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Erik Menendez criticizes Ryan Murphy and Netflix for what he calls a "misleading portrayal" of his parents' murders

Published on 09/24/2024
By: Tellwut
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Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2024/09/21/erik-menendez-slams-netflix-series-monsters/75326268007/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/monicamercuri/2024/09/22/erik-menendez-speaks-out-against-netflixs-monsters-series-calls-it-a-dishonest-portrayal/
1. Erik Menendez is slamming Netflix and a Hollywood producer for a new series based off of his life. Menendez, one-half of the Menendez brothers who were convicted of killing their parents at their Beverly Hills, California home in 1989 alongside brother Lyle Menendez, spoke out about the series. Do you remember this murder?

2. On Friday, Sept. 20, Erik released a statement on his Facebook page slamming the 10-episode series and the portrayals of himself and his brother. The brothers argued the killings were self-defense and claimed that they had endured years of sexual and physical abuse by their parents, especially their father, José."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." the statement said. If you know this case, do you believe the brothers that they killed their parents due to years of abuse?

3. Erik Menendez's recent backlash isn't the only controversy surrounding the new series, which is currently the No. 1 show on Netflix in the US. Have you watched the show?

4. Critics have raised concerns over some scenes suggesting an incestuous relationship between the brothers, which the brothers said never happened. Another controversial moment in the show occurred when journalist Dominick Dunne suggests the brothers killed their parents to hide their romantic relationship. Today.com reported that the real-life Dunne never presented this theory in his trial coverage. Do you think shows based on real crimes, even if it's not a documentary, should show only the facts?

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