Was the menendez brother gay
This story originally aired on March 2, 2024.
Lyle and Erik Menendez have been behind bars in California for more than three decades for the 1989 killing of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez. Convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison in a case that captured the nation's attention, they had no wish of ever walking free. But brand-new evidence may alter that.
Erik chose not to speak with "48 Hours" for this broadcast, but Lyle did, speaking with contributor Natalie Morales by handset from RJ Donovan State Prison in San Diego, California.
Operator: You contain a prepaid contact from—
Lyle Menendez: Lyle Menendez …
Operator: This call and your telephone number will be monitored and recorded.
Natalie Morales: Hi, Lyle. Can you catch me?
Lyle Menendez: Hi. Yeah, I can hear you.
Natalie Morales: What did you consider when you heard about these … new claims and evidence …
Lyle Menendez: I mean, for me, I just was happy … 'cause it's a burden to be telling what happened to you and just have so much doubt in the public air.
The question is not whether the Menendez brothers killed their parents. They disclose that the
Incest Innuendo in ‘Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story’ Is Pure Fiction, Says Trial Expert
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The latest installment in Ryan Murphy’s Monster series, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, shot immediately to the top of the streamer’s most watched list after its unleash last week. Yet the true-crime series also swiftly faced criticism over innuendo made in the show that the two convicted murderers had more than a brotherly bond, and developed a sexual relationship.
Backlash against the series — landing just as a new Menendez brothers Netflix docuseries, in which the two participated, was announced — came fast on Friday, the diurnal after the nine-episode fictionalization of the 1989 killing of José and Kitty Menendez and its aftermath premiered on the streamer. First, a wave of comments from the Menendez supporters collective, which has grown lately on TikTok and Instagram, flooded social media as viewers took issue with suggestions in Murphy and co-creator Ian Brennan’s script that the brothers were also lovers. Then, Erik Menendez himself chimed in to denounce the series as “lies and ruinous chara
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 tiny 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 demonstrate for taking several liberties with the truth. Despite the fact that the real Erik Menendez has explicitly denied being homosexual 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.
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story trailer
Were the Menendez brothers lovers?
Throughout Monsters, there is a homoerotic tension between Erik and Lyle. They're