Ryan Murphy reflected on the backlash he's received for his series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story and why Erik Menendez and Lyle Menendez shouldn't be "playing the victim card."

Erik and Lyle have been incarcerated for the murder of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, since 1996. Now that ‘Monsters’ has brought more attention to the brothers’ story,

The co-creator and co-showrunner spoke to the Times about the outcry over the show, its depiction of the Menendez brothers and how it portrays sexual abuse. We also explain what's rooted in fact.