Erik Menendez SLAMS Ryan Murphy’s Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story calling it a bunch of ‘blatant lies’

Convicted murderer Erik Menendez shares his scathing opinion on Ryan Murphy’s new Netflix miniseries Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.

Erik and his brother Lyle Menendez were convicted of the brutal murder of their parents in their Beverly Hills home in 1989. Both brothers are currently serving life sentences.

Erik, 53, shared his thoughts on the miniseries on Lyle’s Facebook page, criticizing Murphy for what he called the “horrible,” “blatant lies” in the show.

“I believed we had moved past the lies and the ruinous characterizations of Lyle, and had created a caricature of Lyle that was rooted in the horrible and blatant lies that were rampant on the show. I can only believe they did this on purpose,” Erik’s lengthy post began.

“It is with a heavy heart that I have to say that Ryan Murphy cannot be so naive and inaccurate about the facts of our lives that he can do this without malicious intent.”

Erik and his brother Lyle Menendez were convicted in 1989 for the brutal murder of their parents in their Beverly Hills home, and both brothers are currently serving life sentences; pictured together in 1990

Erik is portrayed in the series by Cooper Koch, while Lyle is portrayed in the series by Nicholas Alexander Chavez.

Javier Bardem plays their father José Menendez and Chloë Sevigny plays their mother Kitty.

He continued: ‘It’s sad to know that Netflix’s dishonest portrayal of the tragedies surrounding our crime has taken the painful truth several steps back in time – back to an era when the prosecution built a narrative on a belief system that men were not sexually abused and that men experienced rape trauma differently than women.’

Monsters premiered on Netflix on September 19 and stars the brothers as spoiled brats who get into a money scandal after shooting their parents.

Later in the series, the brothers’ sexual abuse by their parents is shown, hinting at Lyle and Erik’s real motives for the murders.

‘These terrible lies have been debunked and exposed by countless brave victims over the past two decades. They have broken through their personal shame and bravely spoken out,’ Erik emphasizes.

“So now Murphy fleshes out his hideous story through disgusting and appalling characterizations of Lyle and me and disheartening slander,” he wrote.

The Wrap called Murphy’s version of Lyle and Erik’s story “tasteless and exploitative.”

“Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story gives the audience reason to doubt the guilty verdict. There is no denying that these two committed the crime, but their motives will always be questioned,” the outlet wrote.

“Isn’t the truth enough? Let the truth be the truth. How demoralizing to know that one man with power can undermine decades of progress in illuminating childhood trauma. Violence is never an answer, never a solution, and is always tragic.

“I hope it is never forgotten that violence against a child creates hundreds of horrific and silent crime scenes, darkly overshadowed by the glitz and glamour and rarely revealed until the tragedy has sunk in for everyone involved. To everyone who has reached out to me and supported me, thank you from the bottom of my heart,” he concluded.

The 53-year-old shared his thoughts on Lyle’s Facebook page, criticizing Murphy for the “horrible” and “blatant lies” in the series

“I believed we had moved past the lies and the ruinous character portrayals of Lyle, and had created a caricature of Lyle that was rooted in the horrible and blatant lies that were rampant on the show. I can only believe they did that on purpose,” Erik’s lengthy post began

Back in the spotlight: Lyle, left, and Erik, right, Menendez were just 22 and 19 when they burst into their parents’ Beverly Hills home, armed with 12-gauge shotguns, and killed them in cold blood in a case that shocked the United States.

“It is with a heavy heart that I say that I believe Ryan Murphy cannot be so naive and inaccurate about the facts of our lives that he can do this without malicious intent.”

Erik is played by Cooper Koch in the series, while Lyle is played by Nicholas Alexander Chavez in the series. Javier Bardem plays their father José Menendez and Chloë Sevigny plays their mother Kitty

He continued: ‘It saddens me to know that Netflix’s dishonest portrayal of the tragedies surrounding our crime has taken the painful truth several steps back – back in time to an era when the prosecution built a narrative on a belief system that men were not sexually abused and that men experienced rape trauma differently than women.’

The Wrap called Murphy’s version of Lyle and Erik’s story “salacious and exploitative.” “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story gives the audience reason to doubt the guilty verdict. There’s no denying these two committed the crime, but their motives will always be questioned,” the outlet wrote.

In a second post, Erik criticized Murphy’s characterization of his brother Lyle.

‘Anyone who has seen Lyle’s testimony or any testimony about Lyle knows, of course, that Murphy created a fictional character.

“The character was so over the top and absurd that even if it were billed as fiction it would be boring, ridiculous, unimaginative and clearly written by writers who perhaps should have written the deep dialogue you see in pornographic films,” the post read.

“Yes, I know I keep saying the same things in ways that aren’t very eloquent, but guess what????? I’m not a professional writer. What’s their excuse?????”