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Incest Innuendo in ‘Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story’ Is Pure Fiction, Says Trial Expert
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The latest installment in Ryan Murphy’s Monster series, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, shot immediately to the highest of the streamer’s most watched list after its release last week. Yet the true-crime series also swiftly faced criticism over innuendo made in the show that the two convicted murderers had more than a brotherly bond, and developed a sexual relationship.
Backlash against the series — landing just as a new Menendez brothers Netflix docuseries, in which the two participated, was announced — came fast on Friday, the day after the nine-episode fictionalization of the 1989 killing of José and Kitty Menendez and its aftermath premiered on the streamer. First, a wave of comments from the Menendez supporters community, which has grown lately on TikTok and Instagram, flooded social media as viewers took issue with ideas in Murphy and co-creator Ian Brennan’s script that the brothers were also lovers. Then, Erik Menendez himself chimed in to denounce the series as “lies and ruinous chara
How Incest Among Brothers Found Its Way Into ‘Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story’
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Of the clever and controversial storytelling devices and tactics that were introduced in Ryan Murphy’s hit series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, one storyline remained a puzzler, particularly after it launched a press war between the hit-making producer and the family of the still-incarcerated brothers.
One of the most watched TV series last year came under fire for the bad-taste inclusion of the incest storyline. Why did a series rooted in facts, while playing with shifts in perspectives, intermittently portray the brothers as having an incestuous relationship? This insinuation, which comes early in the series, leaving its suggestion in the air for the remainder, has no basis in truth and sticks out in a series rooted in actual events. Yet, it was a petty piece of the brothers’ story that played out behind the closed doors of a jury room.
Netflix’s limited series portrays the double murder of José and Kitty Menendez and the years-long trials that spring from the tragedy. It was one of the streamer’s bigge
The Truth Behind Claims the Menendez Brothers Were in an Incestuous Relationship
Viewers of Monsters: The Lyle & Erik Menendez Story are criticizing how Ryan Murphy portrayed the brothers’ relationship with each other. The show recounts what went on before and after the gruesome murder of their parents Jose and Kitty Menendez.
Erik and Lyle claimed they were sexually and emotionally abused by their father Jose which caused them to murder their parents. The brothers testified that their father had begun molesting them at a young age and that their mother had known about it.
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In episode 2 of the Netflix series, Lyle (Nicholas Chavez) plants a touch on his brother Erik’s (Cooper Koch) lips. The brothers are very open as they are usually touching and feeling each other, but many viewers reflection it was too much for the narrative and strayed away from the actual problem of sexual abuse. “TheMenendez brothers were victims of sexual abuse who finally retaliated against their abusers and this disgusting piece of trash has turned
This story originally aired on March 2, 2024.
Lyle and Erik Menendez have been behind bars in California for more than three decades for the 1989 killing of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez. Convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison in a case that captured the nation's attention, they had no expect of ever walking free. But novel evidence may convert that.
Erik chose not to speak with "48 Hours" for this broadcast, but Lyle did, speaking with contributor Natalie Morales by device from RJ Donovan State Prison in San Diego, California.
Operator: You possess a prepaid ring from—
Lyle Menendez: Lyle Menendez …
Operator: This call and your telephone number will be monitored and recorded.
Natalie Morales: Hi, Lyle. Can you catch me?
Lyle Menendez: Hi. Yeah, I can hear you.
Natalie Morales: What did you assess when you heard about these … new claims and evidence …
Lyle Menendez: I mean, for me, I just was happy … 'cause it's a burden to be telling what happened to you and just have so much doubt in the public air.
The question is not whether the Menendez brothers killed their parents. They confess that the