Ryan Murphy defends ‘Monsters’ TV show from subject Erik Menendez’s criticism: “I know he hasn’t watched the show”
nme.comMonsters television show from subject Erik Menendez’s criticism saying, “I know he hasn’t watched the show.”It comes in response to Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story being criticised by Erik who has called the show a “dishonest portrayal”.The Netflix series, which came out last Thursday, stars Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Cooper Koch as the Menéndez brothers, who murdered their parents, José and Kitty, with a shotgun at their Beverly Hills mansion in 1989.Speaking to E!
News in a new interview, Murphy responded to the criticism saying: “I think that’s interesting because I know he hasn’t watched the show.
So I find that curious. I hope he does watch it. I think if he did watch it he would be incredibly proud of Cooper Koch who plays him.”The show also recently attracted criticism for depicting an incestuous relationship between the brothers, with scenes depicting them kissing.
One scene involved their mother, played by Chloë Sevigny, walking in on them kissing in the shower.During his retrial in 1995, Lyle testified that he had molested Erik while they were children.
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