Were the menedez brothers gay

Are the Menendez brothers gay? In a June interview with Barbara Walters, Erik was asked if he was gay. He said he was not. Lyle was involved with a woman named Anna Eriksson who he would eventually marry then divorce. As of August , both men are still in prison and are married to women. Lyle and Erik Menendez have been behind bars in California for more than three decades for the killing of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez. Convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison in a case that captured the nation's attention, they had no hope of ever walking free. But new evidence may change that.

Did Dominick Dunne really insinuate that the Menendez brothers were in an incestuous relationship? Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story. Nathan Lane as Dominick Dunne. Miles Crist/Netflix. By Kevin Dolak. One of the most watched TV series last year came under fire for the bad-taste inclusion of the incest storyline. Why did a series rooted in facts, while playing with shifts in perspectives, intermittently portray the brothers as having an incestuous relationship?

As part of Netflix’s Monsters anthology, the show has reawakened public interest in the Menendez brothers' case. During a interview with Barbara Walters, Erik clearly said that he was not. We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. But just how accurate is Monsters in its interpretation of the Menendez brothers and their infamous crimes? Here are the answers to some of the most burning questions you might have after watching.

Erik and Lyle claimed they were sexually and emotionally abused by their father Jose which caused them to murder their parents. The brothers testified that their father had begun molesting them. Was Erik Menendez gay? Were the Menendez brothers lovers? Cooper Koch , who plays Erik Menendez in Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story , has defended the true-crime drama's controversial, homoerotic portrayal of the Menendez brothers - including the incestuous shower scene.