But
despite
Cooper’s
support,
Erik
is
not
exactly
in
support
of
Cooper’s
portrayal
of
him,
nor
of
Nicholas
Alexander
Chavez
playing
Lyle
in
Ryan
Murphy’s
version
of
events.
“It
is
sad
for
me
to
know
that
Netflix’s
dishonest
portrayal
of
the
tragedies
surrounding
our
crime
have
taken
painful
truths
several
steps
backward,”
Erik
said
in
a
statement
shared
by
his
wife
Tammie
Menendez
to
X,
formerly
Twitter,
adding
of
Ryan.
“How
demoralizing
to
know
that
one
man
with
power
can
undermine
decades
of
progress
in
shedding
light
on
childhood
trauma.”
The
American
Horror
Story
co-creator,
however,
does
not
feel
Erik’s
negative
feelings
toward
the
Netflix
show
are
warranted.
“The
Menendez
brothers
should
be
sending
me
flowers,”
Ryan
told
The
Hollywood
Reporter
earlier
this
month.
“They
haven’t
had
so
much
attention
in
30
years.
And
it’s
gotten
the
attention
of
not
only
this
country,
but
all
over
the
world.
There’s
an
outpouring
of
interest
in
their
lives
and
the
case.
I
know
for
a
fact
that
many
people
have
offered
to
help
them
because
of
the
interest
of
my
show
and
what
we
did.”
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