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What Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story Gets Right and Wrong
Editor’s note: This article contains spoilers about the new Netflix show, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.
For a case as contentious as the Menendez brothers, it’s no surprise the new demonstrate about it, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, has raised its own controversy. The real Erik Menendez said in a statement that the dramatized Netflix anthology contains “vile and appalling character portrayals” and “blatant lies” about himself and his brother, Lyle. However, showrunner Ryan Murphy insists the criticism isn’t justified.
Days later, Murphy defended the nine-episode series, which details the events surrounding the Menendez brothers’ arrests, trials, and convictions for murdering their parents, José and Kitty Menendez, in August 1989. While Monsters has been one of Netflix’s most-watched shows since its September 19 release, it has also sparked debate over its depiction of sensitive details from the case, including the brothers’ claims they were sexually abused by their father.
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‘Monsters’ Cast Reacts to Controversy Over Homoerotic Brother Scenes; Erik Menendez Actor Cooper Koch ‘Does Not’ Believe the Siblings Were Incestuous
The actors behind Ian Brennan and Ryan Murphy’s “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” possess responded to backlash concerning the show’s suggestion of an incestuous relationship between brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez. In one scene of the series, for instance, the two brothers are depicted showering together.
When asked about the “homoeroticism”between the brothers in the series, Lyle actor Nicholas Chavez wanted to let the project speak for itself, saying, “It’s a really interesting ask, and it was something that we discussed quite a bit as part of this proposal, but ultimately this is a question that’s honestly best reserved for Ryan and the creators of the show.”
Series co-creator Ryan Murphy had previously defended the portrayal of the brother’s relationship, saying that it came from a “point of view” that emerged during the Menendez sibling’s televised murder trial.
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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 proof and sticks out in a series rooted in actual events. Yet, it was a petite 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
Monsters actor Cooper Koch defends shocking Menendez brothers incest storyline
1 November 2024, 16:45
By Sam Prance
Was Erik Menendez gay? Were the Menendez brothers lovers? Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story has been criticised for its homoerotic themes.
Cooper Koch, who plays Erik Menendez in Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, has defended the true-crime drama's controversial, homoerotic portrayal of the Menendez brothers - including the incestuous shower scene.
As soon as Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story debuted on Netflix, people began criticising the TV display for taking several liberties with the truth. Despite the fact that the real Erik Menendez has explicitly denied being lgbtq+ in interviews, Monsters depicts him as queer. The series also plays into incest accusations surrounding Lyle and Erik.
Now, Cooper Koch has opened up about the divisive incest scenes and why he thinks it was right to include them.
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Were the Menendez brothers lovers?
Throughout Monsters, there is a homoerotic tension between Erik and Lyle. They're