Ryan Murphy Addresses Criticism of ‘Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story’ (Exclusive)
Ryan Murphy has no regrets when it comes to his work.
Two weeks after Erik Menendez slammed the Netflix true crime series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story for its portrayal of his and his older brother Lyle Menendez’s conviction for the 1989 murders of their parents José and Kitty Menendez, the show’s co-creator believes the pair should be grateful rather than “playing the victim card.”
“The Menendez brothers should be sending me flowers,” Ryan told The Hollywood Reporter in an interview published Oct. 1. “They haven’t had so much attention in 30 years. And it’s gotten the attention of not only this country, but all over the world. There’s an outpouring of interest in their lives and the case. I know for a fact that many people have offered to help them because of the interest of my show and what we did.”
He emphasized that the show, which he developed with Ian Brennan, wasn’t meant to focus only on the siblings but also their parents, their defense team and the journalists who covered the story at the time.