Ryan Murphy has recently been in the limelight for his Netflix docuseries Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story. The famous director has been in the hot seat for allegedly misrepresenting facts in the aforementioned show, which unravels the murders of Jose and Kitty Menendez.
Due to the backlash from one of the Menendez brothers, Murphy strongly denied the allegations, claiming that everything in the docuseries was factual.
Accusations of “twisting truths” against Murphy have seemingly resurfaced, but this time about his recently released American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez. Critics online have slammed Murphy for the aforementioned once more concerning the deceased felon.
Aaron Hernandez was a famous American NFL player, convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole. The docuseries records the events that led to his conviction.
That includes being accused of previous murders for which he was found not guilty, followed by other acts of violence. Nevertheless, viewers and critics online are unimpressed about Murphy allegedly omitting certain aspects of the Hernandez case and expressing their opinions accordingly.
Disclaimer: Parts of this article contains themes of s*xual abuse. Reader discretion is advised.
Redditers accuse Ryan Murphy of false portrayal of a dead man in American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez
A forum on Reddit sparked the conversation about Murphy’s alleged misrepresentations when opening the floor for discussion about the American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez. One eagle-eyed Reddit user was particularly distraught about a fact that Murphy allegedly twisted per the user.
The person recalled the episode in which Hernandez revealed being s*xually molested by his uncle. In response, the user highlighted that Hernandez’s uncle was never charged in reality for the claims above, as the docuseries portrays.
The user felt disgruntled about how Murphy mentioned Hernandez’s uncle in the show, falsely accusing him of such an act when he’d passed away in 2013, despite there being no evidence about the same.
The user expressed concern about how such an allegedly factual error concerning his uncle could leave viewers with an incorrect view of Hernandez’s uncle. Calling it disgusting, the user remarked,
“This is very troubling because many will watch this and now think he did these things, and that’s just so disrespectful and sick.”
Similarly, another user chimed in agreement and proceeded to slam Murphy by throwing shade at his Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez story backlash, saying,
“I feel that Ryan Murphy is way too comfortable with distorting the truth for shock value when it comes to his recent productions of real people’s lives/stories.”
Furthermore, the same user believes Murphy should’ve stuck to fiction rather than involving himself in producing biopics, claiming it was “distasteful.” Likewise, another fellow Redditer recalled watching the docuseries and conducting their research only to find several factual errors. The person said,
“The show has just been disappointing, especially with things that aren’t true or factually incorrect.”
Several other users engaged in a conversation, appearing disgruntled by Murphy’s new series, which had gained traction since its release after the Menendez brothers’ docuseries. Thus far, Murphy has not formally responded to the backlash and remains mum on the subject.
Exploring the criticism the producer faced for Netflix's Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story unwrapped the story about the horrific double homicide that took place at the Menendez residence in Beverly Hills. Later at trial, the brothers revealed they murdered their parents to defend themselves since they could no longer endure being s*xually abused by their dad, Jose Menendez.
Murphy’s docuseries quickly gained traction, with many praising the show. However, it doesn’t appear that Erik Menendez approved of the docuseries since he slammed Murphy for his allegedly “blatant lies” portrayed on the show.
Similarly, he wasn’t thrilled about the showrunner implying an allegedly incestual relationship between the Menendez brothers. The same was depicted in the docuseries by Nathan Lane’s character, journalist Dominick Dunne. Per official reports, the real journalist concocted no such theory.
Days after the true crime docuseries released, Erik reacted to the story via a statement from his wife Tammi’s X, formerly Twitter, account. Erik was somewhat disturbed by the allegedly untrue facts and how the showrunner was “dishonest,” about the crime of being s*xually abused as men. The statement mentioned,
“Now, Murphy shapes his horrible narrative through vile and appalling character portrayals of Lyle and me and disheartening slander.”
Murphy strongly defended the docuseries despite the comments from other Menendez family members, including their aunt. He reassured viewers that everything mentioned was factual, down to the very last detail, based on both personal research and prolonged hours of studying the case.
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