(NewsNation) — Julia Fox is defending herself against critics who said her bloody Jackie Kennedy Halloween costume was insensitive.

The actress posted a photo of herself on Instagram wearing a blood-stained pink skirt suit, reminiscent of the pink Chanel suit the then first lady wore when her husband, President John F. Kennedy, was assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas, Texas, on Nov. 22, 1963.

“I’m dressed as Jackie Kennedy in the pink suit. Not as a costume, but as a statement,” the model and actress wrote. “When her husband was assassinated, she refused to change out of her blood-stained clothes, saying, ‘I want them to see what they’ve done.’”

Fox wore the costume at actor and comedian Julio Torres’ Halloween party Thursday. • President John F. Kennedy and first lady

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