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Kim Kardashian Meets Menendez Brothers After Netflix Monsters Backlash
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Kim Kardashian Meets Menendez Brothers After Netflix Monsters Backlash

Kim Kardashian visited the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility on Saturday, September 21, to give a lecture on prison reform for inmates, including Lyle Menendez And Erik Menendez, Variety reported.

Kardashian is said to have visited the prison, which is near San Diego, with actor Cooper Kochwho plays Erik in the new Netflix series Monsters: The Story of Lyle and Erik MenendezAlso present at the visit were the producers Scott BudnickKim’s mother Kris Jenner and sister Khloe Kardashian.

Lyle and Erik are reportedly involved in a reform initiative called Greenspace, which “aims to improve prison grounds to promote inmate rehabilitation,” according to TermDuring the visit, Kim spoke with about 40 inmates, including the Menéndez brother, the outlet reported.

The new Netflix series, co-created by Ryan Murphyhas caused some controversy since its release, mainly due to the way Lyle and Erik are portrayed.

Kim recently collaborated with Murphy on American Horror Story: Delicateand will reunite with him to work on Hulu’s legal drama All is fair.

Monsters was released on September 19 and presents a number of different perspectives on what led to the Lyle (Nicholas Alexander Chavez) and Erik’s parents, José (Javier Bardem) and Kitty (Chloë Sevigny).

Viewers immediately wondered whether the second season of the true-crime anthology series would contain inaccuracies about the Menéndez brothers murder case.

Kim Kardashian Visits Erik and Lyle Menendez in Prison with 'Monsters' Star Cooper Koch

Lyle and Erik Menendez Ted Soqui/Sygma via Getty Images

Concerns have also been raised about the Menéndez brothers’ claims that they acted in self-defense, as they have endured years of physical, emotional and sexual abuse.

The brothers were convicted in 1989 of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

After the series was released on Netflix, Erik released a statement criticizing the series.

“I believed we had moved past the lies and the ruinous characterizations of Lyle, and had created a caricature of Lyle that was rooted in the horrible and blatant likes that were rampant on the show,” Erik said in a statement posted to his wife Tammi Menendez’s X account. “I can only believe they did this on purpose.”

See how the stars of Monsters The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story compare to their real-life counterparts

Related: How the Cast of Netflix’s ‘Monsters’ Compares to the Real-Life Menendez Family

Netflix’s Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menéndez Story has worked hard to make sure its cast resembles their real-life counterparts. The 10-episode limited series, debuting September 19, follows Lyle and Erik Menéndez, who were convicted of murdering their parents in 1989. The siblings confessed to the crime, claiming they (…) killed their parents.

Erik’s statement continued: “It is with a heavy heart that I say that I believe Ryan Murphy cannot be so naive and inaccurate about the facts of our lives that he can do this without malicious intent.”

“It’s sad to know that Netflix’s unfair portrayal of the tragedies surrounding our crimes has taken the painful truth several steps back — back in time to an era when the prosecution built a narrative on a belief system that men were not sexually abused and that men experienced rape trauma differently than women,” Erik explained.

Erik continued: “Those terrible lies have been broken and exposed over the past two decades by countless brave victims who have broken through their personal shame and bravely spoken out.”