 "Netflix's Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story: Erik Menendez claims the crime-drama is 'horrible' & full of 'blatant lies' about him & his brother: 'It is sad for me to know that...'")
Erik Menendez has slammed Netflix’s show Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story which is based on the trials that convicted him and his brother, Lyle, of murdering their parents.
Erik’s wife Tammi Menendez, shared a statement of him on X, which read, “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 began. “I can only believe they were done so on purpose. It is with a heavy heart that I say, I believe Ryan Murphy cannot be this naive and inaccurate about the facts of our lives so as to do this without bad intent.”
Erik's response to the Netflix's series.#NetflixMonsters #Netflix #RyanMurphy pic.twitter.com/Xz1waxA2u3
— Tammi Menendez (@TammiMenendez1) September 20, 2024
He continued, “It is sad for me to know that Netflix’s dishonest portrayal of the tragedies surrounding our crime have taken the painful truths several steps backward — back through time to an era when the prosecution built a narrative on a belief system that males were not sexually abused, and that males experienced rape trauma differently than women.”
Erik also claimed that Murphy, 58, “shapes his horrible narrative through vile and appalling character portrayals of Lyle and me and disheartening slander.”
“Is the truth not enough? Let the truth stand as the truth,” he added. “How demoralizing is it to know that one man with power can undermine decades of progress in shedding light on childhood trauma.”
Erik concluded his statement by thanking those who “have reached out and supported” him.
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