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Monsters creator Ryan Murphy defends himself from Erik Menendez’s criticism
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Ryan Murphy has responded to Erik Menendez’s accusation that his Netflix series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story is “dishonest”.
The Menendez brothers were convicted of the 1989 murders of their parents, José and Kitty. They were arrested for first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder outside their home in March 1990 and sentenced to life in prison in 1996. In 2024, new evidence emerged that has the potential to set them free.
Erik Menendez, who is serving a life sentence at the RJ Donovan Correctional Facility in California alongside Lyle, has claimed Murphy’s series, starring Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Cooper Koch, does not accurately portray their crime, and accused the creator of releasing “disheartening slander”.
Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, Murphy defended the Netflix series, saying: “I think it’s interesting that he’s issued a statement without having seen the show. I know he hasn’t seen the show in prison. I hope he does see the show.”
Monsters includes the harrowing sexual abuse that Lyle and Erik alleged to have been perpetrated by their father José (Javier Bardem) but Erik Menendez has accused Murphy of distorting the truth.
Murphy responded: “Listen, I think it’s really, really hard if it’s your life to see your life up on screen. I think it’s been 30 years since that case – that’s hard.”
He added that “if you watch the show, I would say 60 to 65 per cent” of the scripted narrative centres “around the abuse and what they claim happened to them. And we do it very carefully and we give them their day in court and they talk openly about it.”
“We present the facts from their point of view,” the Dahmer director said. “We spent three years researching it – all of that is true.”
In his statement, shared to X/Twitter, Menendez said: “I believed we had moved beyond the lies and ruinous character portrayals of Lyle, creating a caricature of Lyle rooted in horrible and blatant lies rampant in the show. I can only believe they were done so on purpose.
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“It is with a heavy heart that I say, I believe Ryan Murphy cannot be this naive and inaccurate about the facts of our lives so as to do this without bad intent.
“It is sad for me to know that Netflix’s dishonest portrayal of the tragedies surrounding our crime have taken the painful truths several steps backward – back through time to an era when the prosecution built a narrative on a belief system that males were not sexually abused, and that males experienced rape trauma differently than women.
“Those awful lies have been disputed and exposed by countless brave victims over the last two decades who have broken through their personal shame and bravely spoken out. So now Murphy shapes his horrible narrative through vile and appalling character portrayals of Lyle and of me and disheartening slander.
He continued: “Is the truth not enough? Let the truth stand as the truth. How demoralizing to know that one man with power can undermine decades of progress in shedding light on childhood trauma. Violence is never an answer, never a solution, and is always tragic.
“As such, I hope it is never forgotten that violence against a child creates a hundred horrendous and silent crime scenes darkly shadowed behind glitter and glamour and rarely exposed until tragedy penetrates everyone involved. To all those who have reached out and supported me, thank you from the bottom of my heart.”
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Phillip Schofield turned DOWN big money TV offers before signing up to spend ten days on remote island for C5
PHILLIP Schofield turned DOWN a series of big money TV offers before signing up for a new Channel 5 series.
The Sun has exclusively revealed that the presenter will appear in a new three-part documentary, Cast Away, which will see him marooned on a tropical island.
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The show, which starts on Monday, follows the former This Morning host as he is stranded alone on an island off Madagascar- where he fends for himself and film his own journey.
Last night a source said Phil had turned down very lucrative offers from ITV and BBC for the Channel 5 gig.
They revealed: “Over the past few months Phil has had quite a few offers for various things – but has steadfastly turned them all down.
“This sort of challenge has always appealed to him though and after consulting with friends and family, he decided to go for it. It’s all been top secret, and has been an incredibly quick turnaround in order to keep the news quiet.”
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And our insider adds that Phillip was attracted to the idea of filming the show himself so he could tell his own story in his own words.
The source continued: “After 42 years on telly, Phillip has learnt from some great crews and teams on how to film and tell a story. With 10 days to himself, no camera crews or production around, he shot some unbelievably raw footage – some of it makes for tough, emotional viewing.
“But he wanted a chance to share his story, unedited and honest, and let viewers see another side to him.”
Earlier tonight, Phillip teased his TV return with a ‘Watch this space…9am’ post on his instagram account – pointing to the fact that series will be officially announced tomorrow morning.
Cast Away will be Phillip’s chance to open up to viewers about everything he has gone through in the wake of the scandal that saw him lose his gig on This Morning and Dancing on Ice.
The household’s name’s a brief affair with a younger member of staff, which he owned up to, saw ITV carry out an external review.
The review eventually cleared ITV of any wrongdoing, but Phillip retreated from the public eye.
He came off all social media – but went back online just over four months ago back in May.
At the time of his sacking from This Morning, Phillip spoke exclusively with The Sun.
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Phillip revealed he would “die sorry” for his affair, but vowed there had been no abuse of power.
He said: “I have massive guilt, and regret. I’ve made a mistake, I’ve had an affair at work.”
The former ITV star joined This Morning in 2002.
He presented the iconic show alongside co-star Holly Willoughby from 2009.
The pair had a falling out prior to his exit from the show, and no longer speak.
While Phillip has kept a low profile over the last 16 months, he has been snapped out and about.
Phil’s TV return
SOME thought it would never happen. He thought it would never happen.
But after an 16 month exile, Phillip Schofield is back where he belongs: on television.
A lot has happened in this time – none of it involving Phil; he has gone from household name to household recluse.
I was the first person to interview Phillip in the wake of his axing from This Morning, and he was a shell of a man.
Pale, gaunt and visibly shaking, his spoke, haltingly, in a whisper.
Nailing vape after vape – he did more for Lost Mary’s brand awareness than any publish team ever could – this award-winning presenter genuinely thought his once glittering career was over.
Many came out in support of him in the wake of that interview but still he couldn’t face opening himself up for more public scrutiny.
He has said “no” to every opportunity that’s since come his way.
But evidently the chance to re-set, quite literally, on a remote tropical island has proven too big a draw.
This is a chance for Phillip to have his say – raw, unfiltered and honest. Who knows what will emerge. (Only Phil, a few Madagascan crabs, and a channel 5 edit suite will know).
Sure, it’s a risk – anything involving TV cameras generally is – but it’s one worth taking.
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Strictly Come Dancing contestant Sam Quek has revealed that she subtly took a tumble during her first dance on the BBC show last Saturday.
The former England hockey player, 35, danced the foxtrot with professional partner Nikita Kuzmin to “Where Did Our Love Go” by Diana Ross.
Speaking on It Takes Two with Fleur East on Tuesday (24 September), she confessed that she made a mistake during the routine, which went unnoticed by Kuzmin — who later expressed his shock.
“I didn’t even realise,” Kuzmin admitted.
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Strictly star Kristina Rihanoff confesses she ‘pushed’ daughter, eight, to dance for 12 HOURS in one day for competition
STRICTLY star Kristina Rihanoff has confessed she “pushed” her daughter, eight, to dance for 12 HOURS in one day for a competition.
The dancer, who quit the BBC show in 2015, shares her only child with her fiance Ben Cohen.
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Kristina and the former rugby ace met when they were partnered for the 11th series of Strictly Come Dancing in 2013, and fell in love.
They then welcomed their daughter Mila in 2016, before getting engaged in the Maldives in 2022.
Now it seems their daughter is following in mum’s footsteps and becoming a dancer.
However, Kristina has admitted that she “pushes” Mila to do her best.
In August, her only child won Juvenile Ballroom & Latin Soloist Of The Year at a prestigious ceremony.
She then revealed how, at another competition, Mila danced from 8am to 8am to 8pm almost non-stop.
Speaking to this week’s Close magazine, the former Strictly star said: “She was incredible and had around 140 dances.
“I did feel a bit of guilt as a dance mum, pushing her to dance for 12 hours, but she was fine.”
Kristina added: “Afterwards she was doing somersaults and headstands – I was exhausted just watching her!”
Meanwhile, yesterday it was revealed how Kristina and Ben had put their £1.75millon house up for sale after revealing they’re fighting to save their marriage.
They’ve been plagued with relationship and financial woes, which they laid bare in court.
Now, their family home in Sywell has been put up for sale, the MailOnline reports.
The couple bought their Northamptonshire home in 2016 and put it up for sale on September 19.
The sale of the house comes after their money troubles were brought to light, following the Covid pandemic in 2020.
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Rugby World Cup winner Ben also recently appeared alongside Kristina after she was caught driving her £30,000 Audi Q3 without insurance.
During a hearing at Northampton Crown Court Ben said he had ignored a text message from his insurance company.
He confirmed that he had been solely responsible for sourcing insurance for the couple’s cars.
The court was told that Mr Cohen had been searching for cheaper insurance online at the end of February after being quoted £7,500 by Aviva.
The court also heard they had set up several businesses, including a Yoga studio, which had suffered as a result of Covid.
Ben said: “I get up every day and I fight not to lose everything – to lose my cars and my house and my relationship. I’m so overdrawn.”
When questioned about the strains on his and Kristina’s relationship, he said: “We’re still living together.”
BEN COHEN AND KRISTINA RHIANOFF’S ROCKY RELATIONSHIP
The couple had met when they were partnered for the 11th series of Strictly Come Dancing in 2013, and fell in love.
This was despite Cohen being married at the time to Abby Bray.
Cohen and Rihanoff share daughter Mila, and had planned to tie the knot in Tuscany or Oxfordshire.
He told Hello! Magazine in 2023: “Over the last nine years we’ve been through the wringer.
“To support each other through difficult times in business is the ultimate test in a relationship.
“I’ve watched her flourish, from her becoming a mum to growing as a businesswoman, and it has strengthened our bond.”
The pair previously revealed they got engaged during a sun-soaked Maldives getaway in 2022.
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