Monsters:
The
Lyle
and
Erik
Menendez
Story’s
cast
is
speaking
out
about
the
controversial
Netflix
series.

Following

Erik
Menendez’s
criticism
of
the


Ryan
Murphy
drama—which
chronicles
Erik
and
brother

Lyle
Menendez’s
conviction
for
the
1989
murders
of
their
parents,

José
Menendez and Mary
Louise “Kitty”
Menendez—the
show’s
stars
weighed
in,
including

Cooper
Koch,
who
portrayed
Erik
in
the
project.
And
as
the
actor
noted,
Erik’s
negative
reaction
“definitely
affected
me
and
it
made
me
feel
things.”

“I
sympathize
with
him,
I
empathize
with
him,”
Cooper
continued
in
an
interview
with


Variety
published
Sept.
25.
“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.”

When
it
comes
down
to
it,
the
28-year-old
hoped
to
create
a
nuanced
portrayal
of
the
younger
Menendez
brother.

“I
just
really
wanted
to
do
as
much
research
and
dig
really
deep
into
myself
to
really
portray
him
with
integrity,”
he
added,
“and
just
be
as
authentic
as
possible
to
support
him
and
also
to
support
his
family
and
all
the
people
who
stand
with
him.”