Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story sparked controversy upon its launch. Based on the true story of the Menendez brothers and their case, the Netflix sequence dramatizes among the occasions surrounding the real-life siblings. Cooper Koch performed the position of Erik Menendez, and whereas the actor had a number of emotional and tough moments within the present, the jail bathe scene had everybody asking if he wore a prosthetic whereas going full frontal.
Find out what Cooper stated concerning the scene in query.
What Is ‘Monsters’ About?
Per its official logline, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story “probes the lives of the Menendez brothers, convicted of the brutal 1989 murders of their mother and father in Beverly Hills.” Nicholas Alexander Chavez performs the position of Lyle Menendez alongside Cooper’s Erik, whereas Javier Bardem performs José Menendez and Chloë Sevigny performs Kitty Menendez.
What Happens During Cooper’s ‘Monsters’ Shower Scene?
The viral scene options Cooper standing in a jail bathe utterly nude and one other inmate. Throughout the sequence, the characters have interaction in sexual exercise whereas behind bars. However, none of this was ever confirmed by the real-life Erik.
Did Cooper Koch Wear a Prosthetic in ‘Monsters’?
During a current look on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Cooper identified that he, certainly, went full-frontal for the digicam throughout the bathe scene.
“Mine was not a prosthetic,” he cheekily stated, earlier than host Andy Cohen replied, “That was going to be my subsequent query! Congratulations to you, Cooper. You’re very blessed, aren’t you?”
What Did Erik Menendez Say About ‘Monsters’
In a assertion launched from jail — which his spouse, Tammi Menendez, shared — Erik slammed the sequence, which was created by Ryan Murphy. He known as it “a dishonest portrayal” of his and Lyle’s lives. Additionally, Erik identified that the depiction of Lyle as an aggressive particular person was a “blatant lie.”
Cooper visited Erik and Lyle on the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility and spoke to Vanity Fair about his dialog with Erik.
“The very first thing he stated was, ‘I’ve heard nothing however nice issues about you and about episode 5, and that you simply’re going to win an Emmy. And I hope that you simply do,’” Cooper informed Vanity Fair on October 10. “He was very, very candy about that, and he stated he would watch it will definitely. He must take his time. … It is sensible that he would really feel that approach. This is the worst a part of his life being televised for tens of millions of individuals to see, and to not point out on this dramatized, fictionalized, Hollywood TV approach. I get how he feels, and I stand by him.”
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez is at present streaming on Netflix.