“Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” recounts the murders of Jose and Kitty Menendez.
Ryan Murphyis defending his latest true crime series amid backlash from one of its subjects, Erik Menendez.
I think its interesting that hes issued a statement without having seen the show, Murphy said.
Erik Menendez (L) and his brother Lyle (R) during a pre-trial hearing, 1992.VINCE BUCCI/AFP via Getty
Writing about sexual abuse, Murphy said, “can be controversial.”
Its a Rashomon kind of approach, where there were four people involved in that, he added.
“Two of them are dead.
What about the parents?
One of the most controversial elements of the series are scenes that suggest the brothers shared an incestuous connection.
[Investigative journalist] Dominick Dunne wrote several articles talking about that theory.
We are presenting his point of view.
And we had an obligation to show all of that and we did.
