‘Monsters’ Cast Reacts to Controversy Over Homoerotic Brother Scenes; Erik Menendez Actor Cooper Koch ‘Does Not’ Believe the Siblings Were Incestuous
variety.comMonsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” have responded to backlash concerning the show’s suggestion of an incestuous relationship between brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez.
In one scene of the series, for instance, the two brothers are depicted showering together. When asked about the “homoeroticism”between the brothers in the series, Lyle actor Nicholas Chavez wanted to let the project speak for itself, saying, “It’s a really interesting question, and it was something that we discussed quite a bit as part of this project, but ultimately this is a question that’s honestly best reserved for Ryan and the creators of the show.” Series co-creator Ryan Murphy had previously defended the portrayal of the brother’s relationship, saying that it came from a “point of view” that emerged during the Menendez sibling’s televised murder trial. “If you watch the show, what the show is doing is presenting the points of view and theories from so many people who were involved in the case,” Murphy said. “Dominick Dunne [the Vanity Fair journalist played by Nathan Lane] wrote several articles talking about that theory.
We are presenting his point of view. And we had an obligation to show all of that and we did.” Nathan Lane, who portrays Dunne in “Monsters,” said that while he is not on social media and has not seen the discussion there, he’s “heard through the grapevine that it’s caused quite a stir.” “There’s a dinner party scene at Chateau Marmont, and Dominick’s discussing various theories of what he thinks happened with the brothers,” he said. “At one point, that scene was originally 20 pages, and I talked about it a lot more.
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