The Menéndez Brothers Are Upset About Their Portrayal In New Netflix Show
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September 21st, 2024 – The Menéndez Brothers speak on the new Netflix show about them.
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Erik Menéndez is outraged over the new Netflix series about how he and his brother Lyle notoriously murdered their parents in 1989. He says Ryan Murphy went out of his way to slander himself and his brother.
“Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menéndez Story” debuted Thursday on Netflix. The show chronicles what happened before, during, and after the Menéndez brothers shot their affluent parents, José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menéndez. Erik Menéndez called out the series and Ryan Murphy for his “naive and inaccurate” depiction of the brutal home murders that made international headlines. “I believed we had moved beyond the lies and ruinous character portrayals of Lyle, creating a caricature of Lyle rooted in horrible and blatant lies rampant in the show,” Erik said in a lengthy rant posted via his wife Tammi Menendez’s X account.
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Erik said Murphy went out of his way to paint the brothers in “the worst light possible.”. Specifically by leaving out the brothers’ allegations of severe abuse by their father. “So now Murphy shapes his horrible narrative through vile and appalling character portrayals of Lyle and of me and disheartening slander,” Erik said.
The brothers were convicted of first-degree murder in 1996 and alleged in the trial that the double murderers were done out of fear for their lives after decades of violent and sexual abuse. They were accused of committing the crime to receive a gigantic inheritance at the time. Back in the day, Menudo member Roy Rosselló alleged the brother’s father, Jose, raped him, and their attorney Mark Geragos told the media last year why Roy’s claim and a newly-found letter written by Erik could make all the difference in court if they get a new trial. There is no legal movement on the case as of now. However, if an appeal is successful, Ryan Murphy might have another chapter to his story.
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