Was the mendez brothers gay
The only thing Ryan Murphy loves more than casting twinks is baiting controversy. For his latest Netflix venture, TV's most prolific creator has hit a double whammy by including both in the second chapter of his Monster anthology series.
Starring Nicholas Alexander Chavez and (the twinkalicious) Cooper Koch, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story revolves around the night Lyle and Erik brutally murdered their parents in August That alone was horrific in just about every way doable, but what the demonstrate does in fictionalising this real life crime is equally horrific in a very different way.
Read more: Why is Monsters on Netflix so controversial?
Once the brothers were arrested, aged just 21 and 18 at the time, they claimed in their defence that their father, José Menendez, sexually abused them repeatedly throughout their lives. Lyle and Erik were convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder after a assess dismissed their claims because of a lack of evidence, and they were jailed for life without the possibility of parole in
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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 superior of the streamer’s most watched list after its free 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 novel Menendez brothers Netflix docuseries, in which the two participated, was announced — came fast on Friday, the date after the nine-episode fictionalization of the killing of José and Kitty Menendez and its aftermath premiered on the streamer. First, a wave of comments from the Menendez supporters community, 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,
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 push 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 idea in the air for the remainder, has no basis in fact and sticks out in a series rooted in actual events. Yet, it was a small piece of the brothers’ story that played out behind the closed doors of a jury room.
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Monsters actor Cooper Koch defends shocking Menendez brothers incest storyline
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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 exhibit for taking several liberties with the truth. Despite the fact that the real Erik Menendez has explicitly denied being same-sex attracted 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