Actor Lyle Menéndez, who portrays Erik Menéndez in the Netflix miniseries 'Menendez Murders,' has responded to the real-life Erik Menéndez’s criticism of the show. He emphasizes his understanding of Menéndez’s feelings and expresses support for him.
"It's absolutely normal, logical, and legitimate to say what you think about your own life being on a show," Bardem said. "I support that."Menéndez, who is currently serving a life sentence after his 1996 conviction in the 1989 killing of his parents, José and Kitty Menéndez,that he understands Erik Menéndez's frustration with the series."I know he has spoken, but I haven't read it," the actor said.
Cooper Koch, who plays Erik Menéndez, said that his real-life counterpart's response "definitely affected me and it made me feel things." He added, "I sympathize with him, I empathize with him. I get it. I understand how difficult it would be to have the worst part of your life be televised for millions of people to see. It’s so exposing. I understand how he feels and I stand by him.
Nathan Lane as Dominick Dunne and Cooper Koch as Erik Menéndez in 'Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story'.with a similar sentiment."I think it’s interesting that he's issued a statement without having seen the show," he told."The thing that I find interesting that he doesn’t mention in his quote is if you watch the show, I would say 60 to 65% of our show in the scripts center around the abuse and what they claim happened to them.
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