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Kim Kardashian Meets Menendez Brothers After Criticism Over Netflix’s ‘Monsters’

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Kim Kardashian Meets Menendez Brothers After Criticism Over Netflix’s ‘Monsters’

Kim Kardashian visited Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility on Saturday, September 21 to deliver a speech on prison reform to inmates, including Lyle Menendez AND Erik Menendez, Diversity reported.

Kardashian reportedly visited a prison near San Diego with the actor Cooper Kochwho plays Erik in the new Netflix series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez StoryProducers also participated in the visit. Scott Budnickmom kim Kris Jenner and sister Khloe Kardashian.

Lyle and Erik are reportedly part of a reform initiative called Greenspace, which “aims to improve conditions in prison yards to aid in the rehabilitation of prisoners.” DeadlineDuring the visit, Kim spoke to about 40 prisoners, including Menéndez’s brother, the agency reported.

The new Netflix series co-created by Ryan Murphyhas generated some controversy since its premiere, particularly due to its portrayal of Lyle and Erik.

Kim recently collaborated with Murphy on American Horror Story: Gentleand is set to reunite with him to work on a Hulu legal drama Everything is fair.

Monsters was released on September 19 and presents a number of different perspectives on what led up to Lyle’s murder (Nicholas Alexander Chavez) and Erik’s parents, José (Javier Bardem) and Kitty (Chloe Sevigny).

Viewers immediately began to wonder if the second season of the true crime series would feature any inconsistencies regarding the Menéndez brothers’ murder trial.

Lyle and Erik Menendez Ted Soqui/Sygma via Getty Images

People were also reported to have expressed concern over the way in which the Menéndez brothers’ claims that they acted in self-defense were presented, as they had allegedly been victims of physical, psychological and sexual abuse for many years.

In 1989, the brothers were convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder and sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

After the series premiered on Netflix, Erik released a statement criticizing the series.

“I felt we had moved beyond the lies and pernicious portrayals of Lyle’s character to a caricature of Lyle rooted in the horrible and blatant likes that are rampant on the show,” Erik said in a statement posted on his wife Tammi Menendez’s X account. “I can only believe they did this on purpose.”

Related: Netflix’s ‘Monsters’ Cast Compared to the Real Menendez Family

Netflix’s Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menéndez Story worked hard to make sure the cast resembled their real-life counterparts. The 10-episode limited series, which will premiere on September 19, follows Lyle and Erik Menéndez, who were convicted of murdering their parents in 1989. The siblings confessed to the crime and claimed they killed (…)

Erik’s statement continued: “It is with a heavy heart that I must say that I believe Ryan Murphy could not be so naive and inaccurate about the facts of our lives that he could do this without any malicious intent.”

“I’m saddened that Netflix has unfairly portrayed the tragedy of our crime by taking the painful truths back several steps — to a time when the prosecution built a narrative on a belief system that men were not sexually assaulted and that they experienced the trauma of rape differently than women,” Erik explained.

Erik continued: “These terrible lies have been debunked and exposed by countless brave victims over the past two decades who have overcome their personal shame and courageously spoken out.”