Rosie O’Donnell has thoughts on Ryan Murphy’s “wildly inaccurate” Menéndez brothers series
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menéndez Story — Ryan Murphy‘s provocative retelling of the infamous ’90s murder case — but the Netflix series is already courting a fair share of controversy.
This time, the critiques come from Rosie O’Donnell, who called the show “wildly inaccurate” based on her past experiences with the brothers, which date back to 1996.“It was disappointing, is all I can say, knowing what I know about the case and about them and what they’ve done for 34 years since they’ve been in jail, and what kind of prisoners they are,” she told her 2.4 million TikTok followers in a September 21 video.Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.Watch.monsters #lyleanderikmenendez #rickilake birthday #anxiety #life @Ricki Lake #halloween The anthology series, which stars Nicholas Alexander Chavez, Cooper Koch, Javier Bardem, and Chloë Sevigny, has already garnered ire for its homoerotic depiction of the brothers’ relationship.
Both Lyle and Erik were convicted of murder and sentenced to life without parole in 1996 after killing their parents, José and Kitty, in what they claimed was retaliation for physical and psychological abuse as children. “I don’t know why we needed to make it if we’re just gonna continue to blame these children for the abuse they suffered and their reaction to it before their brains were fully formed,” O’Donnell explained, adding that she had spoken to both brothers and told them “that maybe they shouldn’t watch the whole thing.”Furthermore, she directed followers to Erik’s statement in response to the show, which she described as “poignant and perfect.”As Menendez wrote, “It is with a heavy heart that I say, I believe Ryan Murphy cannot be this naive and inaccurate about the facts of our life so as to do without bad intent.”Erik Menendez’s wife shares statement from Erik in response to Ryan Murphy’s ‘Monsters’ series:“I believe Ryan Murphy cannot be this naive and.
