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Ryan Murphy Defends ‘Monsters’ Against Erik Menendez Criticism and Backlash Over Homoerotic Brother Scenes: ‘We Had an Obligation to Show All of That’


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Ryan Murphy is defending his latest Netflix series “ Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” which has stirred up controversy since its streaming debut on Sept. 19. The show covers the 1989 murders of Jose and Kitty Menendez by their sons, Lyle and Erik, and the subsequent trials that ended in their conviction in 1996. He said that dealing with matters of sexual abuse on television “can be controversial” but stressed that it was important for his show to consider and portray all the points of views that emerged during the murder trial.

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