Versace was murdered on the front steps in 1997.<\/p>\n
The 10-episode series features \u00c9dgar Ramirez, Ricky Martin, Pen\u00e9lope Cruz and Darren Criss, who stars as Versace\u2019s killer Andrew Cunanan.<\/p>\n
Several photos\u00a0have already been teased<\/a>\u00a0from the filming.<\/p>\n Antonio D\u2019Amico, who is played by Martin, took exception to the depiction of the murder based on images he saw on social media of the filming.<\/p>\n The Guardian<\/em> reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n \u201cThe picture of Ricky Martin holding the body in his arms is ridiculous,\u201d he said, adding that it was like looking at a mimic of Michelangelo\u2019s\u00a0Piet\u00e0<\/em>, which depicts the body of Jesus in the arms of his mother after the crucifixion. \u201cMaybe it\u2019s the director\u2019s poetic licence, but that is not how I reacted.\u201d<\/p>\n D\u2019Amico says the tragedy of his lover\u2019s murder on 15 July 1997 tipped him into a deep and long depression. Even now he will only briefly discuss it.\u00a0Versace, who was 50 when he died, was killed shortly before 9am as he returned to his Ocean Drive home after buying a newspaper at a nearby cafe. D\u2019Amico was drinking coffee on the veranda close to the mansion\u2019s entrance when he heard the shots.<\/p>\n \u201cI felt as if my blood had turned to ice,\u201d he said. He and Versace\u2019s butler went outside to investigate.<\/p>\n \u201cThe house had stained glass windows so we couldn\u2019t see what had happened from inside, so we had to open the gate. I saw Gianni lying on the steps, with blood around him. At that point, everything went dark. I was pulled away, I didn\u2019t see any more.\u201d<\/p>\n The post Gunshots Ring Out in the First Teaser for \u2018The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story\u2019 \u2013 WATCH<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n