Ryan Murphy has claimed the Menendez brothers 'should be sending him flowers' in a bold statement following the success of the latest season of his controversial Monsters series.
There's been a lot of buzz surrounding the extremely harrowing Netflix series following the murder committed by the Menendez brothers. The show has received a heap of criticism, namely due to its 'incest' storyline and the various inaccuracies covering the true crime case.
But now, the show's creator has hit back against the brothers' outrage, and even claimed the pair were 'reprehensible and disgusting' for allegedly 'playing the victim card'.
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When asked whether he was confident that the TV show 'delivered' on what he set out to do, Murphy confidently told The Hollywood Reporter: "Yes, 100 percent. Ian [Brennan, co-creator] and I set out to do exactly what we wanted to do."
The American Horror Story creator then revealed to exactly how he felt about the two real-life people he based his latest work on: "And I’ll tell you my thoughts about the Menendez brothers.
"The Menendez brothers should be sending me flowers. They haven’t had so much attention in 30 years.
"And it’s gotten the attention of not only this country, but all over the world."
Murphy pointed to an 'outpouring of interest in their lives and in the case' following the series, adding: "I know for a fact that many people have offered to help them because of the interest of my show and what we did.
"There is no world that we live in where the Menendez brothers or their wives or lawyers would say, 'You know what, that was a wonderful, accurate depiction of our clients'.
"That was never going to happen, and I wasn’t interested in that happening."
He went on to explain that the production team were telling a story that was 'a very broad canvas' covering several characters including the parents, José and Kitty Menendez, alongside the brothers.
"We had an obligation to so many people, not just to Erik and Lyle. But that’s what I find so fascinating; that they’re playing the victim card right now, which I find reprehensible and disgusting," Murphy slammed.
He did note, however, that the story was 'complicated'.
"I also think that two things can be true at the same time," the show creator carried on.
"I think they could have killed their parents, and also had been abused. They could have been of ambiguous moral character as young people, and be rehabilitated now. So I think that story is complicated."
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story is currently available to stream on Netflix.
Topics: Celebrity, Netflix, Menendez Brothers, TV And Film, True Crime
Rhiannon Ingle