2024-10-01 05:54:33
The brothers accused the platform and the creator of the series of showing a simplified and sensationalist narrative.
Despite being in prison, Menendez brotherswhose story inspired the new series of Netflix, Monsters: The Story of Lyle and Erik Menéndezdid not hesitate to make harsh criticisms against the creators of the production.
Directed by Ryan Murphy, the series narrates the murders of José and Kitty Menéndez at the hands of his own children in 1989, a case that captivated the nation and continues to arouse interest more than three decades later.
Upon learning this, the brothers Lyle and Erik expressed their disagreement with this audiovisual work, arguing that they are shown to be motivated by greed. When they, in repeated trials, affirm that they killed their parents as a desperate response to years of physical, emotional and sexual abuse from her father.
The Menéndez brothers’ criticism of Netflix for the series Monsters based on their lives
After knowing the series titled will showErik Menéndez quickly expressed his annoyance at how he is shown to his brother. For this reason, despite being in prison, the American man left his feelings in a statement that was shared by his wife to People magazine.
“It is deeply disheartening to see how Ryan Murphy has chosen to perpetuate harmful lies about our lives,” said Erik, disagreeing with his creator’s approach to the production.
There, he alleged that, according to him, the series simplifies and distorts its story, reviving old stereotypes and misunderstandings about child abuse and family violence. “Abuse cannot be erased or simplified,” he added in the statement.
For its part, Lyle Menendez also shared his outrage, calling the series “a setback” and that their way of presenting the facts “clouds the process” that they have tried to sustain by highlighting their traumas and abuses.
“It is sad to see how the series reinforces a narrative that denies the reality of the abuse suffered by men. “It is a simplified and sensationalist narrative,” Lyle declared.
Ryan Murphy’s response
After learning of the criticisms made by the Menéndez brothers, Ryan Murphy He did not hesitate to give his response to Erik’s statements during a conversation with the media. Entertainment Tonight.
“I have many things to say about it. “I think it’s interesting that he issued a statement without having seen the series,” the creator of the series began by saying. Adding that “it’s difficult, if it’s about your life, to see your life on screen.”
Along with this, Murphy behind productions like Dahmer y American Horror Story (2011) He maintained in his defense: “What I find interesting and that he does not mention in his statement is that, if you watch the series, I would say that 60-65% of our series, in the scripts, focuses on the abuse and what happened to them“.
“And we do it very carefully and we give them their day in court and they talk openly about it,” said the producer to finish.