Ryan Murphyis doubling down on hisdefenseofMonsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.
“Ill tell you my thoughts about the Menendez brothers,” he toldThe Hollywood Reporterin a recent interview.
“The Menendez brothers should be sending me flowers.

Ryan Murphy and Lyle and Erik Menéndez.Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan via Getty; getty
They havent had so much attention in 30 years.
And its gotten the attention of not only this country, but all over the world.
Theres sort of an outpouring of interest in their lives and in the case.

Erik and Lyle Menéndez in court in 1992.VINCE BUCCI/AFP via Getty
Erik Menendezcondemned the seriesin a Sept. 19statementshared by his wife Tammi on X. I can only believe they were done so on purpose.”
Done on purpose by whom?
He stated that he was “never that interested in the Menendez brothers.
What I was interested in was the topic of sexual abuse.
Its something in our culture we rarely talk about.
That was an outrage.”