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In an interview on the podcast “This Is Gavin Newsom,” Ryan Murphy, creator of the Netflix series “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” spoke with the Governor of California about the brothers’ reaction following the series’ release.
“I was very surprised, initially, by how vehemently the brothers spoke out against the series,” Ryan Murphy admitted.
“And I was very surprised when, two months ago, they thanked me and said, ‘Actually, you helped us,’” the creator said.
Erik Menendez had said that the way he and his brother were portrayed in the series was “vile and disgusting.” Murphy, on the other hand, said they should have “sent flowers” to him because of the public interest in the case.
Lyle Menendez stated that he and his brother were “grateful” for the series after two months.
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In the podcast 2 Angry Men, he commented that the production “really moved many people, helping them understand the childhood traumas that Erik and I suffered.”
Following the series’ wide impact, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office reopened the case, which led to a new sentencing of the brothers in May.
The Menendez brothers were re-sentenced to 50 years to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole.
Ryan Murphy credited the writers and Kim Kardashian for changing his opinion on the case. According to him, they helped him better understand the impact of the abuse the brothers suffered in their youth.
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