Kim Kardashian Visits Menendez Brothers Amid Controversial New Netflix Show

Kim Kardashian visited Erik and Lyle Menendez just days after the premiere of Ryan Murphy’s latest installment in the “Monster” anthology series.

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00:00In a surprising move, Kim Kardashian recently visited Eric and Lyle Menendez just days after

00:05the premiere of Ryan Murphy's latest installment in the Monster Anthology series.

00:09On September 21, Kim, along with Cooper Koch, who plays Eric in the series, spent time at

00:14Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego.

00:17The Menendez brothers have been incarcerated there since 1996 for the murder of their parents.

00:22The purpose of their visit?

00:23To discuss the Green Space Project, an initiative by the California Department of Corrections

00:27aimed at reducing recidivism by making prison life more akin to the outside world.

00:32Kim has been a fierce advocate for prison reform since 2018, even studying to become

00:36a lawyer.

00:37Her activism kicked off when she helped Alice Johnson secure her release from a life sentence

00:41after learning about her story on social media.

00:43Since then, Kim has negotiated the release of several low-level offenders and engaged

00:47in discussions with high-profile figures, including Vice President Kamala Harris.

00:52In a recent episode of The Kardashians, she even met Jiffrey Road Blanchard, who was released

00:55in December 2023 after serving over eight years discussing legal reforms and the power

01:00of personal stories.

01:01The Menendez brothers Eric, now 53, and Lyle, now 56, gained notoriety for the tragic murder

01:07of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, in 1989.

01:10Their claims of enduring severe abuse from their father shaped their controversial trial.

01:15In the new Netflix series, Cooper Koch stars as Eric with Nicolas Chavez as Lyle and notable

01:19actors like Javier Bardem and Chloé Sevigny as their parents.

01:23Following the series' debut on September 19th, Eric released a statement criticizing

01:27the portrayal of their story, saying,

01:29I believe we've moved on from Lyle's and the ruinous character portrayals of Lyle,

01:33creating a caricature of Lyle rooted in horrible and blatant lies rampant in the show.

01:37He went on to add,

01:38I can only believe they were done so on purpose.

01:41It's with a heavy heart that I say I believe Ryan Murphy cannot be this naive and inaccurate

01:45about the facts of our lives, so as due to this without bad intent.

01:49Chavez also expressed sadness over what he called Netflix's dishonest portrayal, arguing

01:54that it perpetuates harmful narratives about male abuse victims.