Are the Menendez brothers gay? In a June interview with Barbara Walters, Erik was asked if he was gay. He said he was not. Lyle was involved with a woman named Anna Eriksson who he would eventually marry then divorce. As of August , both men are still in prison and are married to women. Was Erik Menendez gay? Were the Menendez brothers lovers? Cooper Koch , who plays Erik Menendez in Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story , has defended the true-crime drama's controversial, homoerotic portrayal of the Menendez brothers - including the incestuous shower scene.
As part of Netflix’s Monsters anthology, the show has reawakened public interest in the Menendez brothers' case. During a interview with Barbara Walters, Erik clearly said that he was not. The only thing Ryan Murphy loves more than casting twinks is baiting controversy. For his latest Netflix venture, TV's most prolific creator has hit a double whammy by including both in the second chapter of his Monster anthology series. That alone was horrific in just about every way possible, but what the show does in fictionalising this real life crime is equally horrific in a very different way.
Did Dominick Dunne really insinuate that the Menendez brothers were in an incestuous relationship? Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story. Nathan Lane as Dominick Dunne. Miles Crist/Netflix. We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. But just how accurate is Monsters in its interpretation of the Menendez brothers and their infamous crimes? Here are the answers to some of the most burning questions you might have after watching.
In exploring the reasons behind the Menendez brothers gunning down their parents to death, the Netflix series suggests that one or both of the brothers may have been gay. By Kevin Dolak. One of the most watched TV series last year came under fire for the bad-taste inclusion of the incest storyline. Why did a series rooted in facts, while playing with shifts in perspectives, intermittently portray the brothers as having an incestuous relationship?