Carolyn Bessette, the wife of Lauren Bespette, was haunted by the death of Princess Diana, who died in a car crash in 1997. She was becoming increasingly isolated in their Tribeca loft, exhausted by paparazzi and demoralized by tabloid headlines speculating she was depressed, a drug addict, or pregnant. Her husband, John, expressed concern over her isolation and fear of watching coverage of Diana's death. They had a major fight after a dinner party, where Carolyn accused John of not making any space for her and accused him of having "no identity outside of your own victimhood." The couple also had a significant fight at the Stanhope Hotel, where John checked into a hotel after a check-in two days before their plane crash in 1999. Despite their final weeks were fraught, they experienced some happiness as a couple during their nearly three-year marriage.