Ryan Murphy defends Menendez brothers Netflix series after Erik Menendez blasts it as 'blatant lies'
Ryan Murphy, the creator of “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” is defending the new Netflix series after one of the brothers harshly criticized it.
Ryan Murphy, the creator of “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” is defending the new Netflix series after one of the brothers harshly criticized it.
Erik Menendez slammed the series, released Thursday on Netflix, as "blatant lies" and called the portrayal of his brother, Lyle, "ruinous" in a statement from prison released by his wife.
The series tells the story of the 1989 shotgun murders of Jose and Kitty Menendez in their home in Beverly Hills, California, and the trials of their sons. Joseph “Lyle” Menendez, now 56, and Erik Menendez, now 53, were convicted of their parents' murders in 1996 after two trials and sentenced to life in prison without parole. They remain incarcerated in a California prison.
Ryan Murphy responded to the backlash from Erik Menendez on Monday, telling E! News: “I know he hasn’t watched the show, so I find that curious.”
Ryan Murphy in New York City on Sept. 12. Roy Rochlin / Getty Images“I know this for a fact. I hope he does watch it. I think if he did watch it, he would be incredibly proud of Cooper Koch, who plays him,” Murphy said. The series is the second season of his "Monsters" series, following his past season on serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.
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