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‘Monsters’ Star Nicholas Alexander Chavez Addresses Grim Backstory of Lyle Menéndez’ Hair Loss

Nicholas Chavez thinks Lyle's toupee was actually hides a deeply wounded inner child

While Lyle reveals to the attorneys that he was molested by his dad (Javier Bardem), the episode then shows his character discovering in the shower that he was losing his hair. When aspects of the way you present yourself start to fall apart … when you don’t have these external validators of your identity to lean on … it really brings out nasty realities that might be living inside you. Lyle Menéndez actually testified in court that “she reached, and she grabbed my hairpiece and she just ripped it off.” That’s when his brother, Erik, learned the grim truth.

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