year-old, who is set to appear in “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County,” posted the family photos to Instagram on Thursday. She appeared as Jackie Kennedy in a pink mini skirt and matching blazer, carrying a bouquet of red roses, while her husband Kirk DaPron portrayed the former president himself.
Their four children completed the historical tableau. Eight-year-old daughter McCartney dressed as Caroline Kennedy, two-year-old son Banks as John F. Kennedy Jr., and their older siblings Monroe, 11, and Truman, 4, appeared as Secret Service agents. “Happy Halloween 🩷 The Kennedys,” McCall captioned the post.
Comments on the Instagram post have since been disabled, but not before users flooded the thread with criticism. One commenter called the looks “appallingly distasteful,”. Another wrote, “[You’re] dressing up as a woman on the scariest day of her life…”
McCall is the sister of Mayci Neeley, an original star of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.” Her upcoming Orange County spinoff is scheduled to premiere on Hulu on Nov. 12. She will appear alongside original series star Jen Affleck, as well as Bobbi Althoff, Aspyn Ovard, Avery Woods, Ashleigh Pease, Jordan McClanahan, Madison Fisher and Salomé Andrea.
The costume choice drew immediate comparisons to last year’s controversy involving Julia Fox. The actress and model sparked similar criticism when she wore a blood-splattered version of the same pink Chanel-inspired suit. Social media users at that time called Fox’s look “disturbing” and “tasteless,” with some arguing that “tragedy is not a costume.”
Jackie Kennedy’s grandson, Jack Schlossberg, publicly condemned Fox’s outfit in a post to X. “Julia Fox glorifying political violence is disgusting, desperate and dangerous,” he wrote in part. Fox, 36, later defended the look, insisting it was not a costume but rather a “statement” about “protest” and “mourning.”
McCall has not publicly responded to the criticism surrounding her family’s Halloween post. Reports said that it reached out to representatives for comment but did not immediately hear back.
The Orange County expansion represents Hulu’s bet that the franchise can extend beyond its original Utah-based cast. The network has not indicated whether the controversy will affect promotional plans for the Nov. 12 premiere.
The Kennedy assassination remains one of the most documented and debated moments in American history. President John F. Kennedy was shot and killed while riding in a motorcade through Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963. Jackie Kennedy, seated beside him in the open-top limousine, became an indelible image of national grief in her blood-stained pink suit. She refused to change out of the garment for Lyndon B. Johnson’s swearing-in aboard Air Force One hours later, stating at the time, “I want them to see what they have done to Jack.”
The choice to recreate that specific day rather than another Kennedy-era moment struck many observers as particularly pointed. Halloween costumes drawn from real tragedies have generated recurring debates in recent years, with critics arguing that such outfits trivialize historical trauma and the families who lived through it.
McCall’s Instagram account remains active, though the comments section on the Kennedy post is now restricted. The family’s other social media profiles show no acknowledgment of the backlash.
“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County” premieres on Hulu on Nov. 12.