Ryan Murphy responds to the Menendez brothers and defends his series

“We have four people involved and two of them are dead. What about the parents?”

What is the part of truth and the part of fiction in Monster ? Season 2 of the Netflix anthology made viewers jump Menendez brotherswho do not recognize themselves in the portrait that Ryan Murphy made them.

To the point that Erik published a message on the networks, to express his indignation at the way the series treats his big brother, Lyle. SO Ryan Murphy insisted on responding. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, the screenwriter explains:

“I think it’s interesting that he released that statement without having seen the show… It’s really, really hard – when it’s your life – to see your life shown like that on screen.”

Then Ryan Murphy justifies his desire to talk about different points of view, without leaving aside that of the murdered parents:

“It doesn’t mention the fact that 60 to 65 percent of our show, in the scripts and on screen, focuses on the abuse and what they claim happened to them. We do it very carefully, and we give them their day in court, and they talk about it openly In this day and age where people can really talk about sexual abuse, talking about it and writing about it and writing about all points of view can be controversial. the Rashomon. We have four people involved and two of them are dead. What about the parents, we had an obligation to try to put their point of view into perspective as well? research, what we did.”

Eventually, Ryan Murphy also defends the series against critics who accuse it of leaving doubt about an incestuous link between Erik and Lyle: “If you watch the show, what the show does is present the perspectives and theories of the people involved in the case. (Vanity Fair reporter) Dominick Dunne has written several articles on this theory. We let’s present his point of view, just as we present the point of view of the defense attorney, Leslie Abramson, and we had an obligation to show all of that and we did.”

The Menendez Brothers will hear their point of view and their version in a documentary to also be seen on Netflix, from Monday October 7.