The Menendez brothers’ extended family has spoken out against Ryan Murphy and Netflix, claiming Monsters spreads “outright falsehoods.” They suggest the show’s “gross” portrayal of Erik and Lyle might reveal more about its creator than the infamous siblings themselves.
In a heartfelt statement penned by Joan Vandermolen, the brothers’ maternal aunt, and shared by Erik’s wife Tammi Menendez, the family expressed feeling “victimized” by the series. The show has faced criticism for its controversial retelling of the shocking 1989 murders of the Menendez parents.
“We are virtually the entire extended family of Erik and Lyle Menendez. We are 24 strong and today we want the world to know we support Erik and Lyle. We individually and collectively pray for their release after being imprisoned for 35 years. We know them, love them, and want them home with us,” the statement began, reflecting the family’s unwavering support.
The family didn’t mince words about Murphy’s creation: Ryan Murphy’s Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story is a phobic, gross, anachronistic, serial episodic nightmare that is not only riddled with mistruths and outright falsehoods but ignores the most recent exculpatory revelations. Our family has been victimized by this grotesque shockadrama.”
They even suggested that the series might be more about Murphy himself than the brothers, stating, “Perhaps, after all, Monsters is all about Ryan Murphy.”
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